textbooks

The time has come to reimagine college textbooks for the modern digital era We need to place high-quality curated knowledge for the next generation in a modern digital context VINAY K. CHAUDHRI It breaks my heart when the costs of college-level textbooks are labeled as “junk...

New law, e-books and rentals may make college textbooks less costly

by Eric Gorski On Friday afternoons between work and rugby practice, Brittany Wolfe would rush to the campus library hoping copies of her advanced algebra textbook had not all been.

Can college students learn as well on iPads, e-books?

by Mary Beth Marklein Oklahoma State University professor Bill Handy has big plans for the Apple iPad this fall. If the text messages he has received since the school announced.

Why Your Students Remember More by Reading – Especially Print

by Naomi S. Baron During the pandemic, many college professors abandoned assignments from printed textbooks and turned instead to digital texts or multimedia coursework. As a professor of linguistics, I have been studying how electronic communication compares to traditional print when it comes to learning. Is comprehension the...

Kindles, Nooks, And Why I Still Don’t Have An e-Reader (At Least Not Yet)

By Rich Russell The season for reading is here, friends! I feel guilty about how little progress I've made on the stack of books nesting on my bedside table: a.

If You Think Custom Textbooks Are Good For Students, Think Again

by Jed Davis Textbooks costs, which have far outpaced the cost of inflation in the previous decade, are a longstanding problem among college students. The textbook industry has developed increasingly.

“No, This Class Doesn’t Have A Textbook”

By Rich Russell As an adjunct professor, I don't always have the "privilege" of being able to choose my own textbook. If one is assigned for a course — whether that's by me or by the college — I feel obligated to use it as...

Digitalizing the Freeway Flyer

By Lance Eaton Recently, I listened to the audiobook of Chris Anderson’s “Free: The Future of Radical Price” for free. The premise is that behind the digital revolution is the.