Improved Book features: Formatting, editing, math friendly, freehand, .pdf compatibility
Book and quill is one of the only assessment methods available in MEE at present. I can think of a million improvements but I'm going to hold off and just make suggestions for 4 page templates. Feel free to add other suggestions in the comments.
1. Image page like the current one
2. Text page but with improved formatting and editing options eg. bullet points
3. An equation friendly page formatted for maths formulas. This would also allow graph generation from the data on the page.
4. An inking canvas allowing free inking from tough screen devices. (Obviously I'd love inking on boards and maps too but that's a different post maybe).
Adding additional feedback:
- Would love for the books to be able to be exported into PDFs. This would be easier for grading
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Official comment
Answer: We are actively investigating what features are feasible to have.
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Thanks to Liz Wilson for the suggestion to add the ability to export books to Mixed Reality viewer. Awesome idea.
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This is really important in creating an educational tool with bite! The export of Book and Quill via PDF is poor. I have had some success with Portfolio and adding to a Sway, which is great, but the B & Q export is not that useful and is such an important aspect for assessment. In addition to this, the whole concept of some basic editing in the B & Q are vital. Just some basic improvement such as easy bold, underline and click to move cursor in the area would make the whole experience 100% better for learning! 🙏
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I don't have students use b&q because it is a terrible text editor. Camera is also gimmicky because a screenshot or recording is way more efficient for students to show what they did.
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