Electronic textbooks vs printed versions

Running head: INFORMATIVE SPEECH
Informative Speech
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author note:

1INFORMATIVE SPEECH
The chosen topic for the informative speech is that of- “Electronic textbooks do not
have the same impact as the printed versions”. It is to state that, with the surge in the
popularity of electronic textbooks, open educational resources and online learning facilities,
researchers and investigators all around the world are trying to identify whether or not
students do well while reading an assigned text digitally as they do on paper.
Today’s students perceive themselves to be digital natives. They are the first ever
generation to grow up with technologies like tablets, smartphones, e-readers in their
surroundings (Kirk et al., 2015). Digital is likely to grow and is continue to exist as it is
becoming a significant part of the world that people inhibit at a level, lower than their notice,
no more remarkable than supermarkets, and at the same time, e-books are likely to stay as
digital is. As per most of the researchers, print is aesthetically more enjoyable for the students
than print (Baron, Calixte & Havewala, 2017). Most of the students say things like “I like the
smell of books” and “Reading in print is actually a real reading”. Print is also claimed to be
easier on the eyes and is less possibly to encourage the practise of multitasking. However,
there are certain researchers who claim that the digital reading to be praise worthy on
different number of counts, comprising of the fact that readers can read the electronic
textbooks in the dark and it is easy to find out materials in electronic textbooks, which in turn
save the paper use and allow readers to multitask while reading but it should be noted that the
hand held technological devices such as mobile phones and tablets are all associated with a
quite long range of health problems as per many of the health specialists (Wartella et al.,
2016). They aid to Computer Vision Syndrome that further led to blurred vision, eyestrain,
dry eyes and headaches. With the same, the people who use such tablets and mobile devices
are more likely to suffer from musculoskeletal disorders that are linked with repetitive strain
on the muscles, resulting in neck and shoulder pain etc.