EduDemic: 10 Reasons Students Aren’t Actually Using eTextbooks

EduDemic

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• 9 Signs That Neuroscience Has Entered The Classroom
• 10 Surprising Things Banned In School Today
• A Primer: 3 Ways Technology Has Changed Education
• 8 Things Steve Jobs Learned After Getting Fired by Apple
• 10 Reasons Students Aren’t Actually Using eTextbooks
• Smartphone Use: Texting Trumps News & Social Media Nearly 2:1

9 Signs That Neuroscience Has Entered The Classroom Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:00 PM PDT While neuroscience hasn’t yet radically changed the way we think about teaching and learning, it is helping to shape educational policies and influencing new ways of implementing technology, improving special education, and streamlining day-to-day interactions between teachers and students.

10 Surprising Things Banned In School Today Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:00 AM PDT While there are many things banned in schools worldwide that should rightly be restricted, many feel that schools are taking regulations too far these days and banning things that can help kids build relationships, have fun, learn, and understand how to function in the real world.

A Primer: 3 Ways Technology Has Changed Education Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:00 AM PDT The world of technology has had a significant impact on education and has changed the entire educational landscape. No longer is the teacher standing at the blackboard, she's now teaching via video conference and using Blackboard to facilitate online discussions.

8 Things Steve Jobs Learned After Getting Fired by Apple Posted: 28 Jun 2012 06:00 AM PDT Sometimes clarity comes easy, and sometimes it is hard-won. Steve Jobs got his share of clarity--and humility--when he was fired in 1985. What did it teach him?

10 Reasons Students Aren’t Actually Using eTextbooks Posted: 28 Jun 2012 05:45 AM PDT When e-textbooks were first introduced, they were supposed to be the wave of the future, and experts thought we’d see e-reader-toting students littering college campuses, and of course being adopted in droves by online university students.

Smartphone Use: Texting Trumps News & Social Media Nearly 2:1 Posted: 28 Jun 2012 05:00 AM PDT Mobile learning is an underdeveloped industry that, in its infancy is seeing a lot of change. Current trends in mobile learning are rather limited, in parallel with smartphone use in general. But some of the statistics may surprise you.

EduDemic: 10 Reasons Students Aren’t Actually Using eTextbooks