Check out the many options that are already available using the Kno app -
and right now students can get their first textbook free! The company
thought it would be better marketing to give away the first textbook free
to students as opposed to an expensive ad campaign aimed at them.
Robin
Robin
The really strange thing is that there will likely be only a few of
these textbooks and they will be used for every course taught on the
planet. Presumably the best few or even the best one will surface and
beat the competition. Everyone will be taught the same generic core of
the topic. Bot
There are quite a few of these already in intro to psych. The e book contains
simulations, note taking ability, quizzes, etc. Many of them have been quite
amazing, assuming the student takes advantage of all of the resources.
Deb
Deborah Briihl
Dept of psych and counseling
Valdosta state univers
An article in the NY Times focuses on a new biology textbook that will be
released
next year by the publishers of the journal Nature. It will be unlike other
"e-versions"
of textbooks (which are typically PDFs of the physical books) in that (a)
it is expected
that students will access the text via
"You say you're a 'realist,' this professor fired back. "I say you are
not! Is it realistic that you don't lecture or give tests? What do you do to
give them a grade? You're an out-of-touch romantic if you believe that
students will learn anything without lectures, tests, and grades.
