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3 to 6 October 2012 Tuscon, United States The theme of this year’s conference is “Where Design and Content Converge” with special contributions from MERLOT. The conference includes pre-conference workshops,reception, keynote, awards ceremony, many concurrent sessions. The deadline for abstracts/proposals is 7 March 2012. Submit via the conference website. Tracks and Topics: 1. Research: Reports […]
Los Angeles (CNN) – After spending 20 years in a midlevel job at a Southern California credit union, Dawn Moore wanted a promotion. But to move up in the company, Moore needed a bachelor’s degree. So what stopped her from going back to school? A full-time job, a family and a tight budget.CNNFull Story
Washington – Open-education efforts like the free lecture materials at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and producing free online textbooks are relatively new, and advocates face questions about how to pay for such projects and how to maintain their quality.Wired CampusFull Article
When students groan about buying traditional textbooks, their grievances follow a familiar refrain: They’re expensive and usually boring. So this fall, a team of Temple University professors heeded those complaints and abandoned the old-fashioned texts for low-cost alternatives that they built from scratch.Wired CampusFull Article
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University announced today, Feb. 8, an agreement with Harvard Business Publishing to deliver eTexts for students on all IU campuses. Harvard Business Publishing is the leading provider of teaching materials for business management education. Indiana UniversityPress Release
Using Rice’s Connexions platform, OpenStax will offer free course materials for five common introductory classes.The textbooks are open to classes anywhere and organizers believe the programs could save students $90 million in the next five years if the books capture 10 percent of the national market.Inside Higher EdFull Article
When it comes to the boundaries between exempted “fair use” of copyrighted materials and unlawful infringement, academic libraries spent 2011 in a defensive crouch.Inside Higher EdFull Article
Most countries surveyed said improving internet, computer access for students is a top priorityA new report comparing educational technology use of K-12 students in 21 countries found that, despite global economic uncertainty, many countries are still investing in technology to improve educational systems and boost student achievement. eSchool News Full Article
Apple on Friday rolled out a minor update to iBooks Author, its new tool for creating interactive ebooks. Though the 1.0.1 update weighs in at nearly 150MB, Apple says only that it “provides an updated version of the End User License Agreement.” While that hefty piece of legalese helps clarify some of the agreement’s contentious […]
Wednesday, at the first-ever Digital Learning Day Town Hall in Washington, DC, FCC Chairman Genachowski and Secretary of Education Duncan challenged states and the education and technology industries to get digital textbooks into the hands of all students in five years. Barriers to adoption of digital textbooks include: antiquated state procurement rules, lack of device […]