Digital Textbooks: New Visions for Interactive Learning

Bulky and expensive paper textbooks are going away--and now is the time for publishers take advantage of learning science research that can revolutionize teaching. More than sources of information, digital textbooks can become a place for students and teachers to interact. In this podcast, education researcher Jeremy Roschelle explains how SRI International is building dynamic textbooks that drive kids to learn more. Hear about initial tests of an innovative interactive digital textbook to enhance middle grades mathematics teachers' understanding of core concepts in proportionality and their understanding of ways that technology can be used to enhance instruction.