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Textbooks: A Value Proposition
11/13/2007
By Stephen R. Acker
- Alverno College (2007). Diagnostic Digital Portfolio. Retrieved from the web June 11, 2007.
- American Association of Publishers (2007). Retrieved from the web June 11, 2007.
- Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (May, 2007). Study on the affordability of college textbooks. Retrieved from the web June 6, 2007.
- Aguera y Arcas, Blaise (May, 2007). TedTalk on Photosynth demo. Retrieved from the web June 11, 2007.
- California State University Digital Market Place Initiative. Retrieved from the web June 8, 2007.
- Center for Applied Special Technology (2007). Retrieved from the web June 11, 2007.
- Connexions (2007). Retrieved from the web June 9, 2007.
- Creative Commons (2007). Retrieved from the web June 11, 2007.
- eduCommons (an open courseware management system). Retrieved from the web June 1, 2007.
- eTextOhio (forthcoming). To be available at: eTextOhio.ohiocollectiveaction.org.
- Felder, R. & Silverman, L (1988). Learning and teaching styles in Engineering Education. Engineering Education, 78(7). 674-681.
- Gardner, H. (April, 2003). Multiple intelligences after Twenty Years. Presented to the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL. Retrieved from the web June 11, 2007.
- Google Print Library Project (2007). Retrieved from the web June 11, 2007.
- IMS Global Learning Consortium (2007). Retrieved from the web June 11, 2007.
- Lynch, C. (June, 2001).
The Battle to Define the Future of the Book in the Digital World. First Monday, 6(6). Retrieved from the web June 7, 2007.
- Lulu (2007). Retrieved from the web June 11, 2007.
- McElroy, P., Leonard, J., & Beckerman, B. (May, 2007). A generational opportunity: A 21st Century Learning content delivery system. Retrieved from the web June 11, 2007.
- MIT OpenCourseWare (June, 2006). 2005 Program Evaluation Findings Report. Retrieved from the web June 11, 2007.
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