KMLM List

["McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]" <gerrymck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

*** Spoiler Alert >  Possible Duplicate Posting ***

FYI > Yes > Iowa !

/Gerry

SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CourseSmart®, a leading Educational Services Platform and the world's largest provider of digital course materials, today announced a new pilot program with the Iowa Community College Online Consortium (ICCOC) to integrate digital course materials within their Pearson eCollege Learning Management System (LMS). The pilot, which will be offered to more than 200 students across multiple disciplines, will be available on all seven of ICCOC's campuses during the Spring 2013 semester.

[snip]

Through CourseSmart's platform, ICCOC students will have access to textbooks and digital tools that will enhance their learning experience and encourage further engagement. These benefits include:

• Access to the world's largest selection of eTextbooks and other digital course materials, including more than 30,000 titles from 40 publishers
• eTextbooks and eResources that are accessible online and offline to all students, including those with print related disabilities
• Easy navigation with note taking, search, copy/paste and highlight features
• CourseSmart eTextbooks are device agnostic, supported by any web-enabled device
• CourseSmart offers the ability for students to print any pages they need from their eTextbooks

[snip]

Source and Full Text Available Via 

[ http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/2012/11/coursesmart-launches-pilot-with-iowa.html ]

Gerry McKiernan

Associate Professor

and

Science and Technology Librarian

Iowa State University

152 Parks Library 

Ames IA 50011

http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/