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A gradual move to open-source textbooks

Rosenhall, L. (2010) Internet, cost spur textbook revolt Sacramento Bee, December 6 For those of you who don’t get the Sacramento Bee newspaper (you dont?!), this is an excellent article on the gradual...

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Online search versus $168 textbook

Schaffhauser, D. (2011) Student Research: Can Googling Replace $168 Intro to Psych Textbook? Campus Technology, February 16 11 University of Cincinnati seniors in the psychology program presented at...

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Can education afford the iPad?

 Extract: Click on the graphic to see the full graphic Onlineteachingdegree.com has produced another interesting graphic comparing the costs of iPads to textbooks. It argues that textbooks are 41 per...

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Do we learn less from e-books?

Szalavitz, M. (2012) Do E-Books Make It Harder to Remember What You Just Read? Time Healthland, March 14 This excellent article looks at research done at the University of Leicester, and also draws on...

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What students spend on textbooks and how it affects open textbooks

Avoid bookstore line-ups – adopt an online, open textbookImage: The Saskatoon StarPhoenix Hill, P. (2015) Bad Data Can Lead To Bad Policy: College students don’t spend $1,200+ on textbooks, e-Literate,...

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A gradual move to open-source textbooks

Rosenhall, L. (2010) Internet, cost spur textbook revolt Sacramento Bee, December 6 For those of you who don’t get the Sacramento Bee newspaper (you dont?!), this is an excellent article on the gradual...

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Online search versus $168 textbook

Schaffhauser, D. (2011) Student Research: Can Googling Replace $168 Intro to Psych Textbook? Campus Technology, February 16 11 University of Cincinnati seniors in the psychology program presented at an...

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Can education afford the iPad?

 Extract: Click on the graphic to see the full graphic Onlineteachingdegree.com has produced another interesting graphic comparing the costs of iPads to textbooks. It argues that textbooks are 41 per...

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Do we learn less from e-books?

Szalavitz, M. (2012) Do E-Books Make It Harder to Remember What You Just Read? Time Healthland, March 14 This excellent article looks at research done at the University of Leicester, and also draws on...

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What students spend on textbooks and how it affects open textbooks

Hill, P. (2015) Bad Data Can Lead To Bad Policy: College students don’t spend $1,200+ on textbooks, e-Literate, November 8 Caulfield, M. (2015) Asking What Students Spend on Textbooks Is the Wrong...

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