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Utility Poles
We don't notice infrastructure until it fails. In my case, I never noticed utility poles until I moved to a...
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The Evolution of the Digital Coursepack
Digital coursepacks have the ability to incorporate content that today is available only through the learning management system (LMS). The...
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The Nookcolor and the Future of Textbooks
The introduction of the $249 B&N Nookcolor signals the initial point of acceleration towards a digital textbook future. Why: Device...
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5 Things Netflix Streaming Can Teach Higher Ed
5 Things Netflix Streaming Can Teach Higher Ed: 1. Replace Yourself: Offering unlimited streaming for $8.99 a month (1 physical...
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A Course on 'Our Patchwork Nation'
Our Patchwork Nation: The Surprising Truth About the "Real" America, by Dante Chinni and James Gimpel, is a book that...
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An Amazon Digital Book Rental Plan?
How much would you pay for a monthly subscription to Amazon's digital book content? Writing in this month's Wired, Chris...
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Media, Rapid Authoring, Teaching, and 'Where Good Ideas Come From'
We live in a great time, a time when books and media can seamlessly complement each other. I love short...
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The MacBook Air
Curse Apple. On the same day that I finish Johnson's amazing book Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History...