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XanEdu’s Chief Executive Officer, Alar Elken, will be speaking at Mobile Monday Detroit at Compuware in downtown Detroit on Monday, 3/12. Alar will be presenting on how mobile devices and apps have inspired a digital transformation at universities around the world. He will share his vision for rebuilding course materials into dynamic, interactive and engaging . . . → Read More: XanEdu CEO To Present At Mobile Monday Detroit XanEdu will be presenting at the 2012 Campus Market Expo (Camex) in Salt Lake City tomorrow, March 2nd, with our partner, Flat World Knowledge, Inc. and will be conducting a product spotlight on March 3rd. Details below: Future Growth with Digital Delivery, Print-on-Demand Technology, and Open Textbooks Fri., March 2 12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Room: . . . → Read More: XanEdu at Camex 2012 Show We are excited to announce that XanEdu and Flat World Knowledge, the largest publisher of expert-authored and peer-reviewed open college textbooks, are partnering to offer a flexible way for educators to provide students with low-cost textbook and course pack alternatives. The partnership addresses the growing need for affordable course content that professors can easily customize to . . . → Read More: XanEdu and Flat World Knowledge to Lower The Cost of College Course Materials XanEdu and Copley Custom Textbooks is a sponsor of the 31st Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience. The event kicks off tomorrow in San Antonio, TX. Lucy Miskin of XanEdu Copley Custom Textbooks shares her insight on how custom publishing and a personal touch can benefit First-Year Experience programs: Every institution of higher education has its . . . → Read More: How First-Year Experience Programs Can Benefit From Custom Publishing 
As bookstores look for ways to save students money and provide faculty with value-added options for custom course materials, XanEdu is participating in the NACS Media Solutions “Grow Custom” initiative that launched this month. XanEdu will help bookstores and academic institutions engage in “smart” custom publishing: solutions focused on learning outcomes and collecting information specifically linked to learning . . . → Read More: XanEdu Sponsors NMS Grow Custom Initiative As a former English instructor at Boston College, I’ve witnessed firsthand the humanities’ love affair with paper. We read them, write them, and petition our department heads for funds to travel hundreds of miles to see those that belonged to our favorite authors and historical figures; the older, rarer, and more falling apart the . . . → Read More: What Can Digital Course Materials Bring to the Humanities? Recently, I was able to attend the MBA Roundtable’s Symposium and Leadership Conference at the University of Washington in Seattle. MBA Roundtables serve as catalysts for thought leadership on MBA curricular design and innovation. The theme this year was Developing Leadership. This is an important topic for MBA programs, as leadership skills aren’t just . . . → Read More: XanEdu Supports MBA Roundtable Mobility and Digital Accessibility Unite With web and handheld device accessibility gaining a much higher priority now, and as XanEdu continues to develop and refine our own iPad app, we thought it would be timely to share with you some recent developments in this area. Earlier this year the United States Department . . . → Read More: Digital Accessibility Effects on Higher Education and Publishing 
As part of our extensive class testing this fall involving several hundred students across over 10 universities, we’ve been gathering feedback from students, professors and administrators on electronic textbooks. Providers such as CourseSmart, Inkling and others offer electronic editions of textbooks. Over the past year, the availability of titles has expanded dramatically, making digital . . . → Read More: Are e-Textbooks Ready for Center Stage? 
The coming months will see the launch of several new tablet devices. Students will arrive in the classroom, eager to use their new machines to access and read their course material. How can academic programs predict and prepare for which devices they will be asked by students to support? Corporate Leaders MBA programs may . . . → Read More: Look into the Future of Tablets on Campus |
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