Harold B. Lee Library

Archive for August, 2008

• EdWeek Maps Website
  Posted August 29, 2008 by Rachel Wadham

  The Editorial Projects in the Education Research Center has launched a powerful feature of its EdWeek Maps Website that allows you to access and download detailed reports on high school graduation rates for every school district in the United States. See a complete portrait of your district, its graduation rates and trends, and compare it with [...]

• Free Textbooks
  Posted August 8, 2008 by Rachel Wadham

  Companies are changing the way textbooks are published. Check out CourseSmart LLC  http://www.coursesmart.com/.  A new venture founded and supported by six higher education textbook publishers. Their mission is to improve teaching and learning by providing instructors and students better exposure and access to digital course materials. Here is an interview with the founders of, Flat [...]