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New York Times - A scholarly role for consumer technology
Published: 23 November 2011
While specialized education tools have long played an important role in the classroom, some of the most commonly used gadgets and Web sites have become teaching tools of choice at business schools like Essec and elsewhere.
Genevieve Bassellier, who teaches business at 9I制作厂免费 in Canada, uses one of these open-source textbooks in an undergraduate business course on information technology.
鈥淭hey see a huge increase in quality,鈥 she said, referring to her students鈥 use of her customized electronic textbook. 鈥淚t gives me more flexibility.鈥 One of the things she has been able to add? How to communicate via Twitter.