Some articles that caught our eyes this week regarding higher education:
ProfHacker talks about getting students to write for more than an audience of [n]one.
Inside Higher Ed realizes that "zombies are a good way to get people's attentions" in academic publishing.
Princeton goes open access, stops staff from handing all copyright to journals.
CollegeBound reflects on a report that finds that part-time college students rarely graduate.
And finally, Historiann wonders about college vs. "the real world."
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Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Tweet Roundup for September 23, 2011
A roundup of a number of our tweets from the week for our blog readers:
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- Giving each lesson its own theme song as a way to raise student engagement from @facultyfocus http://t.co/0qrvx6CW #highered #teaching
- Trends in College Spending 1999-2009 from the Delta Cost Project: http://t.co/oqAAqP7P (.pdf) #highered
- Instructional Spending Not Keeping Up with Raises in Net Tuition @theCCAP notes http://t.co/kkcM9l83 #highered #college #university
- 10 things that college students waste money on from @forbes http://t.co/llNEfyZy #campuschat #highered
- Why #highered should care about the recent moves by #netflix / #qwickster http://t.co/qUvs5HFD #edtech
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
End of Day Links for September 20th, 2011
A few education related articles that have piqued our interest lately:
HackedEducation talks about Facebook and GPAs.
USNews notes that business schools are increasingly requiring students to study ethics.
An examination of what lessons can be learned in higher education from Netflix's recent flubs at Inside HigherEd.
And finally the NY Times has an interesting piece about football at the University of Chicago.
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HackedEducation talks about Facebook and GPAs.
USNews notes that business schools are increasingly requiring students to study ethics.
An examination of what lessons can be learned in higher education from Netflix's recent flubs at Inside HigherEd.
And finally the NY Times has an interesting piece about football at the University of Chicago.
Want a constant stream of the most informative article about education? Follow @academicpub on Twitter. Be sure to also like us on Facebook!
Thursday, September 15, 2011
End of Day Links for September 15th, 2011
Some education links that have caught our eye recently:
Mind/Shift notes that IBM Has Started its Own High School in New York City.
ELearnSpace discusses the "Duplication Theory" of Educational Value.
Higher Ed Costs Are Rising Faster Than Inflation according to the Commonfund Institute. (.pdf file)
The NY Times wonders What If the Secret to Success is Failure?
Community Colleges Can Expect Budget Cuts, Higher Tuition according to a study out of the University of Alabama. (.pdf file)
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Mind/Shift notes that IBM Has Started its Own High School in New York City.
ELearnSpace discusses the "Duplication Theory" of Educational Value.
Higher Ed Costs Are Rising Faster Than Inflation according to the Commonfund Institute. (.pdf file)
The NY Times wonders What If the Secret to Success is Failure?
Community Colleges Can Expect Budget Cuts, Higher Tuition according to a study out of the University of Alabama. (.pdf file)
Be sure to follow us on twitter @AcademicPub for a stream of always up to date notes and thoughts on the world of education.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Who Can Benefit From Custom Text Books?
We're often asked by professors if custom publishing is right for them. While we steadfastly believe that it is right for every type of instructor we have noticed that certain disciplines lend themselves particularly well to services like AcademicPub.
First are those involved with Politics, Current Affairs, or Government; subjects that require consistently updated textbooks. Often professors in these fields complain that textbooks get old quickly; that they have to switch books entirely all too often between years or be caught teaching now irrelevant content. In some extreme cases this has pushed those instructors away from textbooks entirely, but for many there is a great attractiveness in the concept of being able to simply switch out a few chapters each year while retaining the same general form of a textbook.
Then there are professors in Media, Marketing, and Advertising. Many of these instructors find themselves consistently providing their own material and relying more on scholarly articles plucked from multiple sources. The ability to pull from multiple sources into a single text can be extraordinary attractive to academics in that situation.
The third type of instructor teaches TOEFL/ESL/ESOL. Often we hear complaints about finding books that truly teach conversational English (particularly localized conversational English). This dilemma forces these teachers to look elsewhere for materials. Often they express a desire to create their own workbook.
Have you published a custom book? What's your field and how has it helped you? Tell us all about it in the comments.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Cambridge University Press and ecch Headline Ten New Partnerships For AcademicPub
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Monday, September 12, 2011
End of Day Links for September 12th, 2011
A roundup of the education news and essays that we've been reading:
The Quick & The Ed Notes that the Student Loan Default Problem is Even Worse Than it Seems.
The College Solution looks at college cost calculators and notes wildly different answers.
10 Ideas to Lower University Press Book Prices from Insider Higher Ed's Blog U.
There's a new study out from the Pew Research Center surveying both adults in general and presidents of colleges about the digital revolution and higher education.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
End of Day Links for September 7th, 2011
Some notable articles about the world of education that have caught our eye recently:
Katie Bachmeier at the Dakota Student writes that As Textbook Costs Increase, Students Find Other Alternatives to Acquire Books and Save.
Wired Campus reports that JSTOP has opened up U.S. Journal Content From Before 1923.
The issues of English as the Academic Lingua Franca are explored by Anamaria Dutceac Segesten in Inside Higher Ed.
Lynn O'Shaugnessy gives us 20 Surprising Higher Education Facts.
Finally, the Innovative Educator lists 25 Incredible Assistive Technologies.
Be sure to follow us on twitter @AcademicPub for a consistently updated stream of the latest and most important education news.
And if you're interested in learning more about AcademicPub we suggest you sign up for one of our Webinars, which will guide you through the entire process of how to create custom books for your classes.
Katie Bachmeier at the Dakota Student writes that As Textbook Costs Increase, Students Find Other Alternatives to Acquire Books and Save.
Wired Campus reports that JSTOP has opened up U.S. Journal Content From Before 1923.
The issues of English as the Academic Lingua Franca are explored by Anamaria Dutceac Segesten in Inside Higher Ed.
Lynn O'Shaugnessy gives us 20 Surprising Higher Education Facts.
Finally, the Innovative Educator lists 25 Incredible Assistive Technologies.
Be sure to follow us on twitter @AcademicPub for a consistently updated stream of the latest and most important education news.
And if you're interested in learning more about AcademicPub we suggest you sign up for one of our Webinars, which will guide you through the entire process of how to create custom books for your classes.
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