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Company: Aspen Publishing, Frederick MD
Company Description: Aspen Publishing is a leading provider of educational content and digital learning solutions to law schools in the U.S. and around the world. Aspen provides best-in-class solutions for legal education through authoritative textbooks written by renowned authors and breakthrough products such as Connected eBooks, Connected Quizzing, and PracticePerfect.
Nomination Category: New Product & Service Categories - Education
Nomination Sub Category: Instructional Solution in Other Curriculum Areas
 Nomination Title: Aspen Publishing Connected eBooks
- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length about the nominated new or new-version product or service, OR written answers to the questions for this category? (Choose one):
Written answers to the questions
- If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the nominated video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: If this is a brand-new product, state the date on which it was released. If this is a new version of an existing product, state the date on which the update was released:
The most recent upgrades to the Connected eBook experience on Casebook Connect were released on December 18, 2021.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Describe the features, functions, and benefits of the nominated product or service (up to 350 words):
Total 340 words used.
Casebook Connect is the most empowering collection of digital learning tools for the modern law student, including a brand-new experience for Connected eBooks, which provides students with their textbook in a digital format alongside intuitive and efficient features designed to maximize their success in the highly competitive law school environment.
The eBook itself enables students to take notes within the content, highlight in twelve different colors, is accompanied by a robust search engine, and is part of an innovative reading experience. Visually set beside the eBook are critical functions to simplify the tasks law students complete every day, including outlining and case briefing. Students are able to synthesize what they’re reading as highlights and notes in the eBook flow into the outline in real-time, creating an editable study guide and saving students precious study time. Students can identify and analyze key elements in real cases in the eBook, then customize highlighter color labels to represent sections of their case brief. The case briefing tool will automatically organize their work into a working brief that they can edit for assignments or class.
In addition to the reading experience, select Connected eBooks also come with a study center, providing access to hundreds of practice questions curated by Aspen Publishing, using the content in our most popular study aids to tie in topics of a student’s Connected eBook. Multiple modalities, including videos, multiple choice questions, flash cards, and essays, help students identify strengths and weaknesses and test their critical thinking skills and application of the law. For all question types, students are encouraged to self-assess their responses to better gauge their understanding, as well as track their progress on a variety of insights charts.
Students aren’t the only ones benefiting from the study center. For professors, the study center in their Connected eBook provides multiple levels of their students’ analytics, based on students’ study center responses. These insights enable professors to better understand their students’ performance and make informed decisions about the topics or questions to cover in class, ultimately driving student success.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Outline the market performance, critical reception, and customer satisfaction with the product or service to date. State monetary or unit sales figures to date, if possible, and how they compare to expectations or past performance. Provide links to laudatory product or service reviews. Include some customer testimonials, if applicable (up to 350 words):
Total 261 words used.
In 2021, approximately 42% of US law students used at least one Connected eBook, based on American Bar Association Fall 2021 enrollment reports. In January 2022, Connected eBook registrations increased 44% over the previous year.
In January 2022, we surveyed 1,373 students and 25 professors who used Connected eBooks in the Fall 2021 semester. From these survey results, 89% of students said Connected eBooks helped them understand the subject matter for their course, 85% said Connected eBooks helped them feel more prepared for class, and 81% said Connected eBooks helped them feel more prepared for exams.
These students and professors were also asked about the impact on learning outcomes. 91% of students agreed that Connected eBooks positively impacted their learning outcomes. 84% of professors agreed that Connected eBooks positively impacted their students’ learning outcomes.
In these survey results, we also captured student and professor testimonials. One student from Roger Williams University School of Law said, “I really like the briefing tool because this is the feature that stands out the most from other ebook apps and it really helped me keep my briefs organized.” Another student from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock said, “The supplemental material (multiple choice questions, essay questions, and videos) were a wonderful complement to the book's text and went a long way towards fleshing out my comprehension of the material.” One professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law said, “The search and annotation features make using passages and examples from the book very easy, especially in an online learning environment.”
- You have the option to answer this final question: Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
Total 42 words used.
Connected eBooks – https://www.casebookconnect.com/connectedeBooks
Casebook Connect Student Tutorial – https://youtu.be/QcTCqpROfCs
Casebook Connect Website – https://www.casebookconnect.com/
Additional Connected eBook Information – https://www.aspenpublishing.com/programs/connected-ebook
Casebook Connect for Faculty (Professors) – https://www.casebookconnect.com/faculty
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