Widening Access
to Digital Textbooks
Ebooks 2015: etextbooks, elearning and econtent
7 May 2015, UCL
Andy Alferovs, Managing Director
About Kortext
2015
2014
2012
2013
First trading year.
4 fold growth.
Contracts to serve 45,000+ students.
25+ universities
Awarded major
contracts ̶
20,000+ students
using the Kortext
platform.
Started with pilot
projects.
The UK’s leading
digital textbook
platform
Why the Growth?
Achieve Strategic Goals
Widening
Participation
Retention &
Progression
“The project has a simple aim; to provide a free ebook to
every student for each module which they study.
This is a clear message for the Student Recruitment team to
communicate to prospective students, and also
demonstrates support for the student learning experience
in the provision of essential resources.”
Matthew Lawson, Head of Library and Learner Development
Middlesex University
Achieve Strategic Goals
Enhanced Student
Experience
Improve Learning
Outcomes
“We are delighted to be putting support directly in the
hands of our students and providing them with a state-ofthe-art learning platform for the duration of their studies.
Our support for equality of opportunity is one of UEL’s
defining values, and providing our entire first-year intake
with Samsung tablets – preloaded with core textbooks and
links to virtual learning resources – ensures there is a level
playing field for all of our students.”
Professor John Joughin, UEL Vice Chancellor
Access to Content
Successful Digital Engagement
1.
2.
3.
4.
Get lecturers engaged with the content
Engage the students
Get students using the content
Introduce the bells and whistles
Source: UKSG Webinar
Analytics
Engagement & Outcomes
Analytics – Summary Reports
eBook Usage - BYOD
33%
1,648,181 reading
interactions to date
67%
eBook Usage - Device Provision
34%
893,970 reading
interactions to
date
Device
66%
Online
Device
Online
Analytics – Targeted Reports
Access to an individual title
Students who have accessed the book
Accessed Book ,
103 , 41%
Unaccessed Book,
151 , 59%
Accessed Book
Unaccessed Book
Future Development
Standardised Content Formats
Ultimately it’s about students having access to the
right content anywhere, any device.
Thank you
Any questions?