[nfais-l] NFAIS Workshop on Trends in Higher Education

[Bonnie Lawlor]

NFAIS Workshop on April 26th: Trends in Higher Education: Content, Services,
and Business Models (Onsite and Virtual Registrations Available).

 

On April 26, 2013 NFAIS will hold a workshop, Trends In Higher Education:
Content, Services, and Business Models, from 9:00am - 5:00pm EDST in
Philadelphia, PA. This workshop will provide an overview of the current
educational trends sweeping college and university campuses.  It will take a
look at a case study on the adoption of MOOCs at a major university, new
forms of content such as open textbooks and e-textbook adoption, and how
traditional publishers are packaging their content for today's new
"classrooms."  In addition, the workshop will take a look at the results of
a recent study on the return on library investment in content.  The meeting
will close with a look at the future of higher education and how that future
is driving the acquisition and divestiture of content across the publishing
community (see agenda at http://nfais.org/event?eventID=522). 

 

Why attend?  Online learning is being taken to a whole new level by the
combined forces of technology, financial pressures due to rising tuition and
steep student loans, and future space limitations on existing campuses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCS) are transforming education[1].
E-textbooks and new forms of courseware are replacing traditional teaching
resources and are now shaping how content will be packaged and distributed
to colleges and universities in the not-too-distant future.  Indeed, at the
2013 NFAIS Annual Conference, 93% of the attendees of a session on these
trends agreed that their organization's current practices for content
packaging and delivery to academia will be impacted!  Understanding the
potential impact of these trends is essential to all content providers and
librarians.

 

Both onsite and virtual registrations are available for individuals and for
groups of three or more from the same organization.  Group registrations can
be a mix of onsite and virtual attendees, with a small food charge added for
those attending onsite. Members of Sister Societies (CENDI, ISCTI, AAUP,
NISO, ASIS&T, SSP, AAP/PSP, and LYRASIS) are eligible for discounts (see
agenda and registration form at: http://nfais.org/event?eventID=522).

 

For more information contact:  Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication
and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax);
mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/.

 

 

[1] Waldrop, M. Mitchell, "Campus 2.0: Massive open online courses are
transforming higher education - and providing fodder for scientific
research," Nature, Vol. 495, March 14, 2013

 

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[1] Waldrop, M. Mitchell, "Campus 2.0: Massive open online courses are
transforming higher education - and providing fodder for scientific
research," Nature, Vol. 495, March 14, 2013

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