September 14, 2022 • 1 minute read
By: Mike Hale, Ph.D., Chief Learning and Content Officer
VitalSource has long been committed to increasing student success through easy access to affordable content. We also believe that if you can, you must improve learning for students and expand educational opportunities for all learners. Of course, we are not alone in this view and it is the reason many companies have built assessment-rich course materials.
February 3, 2017 • 2 minute read
When I was in school, I remember using World Book Encyclopedias when I wanted to do a quick browse on a topic. Over the years, with encycopedias moving online, this habit has...
December 23, 2016 • 2 minute read
For 20 years, VitalSource® has been providing the leading content delivery platform in education and corporate training. In those 20 years, we have grown from a small handful of...
December 12, 2016 • 1 minute read
Last month, our own Mike Hale wrote about course-fee models as the way to ensure all college students had their required course materials on or before the first day of classes. As...
November 10, 2016 • 3 minute read
There is a minimum anyone in the ed-tech space must do around accessibility to even be considered relevant. Adding to this minimum, there is an increased expectation of what every...
October 31, 2016 • 2 minute read
When you have a platform that delivers content to several million users each year, it is critically important that every user can get access when they need it. Whether it is ...
October 20, 2016 • 2 minute read
Part 2 of 2: The SolutionPreviously we discussed why course materials pricing had increases well beyond inflation, and why the dynamics of this market has hurt student success. If...
October 10, 2016 • 3 minute read
Part 1 of 2: Why doesn’t this happen?If all required learning materials, including textbooks, were provided to all students on or before the first day of class, the average price...
October 3, 2016 • 2 minute read
Here’s hoping everyone is having a great start to the 2016-17 school year!At VitalSource we are committed to ensuring every student has the tools needed to be successful. As...
September 22, 2016 • 2 minute read
Editor’s Note: This is the third of three posts on VitalSource’s recent study conducted by Wakefield Research.Even as students are growing more disappointed with the state of...
September 15, 2016 • 1 minute read
Editor’s Note: This is the second of three posts on a recently-conducted research study commissioned by VitalSource.At VitalSource, it is important for us to understand the wants,...
