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Textbook system flawed
Starting school means a slew of preparation activities. Buying school supplies used to be fun, but ever since textbooks showed up on the checklist, school supply shopping became dreaded.The Crimson WhiteFull Article
Remains of the Day: Ebook learnin’
Apple’s education announcement is all over the news, with suggestions ranging from interactive textbooks to ebook publishing tools (gee, those sound familiar). Some, however, say that it’s all over-hyped—so clearly we should be looking forward to the next next Apple announcement. The remainders for Tuesday, January 17, 2012 are almost excited enough to consider going […]
Pulling for Better E-Textbook Prices
In a session at the 2011 Educause conference in October, Bradley Wheeler, the chief information officer at Indiana University, issued a challenge to his colleagues. Unless universities assert their power as customers, the vendors that sell them products and services will continue squeezing those institutions for cash while dictating the terms under which they go […]
Tips for making the move to online assessments
Experts offer advice and support as 2014 testing goal nearseSchool NewsFull Article
PBS Announces OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II – OUT OF MY DREAMS
Matthew Morrison Hosts a Look at the Man Who Changed the American Musical Forever – New One-Hour Special Premieres on PBS in March 2012 –PBSPress Release
Internet Sites Go Dark to Protest Anti-Piracy Bills
Students counting on Wikipedia today to help them finish papers or prep for exams are out of luck. The online encyclopedia’s English-language site has gone dark for 24 hours as part of a Web-wide blackout to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (HR 3261), or SOPA, a bill being considered by the U.S. House of […]
PLATO Learning Announces a Flexible New License Option for its Post-Secondary Courses
To help address the financial challenges faced by two- and four-year colleges and universities nationwide, this model provides greater budget flexibility. The model uses the same approach these institutions already use when adopting a new textbook or other instructional material and enables recovery of the license costs directly from students who purchase the license at […]
Understanding eLearning in Maritime Job Training and Familiarization – Part 1
There is no doubt in my mind that eLearning is an important topic for the maritime industry. All of us involved in maritime education, whatever our views on eLearning, are going to have to come to terms with it. This is the first installment in a series of articles where I take a step back […]
How open schooling can educate India
With a cumulative enrollment of 2.02 million learners, Sitansu S Jena, Chairman, National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), talks to Tirna Ray on how open schooling can educate India SOURCE: The Times of IndiaFull Article