{"id":3755,"date":"2016-02-23T09:30:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T08:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=3755"},"modified":"2016-03-15T12:03:13","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T11:03:13","slug":"how-to-create-your-own-ebook-for-teaching-and-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2016\/02\/23\/how-to-create-your-own-ebook-for-teaching-and-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Create an Ebook!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3773\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3773\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3773 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/7851110752_bf6ea026bd_z-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A book being held in the air as an example of a good book. \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/7851110752_bf6ea026bd_z-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/7851110752_bf6ea026bd_z-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/7851110752_bf6ea026bd_z-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/7851110752_bf6ea026bd_z-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/7851110752_bf6ea026bd_z-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/7851110752_bf6ea026bd_z-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/7851110752_bf6ea026bd_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">flickr photo <a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/-c-g-\/7851110752\" target=\"_blank\">by .christoph.G<\/a>. shared under a Creative Commons (BY-ND) license<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Would you like to create your own Ebook?\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this post we look at the benefits of Ebooks and share some tips on how to create your own. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why create an Ebook for teaching and learning? <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ebooks<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0offer advantages over paper books in that they can offer a more dynamic experience to the reader through the ability to\u00a0include hyperlinks and multimedia within the text. They\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">can be updated easily too, are free to publish and can be easily shared and distributed. A digital format can be an engaging and mobile way to present new material to students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The TEL team created \u2018<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2015\/12\/22\/free-ebook-tels-greatest-hits-2015\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Best blog posts of 2015, Teaching and Learning Edition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019. To date, the EPUB version alone has been downloaded 137\u00a0times.\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3522\" style=\"width: 218px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2015\/12\/22\/free-ebook-tels-greatest-hits-2015\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3522\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3522 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/12\/cover-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Technology Enhanced Learning Ebook - a collection of the best blog posts. \" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/12\/cover-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/12\/cover-710x1024.jpg 710w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/12\/cover-100x144.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/12\/cover-150x216.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/12\/cover-200x289.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/12\/cover-300x433.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/12\/cover-450x649.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/12\/cover-600x866.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/12\/cover-900x1299.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/12\/cover.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2015\/12\/22\/free-ebook-tels-greatest-hits-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">TEL Ebook<\/a> here<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><b>Ebooks for\u00a0teaching and learning <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are a number of innovative ways to incorporate Ebooks into teaching and learning. Take a look below for inspiration.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Collate the best.\u00a0<\/b>With the permission of students, you could c<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ompile the best work, for example, the best dissertations of the year, into an Ebook format for students and parents to download.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Run a Book Sprint. <\/b>You could r<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">un a\u00a0subject-specific <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.booksprints.net\/about\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Book Sprint<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; an intense writing period of normally five days to produce a \u2018ready to publish\u2019 Ebook in your specialism. Book Sprinters recommend using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sourcefabric.org\/en\/booktype\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BookType<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> although alternative\u00a0software is available to use for other forms of collaborative work. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Make an Ebook an assignment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. You could make an Ebook a formative assignment and ask students to collaborate together to write in response to a recent subject. Use <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/papyrus.yourstory.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Papyrus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/its\/services\/software\/owncomputer\/office\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Microsoft Office 365<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/docs\/about\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Google docs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Students can then peer review each other&#8217;s work.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Present information in a new way. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make your module handbook information available as an Ebook that students could download &#8211; complete with a glossy\u00a0cover (made for free using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/create\/book-covers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canva<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">). Make your Ebook available to download from within the virtual learning environment (VLE). \u00a0In Study Direct you can do this via <strong>Add resources<\/strong>\u00a0and then <strong>add file.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Provide \u2018sociable\u2019 text. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enable student communication in\u00a0the text you recommend reading. Most Ereaders and Ereader apps allow you highlight and annotate. See the list of different <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/computers.tutsplus.com\/tutorials\/beyond-highlighting-how-to-get-the-most-from-your-annotations--cms-20013\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ereader apps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Project your Ebook and jointly annotate! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You could project the Ebook during a seminar and jointly annotated with input from students to help improve understanding of course materials and to help develop critical reading skills. For more information please read <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2014\/07\/22\/digital-devices-take-reading-back-to-its-social-roots\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018Digital devices take reading back to its social roots\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from the TEL Blog.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><b>E-author?\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create your own Ebook, for example, a collection of your articles or blog posts and publish as a collection to promote your research to a wider audience.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are lots of tools that you can use to write collaboratively. You could use Office 365 or Google docs &#8211; both are online and allow for a number of students to access and work on a document simultaneously. This could be used within a teaching context for group-work or peer-review activities where students work collaboratively as a pair, group or class to write and review each other\u2019s writing. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How to publish your Ebook<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_3790\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/3116439490_ab7a74807c_o.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3790\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3790 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/3116439490_ab7a74807c_o-300x93.jpg\" alt=\"3116439490_ab7a74807c_o\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/3116439490_ab7a74807c_o-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/3116439490_ab7a74807c_o-100x31.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/3116439490_ab7a74807c_o-150x47.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/3116439490_ab7a74807c_o-200x62.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/3116439490_ab7a74807c_o-450x140.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2016\/02\/3116439490_ab7a74807c_o.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">flickr photo <a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/mediamolecule\/3116439490\" target=\"_blank\">by mediamolecule<\/a> shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Publishing an Ebook, in theory, should be quite simple. If you are completely new to Ebook publishing, however, you might benefit from these suggestions to help you to successfully publish your first Ebook.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Write the contents of your Ebook in a Microsoft Word document. Ensure that you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Kfe-izWMtK2AcYwjt1Kw3VKEt9vm2Z_s25VB1h3weFA\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">use the formatter in Word<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to format your document (that means that your formatting can be read like a webpage, which is what an Ebook essentially is). <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Download the free Ebook Converter software <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/calibre-ebook.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calibre<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to your computer. Select the format outputs that you want for your Ebook. Below you will find the various digital formats of Ebooks. You will need to convert your document to one of these in order for it to be read on a digital device. You may be familiar with some of the terms if you already have an Ebook reader.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Calibre, click on <\/span><b>add<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> your book to locate your document and upload it to Calibre, then select <\/span><b>convert<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and finally choose <\/span><b>save to disc<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Your document will now be converted into a version that is readable by Ebook readers and saved in a folder for you. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you would like an Ebook cover, you can add one to Calibre. You can use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Canva<\/a> to create a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/create\/book-covers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">free Ebook cover<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>A guide to formats<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Here is a guide to the most common Ebook formats that you will find referred to when creating an Ebook. You can publish in one of the formats, or all.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>EPUB <\/b>stands for electronic publication. EPUB is the most widely supported open format and is fast becoming the industry standard for Ebooks. It is XML based.<\/li>\n<li><b>MOBI<\/b> is an Ebook format created by a French company that created Mobipocket. It has been bought by Amazon and MOBI is the only file that can be read by Kindle. It is XML based.<\/li>\n<li><b>PDF<\/b> (Portable Document Format) is one of the oldest Ebook formats. It will present a document independently from an application, software or hardware. PDF is not XML based.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Accessible for all<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you are worried that students might not have an Ereader to read Ebooks on, you will be pleased to know that there are apps that enable users to read Ebooks on their phone, without the need for a special device. If you don\u2019t have a Kindle, you can still read Ebooks via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/digital\/fiona\/kcp-landing-page?ie=UTF8&amp;ref_=kcp_ipad_mkt_lnd\" target=\"_blank\">Kindle app<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you would like any help creating an Ebook, please get in touch with your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/ourservice\" target=\"_blank\">School Learning Technologist<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-3755\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2016\/02\/23\/how-to-create-your-own-ebook-for-teaching-and-learning\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-3755\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2016\/02\/23\/how-to-create-your-own-ebook-for-teaching-and-learning\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2016\/02\/23\/how-to-create-your-own-ebook-for-teaching-and-learning\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2016\/02\/23\/how-to-create-your-own-ebook-for-teaching-and-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-3755\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2016\/02\/23\/how-to-create-your-own-ebook-for-teaching-and-learning\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2016\/02\/23\/how-to-create-your-own-ebook-for-teaching-and-learning\/?share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you like to create your own Ebook?\u00a0In this post we look at the benefits of Ebooks and share some tips on how to create your own. 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In the second of this week's posts to mark Mobile Technologies Week\u00a0Julian Robinson (Learning and Teaching Support Librarian at\u00a0Sussex) makes the case for using\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Technology Enhanced Learning&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2014\/11\/8676257650_026ff767de_z-300x224.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3310,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2015\/11\/10\/mobiletechnologies-week-2015-sussexuni-sussexmtw\/","url_meta":{"origin":3755,"position":1},"title":"Mobile\/Technologies Week 2015 @SussexUni #sussexmtw","date":"10th November 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This year Mobile\/Technologies Week will run from 23rd to 27th November and once again the Library and Technology Enhanced Learning have come together to provide staff and students at the University of Sussex with a great programme of events around the use of mobile devices and technologies to support teaching,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mobile learning&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"SRS SOS: Using student response systems in the classroom","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2015\/11\/Nick-SOS-SRS-1024x765.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1740,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2015\/01\/13\/learning-on-the-move-make-the-most-of-your-commute\/","url_meta":{"origin":3755,"position":2},"title":"Learning on the move? 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If you are commuting by public transport, you could use this time to prepare for the day\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mobile learning&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2015\/01\/train-300x224.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3494,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2015\/12\/22\/free-ebook-tels-greatest-hits-2015\/","url_meta":{"origin":3755,"position":3},"title":"Free Ebook: TEL's greatest 'hits' 2015","date":"22nd December 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The end of the year is\u00a0upon us\u00a0and we would like to thank all of our readers with\u00a0a free Ebook featuring TEL's\u00a0top posts of 2015. 2015 has been a great year for the TEL blog. 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