Education

One of the issues that troubles parents and educators alike is the question of whether children can learn to read on digital devices, or if they need to read good old-fashioned books in order to become literate. Many people have strong views on both sides of this issue, but the relevant research is inconclusive. Along…

Are Canadian students being forced to learn from foreign textbooks? That's the concern of John Degen, executive director of the Writers' Union of Canada. "I hear again and again from professors and from teachers saying that they simply don't feel they have access to enough Canadian works right now," he told CBC News. "And they…

Pearson, in an attempt to reduce its dependence on textbook sales, has decided to target online university degree courses, across the globe. The move follows the British publishing and education company selling its stake in Financial Times and the Economist Group in 2015 to focus on its core education business. John Fallon, chief executive at…

McGraw-Hill Education is getting deeper into the business of data. The education company on Friday announced that it will exclusively sell services from ZogoTech, a data analytics service provider, as part of an ongoing effort to improve student achievement and track progress. ZogoTech has tapped into the higher education market – providing community colleges with…

In the academic world, professors and faculty often meet with representatives of textbook publishers. These book reps like to stop by, or send an email, every so often to ask what my colleagues and I are using. My university uses a textbook rental system, which locks us into a particular book for a few years.…

In my last post, I wrote about an agreement McGraw-Hill Education has reached with a supplier of Open Educational Resources (OER) that will make hundreds of thousands of digital assets available to educators and students within McGraw-Hill’s learning platform. What was notable about this deal is that McGraw-Hill’s customers will have to pay for access…

NAPERVILLE, Ill. — May 16, 2016 — Put Me In The Story, the #1 personalized books site in the United States, is partnering with National Geographic Kids to create two personalized educational books for kids National Geographic Little Kids Book of Dinosaurs and National Geographic Little Kids Book of Animals, available now on PutMeInTheStory.com. "Put…

LONDON — May 12, 2016 — Exact Editions, has today launched a brand new digital books service. In partnership with four publishers, Exact Editions are using their expertise to deliver books in a new digital format, specifically aimed at the institutional market. The service launches with a range of books for the academic market, with…

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — May 4, 2016 — Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, has launched Gale Interactive: Science, a new digital science resource available now for schools. This new product uses innovative technology to combine Gale’s curriculum-aligned research content with interactive 3D models from partner Cyber Science 3D, to help students understand science beyond…

A new age of reading has begun in the United Arab Emirates with the launch of the world’s first reality book by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA). This is part of its campaign to promote the eighth edition of the 2016 Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival. The SBA selected Baba Zayed — a book originally published…