Textbooks in the digital world
- Written by Kui Xie, Cyphert Distinguished Professor of Learning Technologies; Director of The Research Laboratory for Digital Learning, The Ohio State University
Ella Russell, a second grade student at Jamestown Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia, works on an e-book during class.AP Photo/Jacquelyn MartinFor decades, textbooks were seen as the foundation for instruction in American schools. These discipline-specific tomes were a fundamental part of the educational infrastructure, assigned to students...