review:ed #12 The Textbook Revolution that wasn’t (Audio)

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review:ed Episode #12 “The Textbook Revolution that wasn’t” recorded: January 20th 2012

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Show Notes

• [01:07] Welcome Dave Schappell of TeachStreet
• [02:13] Back in April 2010 Dave and Kirsten talked about the same companies on review:ed
  Source: EDUKWEST
• [03:00] Recap of the Apple Education event
• [05:09] Was Christopher still excited one day later?
• [06:12] The iBook Author EULA
  Source: ZDNet
• [16:40] iTunesU App –  a hidden LMS?
• [18:40] What will Amazon’s answer be?
• [21:15] Kno’s answer to Apple entering the market
  Source: TechCrunch
• [27:42] Kno Me & automated Flashcards
  Source: EDUKWEST
• [34:10] Chegg launched eTextbook Reader based on HTML5
  Source: EDUKWEST
• [35:30] Wolfram launched Education Portal
• [40:10] Thank you to Dave for joining us
• [42:45] Chris talks about the interview with Osman Rashid
• [49:30] How Chegg and Kno compete
• [52:00] Livemocha Scholarship Program
  Source: EDUKWEST
• [57:30] $100 million Venture Fund for traditional colleges
  Source: Inside Higher Ed
• [1:01:00] Thomas Fordham Institute shares data on costs vs quality of online and offline schools
  Source: EdExcellenceMedia