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Michael Comins

The Future of Mobile Learning - Chief Learning Officer, Solutions for Enterprise Produc... - 0 views

  • Very low level of development of learning assets specifically for mobile devices.
  • Just-in-time knowledge: Short bursts of information and learning assets that can be consumed anywhere in just a few minutes.
  • Moderate to high levels of technology frustration in making learning assets fully viewable and optimized on devices — Flash on an iPad, for example.
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  • Lagging levels of mobile readiness from many learning management systems.
  • Mobile-only functions:
  • E-books on steroids: Take much of our current e-learning and pour it into a dynamic e-book, which combines content, collaboration, assessment and performance support.
Michael Comins

Boundless: Free Textbook Alternative Reaches Over 2,000 Colleges | BostInno - 0 views

  • As of now, of the students using Boundless at more than 2,000 campuses, 95 percent said they were able to achieve the grade they wanted—or better—and 88 percent said they would use Boundless again.
Michael Comins

Infographic: Are eBook Readers Reading More? | Getting Smart by %author_name% | %tag% - 0 views

  • Thirty percent of those reading electronic content and 40  percent of those who have owned an eReader device for a year or more say they read more.
Michael Comins

Live From SXSWedu: A Closer Look at Pearson's E-Textbooks - Marketplace K-12 - Educatio... - 0 views

  • There's been some dispute to these numbers. Lee Wilson, a veteran of the education industry, blogged exhaustively that Apple e-textbooks actually cost six-to-seven times more than print textbooks. Using estimated data from his own experience and from technology directors, he determined Apple textbooks cost $71.55 per student, per class, as opposed to $14.26 for print textbooks. He factored purchase of the devices into cost. (I urge you to read his post, and his follow-up, and judge the numbers yourself.)
  • Either way, if the price tag for iPads and e-textbooks ends up being too costly and districts aren't seeing much of a different from their print past, meeting Arne Duncan's digital textbook goals may be tough.
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