On Tuesday, May 3rd I recorded a 15 minute segment for the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education on Think TV, the local public television station in Dayton, Ohio. My topic was the rise of digital textbooks and options available for students and faculty to access and produce textbooks and learning materials. Below is a [...]
Digital Textbooks and Open Educational Resources – Summary of SOCHE Think TV session
May 3rd, 2011 · 3 Comments
Tags: Academic Libraries · Articles of Interest · Business Models/Pricing · Open Access · Surveys/Statistics · Textbooks
Cengage’s MindTap, an interview with Nader Qaimari
March 28th, 2011 · Comments Off
Last Friday I spoke with Nader Qaimari, the Senior VP of Marketing for Cengage Learning, about MindTap (TM). MindTap is a program of digital products and service, including Cengage content, that engages students via interactivity. MindTap plans to bring digital textbooks to life. In the interview, Nader discusses how library resources fit into MindTap. More [...]
Tags: Academic Libraries · Enhanced eBooks · Interviews · New Products · Textbooks · Vendor News
Cengage Unveils MindTap, an interactive learning program
March 11th, 2011 · Comments Off
Cengage Learning recently unveiled MindTap™, a program of digital products and services, including Cengage content, that engages students through interactivity and offers instructors choice in content, platforms, devices and learning tools. Beyond an eBook, course delivery platform or Learning Management System, MindTap is the first in a new category of Personal Learning Experiences (PLEs). MindTap [...]
Tags: Academic Libraries · Enhanced eBooks · Interfaces/Platforms · Mobile Devices · New Products · Press Releases · Publishing · School Libraries · Textbooks · Vendor News
