The University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) and Kalahari.net are collaborating on a pilot research project that will shed light on the impact of academic content available in electronic format. With this initiative, both parties seek to create a better understanding of the consumption of digital content in an academic environment.
The project was initiated due to the lack of credible research to determine what the extent of the consumption of e-books in the academic environment is and how it impacts on student learning. The research project will run for four months. The first focus group feedback sessions will take place in the first week of August. The project will focus on the software and not on devices.
According to Professor John Powell, director of the USB, this project mainly focuses on content, and as exciting as the iPad, e-readers and tablets might be, their usage is secondary to the objectives of this project. He also said that the biggest challenge at this stage is to find content providers that are willing to supply material in a protected digital format for students to consume.
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