[IxDA Discuss] Interaction Design for ESL Textbooks?

[Daniela Califano]

Do any Interaction Designers here think textbook design could benefit from ID input? 

I work for the design department at an educational publishing house. I'm not an ID, but I'm familiar with the discipline. I believe using ID techniques in the design would convey the lessons in a more engaging and useful way.

Of course, there are components such as CD-ROMs to accompany the textbooks, but I want to focus on the content of the physical book itself. My concentration is on ESL teaching, but I'm curious about how to apply ID to math, language arts, history and reference books, etc.

Is it realistic to think an interaction designer could improve the quality of these publications or are books entirely outside the realm of ID expertise?
       
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