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Success in learning and teaching
in All Posts, Instructor Stories/by zyBooks StaffWendy Hankes has taught high school classes for 24 years and is an expert at picking up new things fast. But when the principal of Big Spring High School in Pennsylvania asked her to teach a brand new Intro to Java course the next school year, even Ms. Hankes was overwhelmed. “I was going to […]
Changing How Students Learn
in On The Web/by zyBooks StaffCompany focused on building interactive textbooks is already reaching more than 50,000 students at 200 universities and colleges Read more ››
zyBooks Now at 200 Universities in Two Years, Challenging the “Free Materials” Movement as Well as Big Publishers
in Press Releases/by zyBooks StaffA company formed by professors and computing professionals to help college students succeed in STEM courses seems to have struck a chord, with over 200 universities and 60,000 student users in just two year. Yet unlike many recent efforts towards free materials such as Khan Academy, MOOCs, and OpenStax, this company unabashedly charges a subscription fee.
A Programmer With Many Hats – Working at zyBooks
in Staff Stories/by zyBooks StaffMy journey to zyBooks started with one person: my graduate advisor at UCR, Frank Vahid. Frank had been one of my undergraduate professors, and I had been particularly struck by his unique philosophy towards teaching. I knew I wanted to work with Frank during my graduate studies because of this, because I agreed — the […]
FROM MIND TO MARKET: zyBooks
in On The Web/by zyBooks StaffWhen Professor Frank Vahid created textbooks for online use, he didn’t just transfer text into pixels. He created a new way of learning.