Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The textbook that Delmar Larsen assigned his students was full of errors, and he knew it. The textbook, written by a well-known author, had cost each of his students $200. “I I can write a physical chemistry for life sciences textbook,” says Larsen. The professor felt like an accomplice.

Textbooks 165

Textbooks Writing Accessibility Peer Review 165

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

When colleges sign deals with publishers to sell digital textbooks and homework systems directly to students, they’re required by federal regulations to offer those materials at discounted prices. Textbook publishers, meanwhile, reject that argument. “We That’s the conclusion of a new report from U.S. PIRG and author of the report.

Textbooks 164

Textbooks Accessibility Confidentiality Instructors 164

Edsurge

JULY 28, 2020

Two decades ago, people purchased physical DVDs and CDs of their favorite films and albums, but today, fans increasingly use digital subscription services, like Netflix and Spotify, to access that material. The college textbook publishing industry is trying to move in a similar direction. And so this sort of equalizes that out.”

Textbooks 176

Textbooks Assignments English Internet 176

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2021

Will I really need to buy textbooks for these classes? Some institutions are removing the burden by providing free textbooks to their entire undergraduate student body?and The best way was to make sure they have the tools and resources they need to succeed at Muskingum, and textbooks are a big part of class delivery.”

Textbooks 176

Textbooks Students Accessibility Study 176

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Millie González and her colleagues aren’t here to argue about whether open educational resources are on par with traditional textbooks?she Like: What would happen if students had access to a catalog of free and?this culturally relevant textbooks? she says research has borne that out. this is important here? González says.

Textbooks 185

Textbooks Culture Students Participation 185

Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2022

High textbook costs continue to prove a barrier to college for some students, with some studies showing that many students skip textbook purchases even if they worry it’ll harm their grades because of the price tag. It has created a market dynamic where some educators prefer to pay for what they view as a superior learning experience.

Textbooks 188

Textbooks Achievement Instructors Coaching 188

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2019

The announced merger this week between two of the world’s largest textbook publishers—McGraw-Hill and Cengage—could mean more students end up buying subscriptions to digital courseware libraries each semester, rather than making a trip to a bookstore. That’s the way Cengage created its subscription product, says Hansen.

Textbooks 167

Textbooks Assignments Accessibility Questions 167

Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education plan to join forces in an all-stock merger. textbook publisher if the deal is approved, with a combined valuation estimated at $5 billion. Like other established textbook publishers, both companies have reoriented their businesses around digital offerings. Pearson, with a market cap of $8.5

Textbooks 167

Textbooks Math Writing Study 167

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2018

Professors assign textbooks (or other materials) that they view as required to succeed in their courses, but some students say they go in with a wait-and-see attitude: They delay a week or two into the semester, and then obtain only the materials that seem truly necessary to them. “I I try to just rent them for the semester,” she says.

Textbooks 163

Textbooks Assignments Students Reading 163

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Key points: Educational technology plays a critical role in the classroom Education technology boosts student learning Stay up to date on the latest in education technology Educational technology transforms learning by increasing engagement, personalizing instruction, and expanding access to resources.

Educational Technologies 130

Educational Technologies Technology Textbooks Education 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

But even before, school technology infrastructure had steadily improved over the past decade, aiding the adoption of digital technologies like Newsela, says CEO Matthew Gross. The crisis also revealed that access to devices and the internet remained uneven in many places. The company has been on a hiring spree.

Textbooks 161

Textbooks Curriculum Internet Grades 161

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

During the second semester of his first year as an undergraduate, Olivier Mercier was looking for the cheapest way to get the textbooks he needed for his classes. Perlego gives users access to a library of content, including digital textbooks. Perlego gives users access to a library of content, including digital textbooks.

Textbooks 139

Textbooks Study Reading History 139

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2022

The transition to digital has been tough to crack for traditional textbook publishers. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a Boston-based K-12 education content and technology provider, has finished its sale to Veritas Capital, an investing firm which markets itself as seeking to improve education.

Textbooks 164

Textbooks Knowledge Questions Learning Tools 164

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

The Toronto-based company once relied on textbook publishers to distribute its technology. Today, Top Hat announced it has reached an agreement to acquire more than 400 higher education textbooks from Nelson, one of the biggest educational publishers in Canada. But don’t expect to see them on screens just yet.

Textbooks 153

Textbooks Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Fairness 153

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

Now something similar may be happening with textbooks, as publishing giants start to broker campuswide deals with colleges that give students unlimited access to a publisher’s digital textbooks at cut-rate prices. Of course, there are big differences between textbooks and fizzy drinks.

Textbooks 146

Textbooks Accessibility Syllabus Participation 146

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2019

Among its main social-impact missions is to ensure that educational texts—print or digital—are accessible to every learner, regardless of impairment or disability. If we can push that accessibility work upstream to the publisher, all of a sudden that book is born accessible,” says Turner. “If

Accessibility 166

Accessibility Textbooks Disabilities Evaluation 166

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Knewton drew heaps of hype and investment by promising to provide artificial-intelligence technology to major textbook companies to make their content more adaptive. But in the past few years the company has suffered several setbacks—along with mounting criticism that its founding CEO, Jose Ferreira, overhyped its technology.

Textbooks 138

Textbooks Internet Assignments Questions 138

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Perched in lime green desk chairs, dozens of employees of OpenStax work here to transform physics, calculus and psychology materials into digital textbooks that students can study at no cost. First, OpenStax came for textbooks. You could maybe change the world, or at least the world of education.” colleges use at least one.

Textbooks 118

Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 118

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology as a #GoOpen ambassador for his use of open educational resources. These experiences—or rather, the “collision of human learning and computers,” as he describes it—inspired him to pursue a career in education technology.

Textbooks 159

Textbooks Technology Middle School Middle School 159

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has forced schools to double down on—and in some cases try for the first time—online education technologies, from digital science labs to virtual campus tours. Instead of selling directly to students, it now sells platform access to universities and publishers. In the U.K.,

Textbooks 121

Textbooks Quizzes Science Reading 121

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In recent years, K-12 tech innovation news has made it clear that educational technology has become an integral part of classrooms, influencing teaching methodologies, student interactions, and the overall educational landscape. One of the most notable changes is the digitization of educational materials.

Technology 238

Technology Education Textbooks Learning Styles 238

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Mike Silagadze isn’t shy about his desire to take market share from the largest college textbook publishers through his classroom software company Top Hat. He believes his company’s brand of digital textbooks beats anything Pearson, McGraw-Hill and their ilk can provide. Top Hat has that platform.”

Textbooks 125

Textbooks English Science Questions 125

Edsurge

MAY 11, 2021

Pete Just is the driving force behind a dizzying array of student-focused technology initiatives for both the state of Indiana and the Metropolitan School District (MSD) of Wayne Township, where he is Chief Technology Officer. We needed a solution that would simplify access for our students and staff.

Accessibility 168

Accessibility Disabilities Textbooks Special Education 168

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Key points: Today’s students deserve modern tech tools that suit their learning styles and tendencies 5 of the biggest education trends in 2024 65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024 For more news on edtech trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page It’s 2024! What new technology is out there and being tested in the classroom?

Learning Styles 325

Learning Styles Participation Attention Hybrid Learning 325

eSchool News

JULY 23, 2015

Illinois’ Mundelein School District 75 and Discovery Education are launching a new partnership bringing Discovery Education’s new digital math textbook to all middle school students district-wide. Next page: How the Math Techbook will help support the district’s new technology plan.

Math 245

Math Textbooks Learning Styles Middle School 245

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

In order to ensure that all students – no matter their zip code – have access to high-quality learning resources, we are encouraging districts and states to move away from traditional textbooks and toward freely accessible, openly-licensed materials,” U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said.

Attention 266

Attention Education Textbooks Science 266

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

“Coming from educational publishing, there was a strict division between writing and editing and graphic-design work,” says Anagnoson. Today, Anagnoson’s online course is embedded into a Water Systems Technology zero-cost textbook degree program, or Z-degree. Now it’s my job.”

Textbooks 121

Textbooks Instructors Syllabus History 121

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

When Jenny Billings piloted a digital textbook class and saw an immediate increase in engagement and retention after just one semester, she thought it must be a fluke. Here are three colleges that have found a way to use technology to create a more cost-effective, customized, and engaging learning experience. percent to 76.6

Textbooks 114

Textbooks Lecturing English Internet 114

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

So Hardy and a colleague decided to create their own lab manual—and make it open access. Much of the attention that open educational resources have earned focuses on their low cost. But OER advocates think open access course materials hold another kind of promise for students, too. “It was not good at all,” Hardy says. “I

Textbooks 213

Textbooks Instructors Laboratory Education 213

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2018

Quottly at LAUNCH Sydney Johnson How Bigger College Costs Could Mean Smaller Degrees Unaffordable and rising tuition costs have prevented many students from accessing a higher education. Will Future Textbooks Include Chatbot Tutors? Soon that same technology might power chatbots inside of online textbooks.

Textbooks 116

Textbooks Questions Instructors Reading 116

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Moreover, technology provides instant access to a wealth of information, cultivating digital literacy. By embracing these tools, K-12 education transcends traditional boundaries, creating versatile, inclusive, and future-ready learning environments that prepare students for success in an increasingly technology-driven society.

Technology 265

Technology Teaching Gamification Textbooks 265

Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

Open educational resources have gone global and may help make learning more accessible, equitable and inclusive around the world. So says the new Educause Horizon report , which identifies technologies and trends that are changing higher education. But some institutions are up for the challenge.

Textbooks 214

Textbooks Instructors Education English 214

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

2016 digital education survey. E-textbooks: A Personalized Learning Experience or a Digital Distraction? Teaching in a Digital Age: How Educators Use Technology to Improve Student Learning. Teachers Know Best: What Educators Want from Digital Instruction Tools. What Do Educators Want? Here's what they said.

Textbooks 218

Textbooks Student Engagement Universal Design Study 218

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Librarians and media specialists are now tasked with not only ensuring students and educators have easy access to essential physical media and textbooks, but also efficiently managing an infinite amount of digital resources.

Schools 278

Schools Students Hybrid Learning Textbooks 278

eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education , a global education technology company backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”), today announced it has agreed to acquire DreamBox Learning® , a PK-12 education technology provider serving more than 6 million students and 600,000 educators nationwide.

Education 258

Education Learning Intelligence Textbooks 258

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks. Students now have access to a wealth of information at their fingertips, allowing for self-directed exploration and reinforcing classroom concepts. What are the educational technology trends in 2024?

Learning Styles 286

Learning Styles Intelligence Blended Learning Gamification 286

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Students who took multiple community college courses that used only free or low-cost OER materials earned more credits over time than their peers who took classes that used traditional course materials such as textbooks, according to a new study. I had a very good student come to me and say, ‘I can’t afford this textbook.’

Textbooks 195

Textbooks Instructors Education Participation 195