Comments on: Can I read an entire book on my iPhone (and enjoy it)? http://sclater.com/blog/?p=267 Reflections on virtual learning Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:22:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Posts about Using Websites for Educational Purposes as of September 25, 2009 - Perry Multimedia Blog http://sclater.com/blog/?p=267&cpage=1#comment-9911 Posts about Using Websites for Educational Purposes as of September 25, 2009 - Perry Multimedia Blog Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:30:58 +0000 http://sclater.com/blog/?p=267#comment-9911 [...] including and not limited to Social Networking, Blogging, Micro Blogging and media sharing sites. Can I read an entire book on my iPhone (and enjoy it)? – sclater.com 09/17/2009 Mobile learning has been promoted as a massive up and coming [...] [...] including and not limited to Social Networking, Blogging, Micro Blogging and media sharing sites. Can I read an entire book on my iPhone (and enjoy it)? – sclater.com 09/17/2009 Mobile learning has been promoted as a massive up and coming [...]

]]> By: munkle marland http://sclater.com/blog/?p=267&cpage=1#comment-9720 munkle marland Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:37:50 +0000 http://sclater.com/blog/?p=267#comment-9720 You forget royalties to copyright holders and the fact that most books make little profit and paper/printing is not the main cost! Cognitively the size of the page is linked to the nature of the contents. Even the Romans and Greeks knew the difference between small graffiti and large epic inscriptions. Small screens confine (try going back to a 12" from 24"!) - pages with even small readable type give the mind space to expand thought. Technology does not change human behaviour as much as you make out, especially when it comes to concentrated learning and data absorption. Your comments may just still apply to the increasingly-popular 10" netbook and the future A4 flexi-, kindle-type surface, but never the pocket-type iPhone. You forget royalties to copyright holders and the fact that most books make little profit and paper/printing is not the main cost!

Cognitively the size of the page is linked to the nature of the contents. Even the Romans and Greeks knew the difference between small graffiti and large epic inscriptions.

Small screens confine (try going back to a 12″ from 24″!) – pages with even small readable type give the mind space to expand thought. Technology does not change human behaviour as much as you make out, especially when it comes to concentrated learning and data absorption.

Your comments may just still apply to the increasingly-popular 10″ netbook and the future A4 flexi-, kindle-type surface, but never the pocket-type iPhone.

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