Developing and using the ebook has changed my teaching. The comments on end of semester evals say that students are engaging with and using the book. Previous comments about traditional texts said things like "not necessary to buy text" or "never used book".
It was definitively a challenge but so worth it, because it forced me to rethink the way I was presenting some of the material to my students in class. Lecturing and writing are completely different! It is a very rewarding experience.
Author Bio: Heather J.
Maureen Snow Andrade is a professor in the Organizational Leadership Department at Utah Valley University. She has an EdD in higher education leadership from the University of Southern California and holds the distinction of Principal Fellow from the Higher Education Academy in the UK. Dr. Andrade’s research interests include business education, international student transitions and linguistic development, distance education, learning outcomes assessment, and leadership. She is a regular presenter at national and international conferences and her work has been published extensively.