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A 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.
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 Klair2015-04-06 13:25:002019-02-22 14:29:30zyBooks Now at 200 Universities in Two Years, Challenging the “Free Materials” Movement as Well as Big Publishers
My 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 […]
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 Klair2015-03-24 21:53:092019-02-23 04:47:41A Programmer With Many Hats – Working at zyBooks
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I’d like to start with a quick introduction. My name is Roman Lysecky. By day (and often nights and weekends) I’m an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona. I am also a co-author of the Programming in C, Programming in Java, and Programming in C++ zyBooks, as well as […]
Having been involved in university teaching and publishing for 25 years, and authored three textbooks for two major publishers, I’ve learned this: Most textbooks aren’t written for students. They are written for instructors. That’s because instructors make the adoption decisions. At zyBooks, from day one we insisted that zyBooks are to be written for students. That means: […]
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 Klair2014-11-20 22:05:212019-02-23 04:49:35Textbooks Aren’t Written for Students
zyBooks Now at 200 Universities in Two Years, Challenging the “Free Materials” Movement as Well as Big Publishers
/in Press Releases /by Simran KlairA 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 Simran KlairMy 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 Simran KlairWhen Professor Frank Vahid created textbooks for online use, he didn’t just transfer text into pixels. He created a new way of learning.
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/in Staff Stories /by Simran KlairI’d like to start with a quick introduction. My name is Roman Lysecky. By day (and often nights and weekends) I’m an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona. I am also a co-author of the Programming in C, Programming in Java, and Programming in C++ zyBooks, as well as […]
Textbooks Aren’t Written for Students
/in Staff Stories /by Simran KlairHaving been involved in university teaching and publishing for 25 years, and authored three textbooks for two major publishers, I’ve learned this: Most textbooks aren’t written for students. They are written for instructors. That’s because instructors make the adoption decisions. At zyBooks, from day one we insisted that zyBooks are to be written for students. That means: […]