Dirt-Cheap E-Readers: How Low Can They Go?
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Tablets, Yes; E-Texts, Maybe
The same students who say tablet computers are going to revolutionize higher education don’t necessarily want to read books on them. Read the Full Story
Scaffolding Students’ Development of Creative Design Skills: A Curriculum Reference Model
ABSTRACT: This paper provides a framework for promoting creative design capabilities in the context of achieving community goals pertaining to sustainable development among high school students. The framework can be used as a reference model to design formal or out-of-school curriculum units in any geographical region. This theme is chosen due to its individual, community […]
How college students use the Web to conduct everyday life research
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Attracting, preparing, and retaining under-represented populations in rural and remote Alberta-North communities
Abstract For several years, the government of the western Canadian province of Alberta has drafted policies and conducted research on the problem of populations under-represented in adult education. This Alberta-North and Athabasca University study, funded by the Alberta government’s Innovation Fund, uses the advice and educational experiences of northern former and present students, and of […]
Libraries’ Digital Direction
PHILADELPHIA — Most college library directors would order print books removed from the library if there was a robust and trustworthy way to provide access to electronic versions, according to a new study released today by the nonprofit Ithaka S+R. SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed Read the Full Article