'What's Wrong With Education Cannot Be Fixed with Technology' -- The Other Steve Jobs | Epicenter | Wired.com:
"On Thursday, Apple is hosting an “Education Event” in New York City. Thanks to reporting by sister publication Ars Technica, we expect Apple to announce a new digital publishing tool — a “GarageBand for e-books” — to create interactive, HTML5-based texts that can be read on Apple’s iOS devices.
However, Apple will still face some serious non-technological hurdles before it can make a serious impact on education and the textbook market. Just how many will depend on what else is announced on Thursday.
Apple’s interest in textbook publishing was tipped last fall by Walter Isaacson’s biography Steve Jobs. On Feb. 24, 2011 (Jobs’ 56th birthday), the subject comes up over dinner with News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch:"
However, Apple will still face some serious non-technological hurdles before it can make a serious impact on education and the textbook market. Just how many will depend on what else is announced on Thursday.
Apple’s interest in textbook publishing was tipped last fall by Walter Isaacson’s biography Steve Jobs. On Feb. 24, 2011 (Jobs’ 56th birthday), the subject comes up over dinner with News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch:"
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