Blended learnings

The advance of digital textbooks through lockdowns has meant a re-evaluation of the sector is long overdue, and it will require collaboration Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-29 00:11:24 UTC ]
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Blended learnings

The advance of digital textbooks through lockdowns has meant a re-evaluation of the sector is long overdue, and it will require collaboration Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-29 00:11:24 UTC ]
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The Changing Ecosystem of Learning: PW Talks to Macmillan Learning GM Susan Winslow

Macmillan Learning general manager Susan Winslow explains how the textbook publishers of yesterday are transforming into cutting-edge digital platforms focused on student success, and what the Covid-19 crisis is revealing about the future of learning. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann buys e-learning company Relias Learning

Bertelmann is to spend "in the mid-hundreds of millions" in US dollars on American e-learning provider Relias Learning, describing it as the company's "biggest purchase in the US since it took over Random House in 1998". The buy, which will have to be approved by antitrust authorities, is... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joshua Mohr on Writing a Genre-Blending Post-Modern Punk Rock Saga

Since 2009, when his first novel Some Things That Meant the World to Me introduced his heart-rending, beat-driven, often surreal voice, Joshua Mohr has published nine books—two raw addiction memoirs (Sirens and Model Citizen) and seven idiosyncratic novels. The New York Times called his 2011... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-10-22 08:55:25 UTC ]
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Tommy Robinson’s book went to No 1 on Amazon. This is what I learned from the reviews | Zoe Williams

The far-right activist’s Manifesto briefly topped the website’s chart. It is gone now, but the comments make for worrying readingIt’s always tempting to self-soothe when the far right is on the march. Tommy Robinson’s new book, Manifesto: Free Speech, Real Democracy, Peaceful Disobedience,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-10-15 10:00:56 UTC ]
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DOJ vs. Google: Can the digital media industry learn from the last 15 years?

Can the industry save itself from short-term thinking, even if Google is dealt a blackened eye, or bloodied nose during a raft of government tussles? Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2024-09-20 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Class Defectors vs. Working Class Traitors: What JD Vance Could Learn From Édouard Louis and Annie Ernaux

This story was co-published by the journalism non-profit the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. “Poor people” are “my people” Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance has said. In his best-selling 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy, he claimed a similar possessiveness, while at the same time... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-09-18 11:31:11 UTC ]
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Pedro Almodóvar's first book, like his movies, blends reality and fiction: 'A fragmentary autobiography'

Pedro Almodóvar's first book consists of a mix of short stories and personal essays that amount to 'a fragmentary autobiography.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-09-16 10:00:58 UTC ]
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What I learned from binging the Book Club movies.

I’ve been a part of many book clubs. The most successful one was the brain fruit of my most energetic friend. We met weekly, and she’d cook lavish multi-course meals inspired by the novels we chose. But the group lost momentum, as these things do. Some members moved away. Some drifted. The club... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-12 14:24:07 UTC ]
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What do scientists have to learn from wildlife? The value of diversity.

Jasmin Graham’s fresh and innovative memoir details how her work as a “rogue” shark scientist pushes science to include more diverse perspectives. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2024-07-24 14:20:39 UTC ]
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What a Young John Muir Learned In the Wisconsin Wilderness

John Muir harbored a different perspective of the American wilderness than most. Born in 1838 in Dunbar, a small coastal town in southeastern Scotland, Muir wrote in his memoir that he “was fond of everything that was wild” in his native country. His hometown overlooked red sandstone cliffs,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-06-14 08:55:35 UTC ]
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Springer Nature Says More than 99 Percent of German Higher Learning Joins DEAL

Springer Nature, one of three Projekt Deal publishers, cites agreements with 99-percent of Germany's higher-learning institutions. The post Springer Nature Says More than 99 Percent of German Higher Learning Joins DEAL appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-05-08 00:08:15 UTC ]
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NY1 anchor focuses on learning new things to stay sharp onscreen

More than 30 years ago Annika Pergament drove up the coast, starting in Florida, in search of her first journalism job after graduate school—her trunk filled with tapes of herself as a news anchor. She landed a gig in television news just several hundred miles later."I hit every news station on... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2024-04-23 20:44:42 UTC ]
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In the face of online misinformation, these teens are learning how to sort fact from fiction

How teens learn about navigating the online world varies, but a pair of digital media literacy programs aim to get more Canadian students scrutinizing their social feeds. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2024-04-15 08:00:00 UTC ]
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What can we learn from Netflix’s biggest viewership data reveal ever?

The streaming platform has shared its most in-depth look at what their many subscribers have been watchingIn news that will excite anyone who spent a substantial chunk of their youth poring over the purple “Life” section of USA Today for Nielsen ratings and box office reports, Netflix has... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-12-13 17:53:11 UTC ]
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Higher Learning

With University Press Week underway this month, PW examines how the Association of University Presses and its members are bringing the ideas—and ideals—of the academy to the masses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-11-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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By embracing the vices I used to avoid, I'm learning to be kinder to myself

At the age of 28, Keith Hodder hadn’t had a sip of alcohol, a drag of a cigarette or even a cup of coffee. Today he's out to challenge his vices one by one in order to be more comfortable with being vulnerable and to understand why he was being so judgmental toward others and himself in the... Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2023-10-21 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Transit time is learning time with Headway, now an extra $10 off

Travel is all about broadening your horizons. But when you’re at the airport, stuck in a cab, or on a train, it can feel pretty restricting. Transit time is a great time to catch up on your reading, though, and when you have Headway, you can access a world of learning right from your... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2023-09-22 08:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnie Garmus wrote 'Lessons in Chemistry.' She learned the formula for TV would bring changes

The British author discusses having her bestselling book adapted for an Apple TV+ series starring Brie Larson: "It's different from my vision, but it doesn't mean that it's not as good at all." Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-08-31 10:00:32 UTC ]
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Read and learn more for a Prime Day-like price

Knowledge is a lifelong pursuit, but finding time to read, study, and learn new things isn’t always easy. That’s why apps like Headway exist. It’s on sale now through July 17th during our version of Prime Day — Deal Days Summer 2023.  Headway is a powerful learning app that helps you... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2023-07-13 08:00:00 UTC ]
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