Dave Schappell
Christopher and I were joined by Dave Schappell, founder and CEO of TeachStreet to talk about the Apple Education event, the iBook Author EULA, Kno’s and Chegg’s answer to Apple entering the textbook space and much more.
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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
