Have you ever experienced difficulty using a program, but the “help” link led you to a jargon-infested page that was equally difficult to decipher? How did you ultimately find a solution to your problem? Coming to a brick wall in
In a regular, face-to-face classroom, what happens when students don’t agree with the learning content? Ideally, teachers provide a space of trust and confidence in which students feel comfortable enough to raise a hand and voice their opinions. Moreover, teachers
Who actually determines the learning content of public schools in the U.S.? Generally speaking, school standards and learning content are controlled by state and local authorities, and to a small extent, by parents. There are about 15,000 school district governments
While some students have access to their parents’ wallet for learning content materials, many students work their way through college, paying out of their own pockets for texts. For these students, the sting of expensive textbooks is especially harsh. So,
Why are university textbooks so pricey? College students often pay hundreds of dollars for one semester’s book-bound learning content. At some colleges, many do so only to trudge up to the campus bookstore at the end of the semester and
Have you always dreamed of being able to say you make your living creating knowledge? This is the work of a textbook writer. However, as enjoyable as it may sound, writing a textbook is not as easy as one might
