biobooks

What started as an idea for an iPad application evolved into a more accessible tool for the next generation of electronic textbooks called “BioBook.. “Students can access BioBook from desktop PCs, laptops, iPads and mobile devices.” said Johnson.

Johnson is a champion of research findings that prove non-linear, collaborative interaction increases both learning and student engagement. These ideas were the foundation for BioBook.
With a traditional book, content is read in the order prescribed by the publisher. With BioBook, readers can personalize the order in which information is absorbed. In BioBook, Learning “Nodes,” or connection points, let student’s accomplish one or two well-defined learning outcomes with links to supplementary material and challenge questions. Students can read and complete Learning Nodes in any order that engages them and strikes them as logical.