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While we love to talk about Web 2.0 and how to get there tomorrow, a baby step in the right direction is still a step. I can support that. One of the shortcomings of traditional teaching media (i.e. books) is the inability to update it. Electronic textbooks solve that problem. Consider all the the text [...]
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One of the often-used reason for the failure of information dissemination is that paper-based medium (e.g. books) cannot be updated. Once published, printed, and bought, there is no way to update it. If there is any mistake, there is no way to update it.
This is one solution: don’t use paper! Publish textbook in electronic media and [...]
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