Ohio State Builds Better Books with Book Launch

Ohio State Builds Better Books with Book Launch

In July 2014, The Ohio State University Office of Distance Education and eLearning (ODEE) created Book Launch, a program that allows students, faculty, and staff at Ohio State to write and publish interactive digital textbooks. Currently, the Book Launch Digital...
Same Mission, New Nonprofit: Unizin, Ltd.

Same Mission, New Nonprofit: Unizin, Ltd.

Nearly two years ago, an idea to improve higher education through digital technologies took shape as Unizin. During that time, we at Unizin have had the privilege of seeing first-hand how another edtech consortium operates. Internet2 started with 34 universities;...
Student Perspective: How I Use My LMS

Student Perspective: How I Use My LMS

My university transitioned from Blackboard to Canvas as its primary LMS. Faculty leaders went through a long process to determine that the system was the best fit for us. But when you have hundreds of great minds in one space, you get several different approaches to...
Everyone Wins with the Institutional Model

Everyone Wins with the Institutional Model

At the beginning of each semester, my social timeline is filled with articles, blogs, and tweets about the skyrocketing prices of course materials in higher education. In the last month, my Twitter feed included a series of tweets from 2020 presidential candidate, Mr....