Thursday, August 28, 2014

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Good article

Some key lines:

-The average student now spends over $600 a year on textbooks and other course-related material, according to the National Association of College Stores.

-"The biggest issues in schools is they're in denial that students are consumers." Not only are students consumers, they're the generation of consumers that expect the web and modern technology to make their lives more efficient and connected. If higher education can't keep up, they'll find other options, and they've got an army of start-ups ready to help.

From here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/28/technology/personaltech/bringing-tech-culture-to-the-staid-college-quad.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

Digital ways to lower the cost of textbooks and learn about other cost-saving options.