Features
Each new wave of technology brings a burst of enthusiasm on how it
can transform instruction and learning. Can the power of the World Wide
Web improve teaching and education? And what role will libraries play
in this rapidly emerging field of e-learning?
As part of an initiative to encourage creative uses of technology in
education, Duke University gave Apple iPods to its 1,650 incomong freshman.
The goal is to use the digital device to download faculty-provided course
content, including language lessons, recorded lectures, and audio books.
Lynne M. O’Brien, Director of the Duke Center for Instructional
Technology, talks about the educational uses of the iPod and how the
library fits into the picture.
Five
years ago, a group of Colorado-based entrepreneurs ushered in the eBook
era by rolling out the first catalog of electronic books to the library
world. Today, NetLibrary remains on top of the eBook world. And the
world’s leading provider of eBooks is moving into audio books,
expanding its collection and looking to the future as an e-content provider.
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Duke's
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