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The Digital Library’s Best-Kept Secret

Edsurge

It wasn’t until three semesters into my degree, after spending $1,000 dollars merely renting my textbooks that I discovered my University’s ebook library. After learning about open educational resources (OER) at the HEeD Think Tank last spring (now. To be clear, I didn’t just stumble upon it either. There is clearly a disconnect here.

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Looking Back on Three Years of the ConnectED Initiative: Did It Deliver?

Edsurge

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S.

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Free At-Home Learning Content During Crisis

eSchool News

Here is a closer look at Follett’s company-wide eLearning resources that are being made available at libraries, schools and universities in communities across North America affected by the COVID-19 virus: Follett School Solutions (PreK-12). During this period of crisis, Follett is providing the following support: • Free access to ebooks.

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The 2017 Global Education Conference (Online) Starts Today! Join Us!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

with Robert Porzak, PhD and Jacek Łukasiewicz, PhD High School Global Issues Class as a Springboard for Creating Young Activists - Adam Carter How can schools be vehicles for creating community wellness? David Stoloff, Ph.D.

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Digital Courseware or ePUB – Which is the Future of Higher Education?

Kitaboo on EdTech

Higher education is going through a massive transformation thanks to the adoption of new technologies like mobile learning , gamification and digital courseware. Many colleges and universities have invested in technology, laying emphasis on education facilitated by digital and remote learning techniques. We all know what a textbook is.

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How to Become the Netflix of Textbooks—and Make a Digital-First Transformation

Edsurge

This new approach is fueled by trends that have impacted academic publishing over the past decade, including: The Rental Market: Companies like Wiley report textbook rental as the major cause for their recent 27% revenue decline in their Q3 (compared to 2016). in the fall of 2016. But it’s all doable.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

And this prompted me to update my list of education / technology companies that are ALEC members.). His rather disastrous business history in ed-tech includes SoftKey and The Learning Company. “Equipping people to stay ahead of technological change ,” according to The Economist. Education in the Courts.