Sometimes in the midst of all the great tech that surrounds us, it can be easy to forget that the cool websites, great apps, and can’t-live-without devices that you use daily are designed and built by teams of people. I’d like to introduce one of our core teams at zyBooks, our product development team. That’s me on […]
https://www.zybooks.com/wp-content/themes/zybooks2018/images/zybooks-logo-wiley.svg00Simran Klairhttps://www.zybooks.com/wp-content/themes/zybooks2018/images/zybooks-logo-wiley.svgSimran Klair2014-10-10 22:12:502019-02-23 04:50:27Meet the zyBooks development team
Zyante, the company that produces zyBooks, has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II grant by the National Science Foundation. The award, in the Education Application category, is the result of a rigorously competitive application process and is indicative of the innovative work being done on zyBooks. Fewer than 10% of […]
https://www.zybooks.com/wp-content/themes/zybooks2018/images/zybooks-logo-wiley.svg00Simran Klairhttps://www.zybooks.com/wp-content/themes/zybooks2018/images/zybooks-logo-wiley.svgSimran Klair2014-09-01 13:27:312019-02-22 14:32:12Zyante Awarded the Prestigious NSF SBIR Phase II Grant to Commercialize zyBooks Authoring Platform
Would you send your child to a piano instructor who teaches by playing in front of 50 students, testing and grading them every few weeks, and moving on? Probably not. Except for those with an initial knack or extra-strong commitment, most students would quit. Yet that’s how most colleges teach science, technology, engineering, and math […]
https://www.zybooks.com/wp-content/themes/zybooks2018/images/zybooks-logo-wiley.svg00Simran Klairhttps://www.zybooks.com/wp-content/themes/zybooks2018/images/zybooks-logo-wiley.svgSimran Klair2014-08-07 06:45:182019-02-23 04:50:51The Web’s Real Power for Learning
Students learn in a variety of ways — they listen, read, create, speak, share, engage, ask, get assessed, receive feedback, get mentored, and eventually maybe become a mentor themselves. Some need to read less and listen more, others need to “do” first then read. Some need to ask, others need to share, others need to […]
https://www.zybooks.com/wp-content/themes/zybooks2018/images/zybooks-logo-wiley.svg00Simran Klairhttps://www.zybooks.com/wp-content/themes/zybooks2018/images/zybooks-logo-wiley.svgSimran Klair2013-04-30 13:29:302019-02-23 04:51:37Let’s breathe interactive life into the common textbook
I clearly recollect my Circuits and Systems class in a freshman class of 45 students, where every 3rd period was a time for the professor to walk amongst us as we solved problems and raised our hands for help. Learning happens by doing, and we had an opportunity to do just that with the help of our professor. […]
https://www.zybooks.com/wp-content/themes/zybooks2018/images/zybooks-logo-wiley.svg00Simran Klairhttps://www.zybooks.com/wp-content/themes/zybooks2018/images/zybooks-logo-wiley.svgSimran Klair2013-03-14 13:31:072019-02-23 04:51:53“Learning by Doing” with the Modern Textbook
Meet the zyBooks development team
/in Staff Stories /by Simran KlairSometimes in the midst of all the great tech that surrounds us, it can be easy to forget that the cool websites, great apps, and can’t-live-without devices that you use daily are designed and built by teams of people. I’d like to introduce one of our core teams at zyBooks, our product development team. That’s me on […]
Zyante Awarded the Prestigious NSF SBIR Phase II Grant to Commercialize zyBooks Authoring Platform
/in Press Releases /by Simran KlairZyante, the company that produces zyBooks, has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II grant by the National Science Foundation. The award, in the Education Application category, is the result of a rigorously competitive application process and is indicative of the innovative work being done on zyBooks. Fewer than 10% of […]
The Web’s Real Power for Learning
/in Staff Stories /by Simran KlairWould you send your child to a piano instructor who teaches by playing in front of 50 students, testing and grading them every few weeks, and moving on? Probably not. Except for those with an initial knack or extra-strong commitment, most students would quit. Yet that’s how most colleges teach science, technology, engineering, and math […]
Let’s breathe interactive life into the common textbook
/in On The Web /by Simran KlairStudents learn in a variety of ways — they listen, read, create, speak, share, engage, ask, get assessed, receive feedback, get mentored, and eventually maybe become a mentor themselves. Some need to read less and listen more, others need to “do” first then read. Some need to ask, others need to share, others need to […]
“Learning by Doing” with the Modern Textbook
/in On The Web /by Simran KlairI clearly recollect my Circuits and Systems class in a freshman class of 45 students, where every 3rd period was a time for the professor to walk amongst us as we solved problems and raised our hands for help. Learning happens by doing, and we had an opportunity to do just that with the help of our professor. […]