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.
May 6, 2020 • 3 minute read
Keep it simple, keep it human and get help when you need it. Aurélie Soulier, from Catalyst IT, shares her perspective on the benefits of education technology, and gives some...
April 30, 2020 • 2 minute read
Week 3: Video lectures Welcome to week three in our series supporting lecturers and teaching staff in their rapid transition to remote teaching. In weeks one and two, we looked at...
February 27, 2020 • 1 minute read
I’m proud of VitalSource’s commitment to excellence in accessibility and the recognition our team has recently received. In September 2019, we were awarded the DAISY Consortium...
January 27, 2020 • 1 minute read
Metadata. That buzzword that’s been bandied around the publishing industry for several years now. After what initially seemed like an easy fix, it’s clear that both best practices...
October 18, 2019 • 1 minute read
Since the conception of VitalSource, accessibility has been something we've held with utmost importance, but it's also something we know can always be improved upon.
August 26, 2019 • 1 minute read
Welcome back to campus! The start of fall semester is an exciting time for students as they enter campus life, meet new instructors, and settle into new routines. For some, it can...
July 24, 2019 • 1 minute read
The most exciting aspect of OER comes once you have made the decision to adopt it and selected your content provider(s). Whether you choose to go with OpenStax, MERLOT, or a...
May 23, 2019 • 2 minute read
Course materials formats and models are changing rapidly, and this means the store role is changing as well. With each passing term, stores tell us how they’re more deeply...
April 8, 2019 • 1 minute read
VitalSource has long leveraged LTI® to provide students with access to their course materials. LTI enables us to deliver content seamlessly to millions of students and faculty...
March 11, 2019 • 1 minute read
This past weekend, I had the chance to spend two days helping people build their first web application. There are few things as exciting as seeing someone interact with an...
November 15, 2018 • 1 minute read
As you may have read about in either my post back in December or our recent press release with Pearson, VitalSource continues its commitment to improving and simplifying access...
September 4, 2018 • 1 minute read
On September 1, 2018, Acrobatiq was acquired by VitalSource Technologies, an Ingram Content Company. The team and I could not be more excited to be joining forces.
