Digital Education and Social Sciences Textbooks for Higher Ed

  • 06/01/01

Allyn & Bacon, a division of Pearson Education, along with WizeUp Digital Textbooks, have launched an initiative to electronically publish and distribute digital textbooks in education and social sciences for the higher education market. Titles such as Psychology by Philip Zimbardo, Educational Psychology by Robert Slavin, Social Psychology by Robert Baron and Donn Byrne, and Living Sociology by Claire Renzettie and Daniel Curran will be available in a digital format.

WizeUp’s advanced digital publishing technology provides sophisticated features and functions to instructors. Their digital textbooks ensure the pedagogical integrity of the published books, following the printed version page-by-page and graphic-by-graphic, while bringing the power of interactive technology and the Internet to students. These digital textbooks, which are available via Internet download or on the Web, include features like search capabilities, in-context note-taking and note management tools, custom hyperlinking, bookmarking and electronic highlighting capabilities. WizeUp Digital Textbooks, New York, NY, www.wizeup.com.

Featured

  • AI-powered individual working calmly on one side and a burnt-out person slumped over a laptop on the other

    AI's Productivity Gains Come at a Cost

    A recent academic study found that as companies adopt AI tools, they're not just streamlining workflows — they're piling on new demands. Researchers determined that "AI technostress" is driving burnout and disrupting personal lives, even as organizations hail productivity gains.

  • AI microchip under cybersecurity attack, surrounded by symbols of threats like a skull, spider, lock, and warning shield

    Report Finds Agentic AI Protocol Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

    A new report from Backslash Security has identified significant security vulnerabilities in the Model Context Protocol (MCP), technology introduced by Anthropic in November 2024 to facilitate communication between AI agents and external tools.

  • laptop displaying a red padlock icon sits on a wooden desk with a digital network interface background

    Reports Point to Domain Controllers as Prime Ransomware Targets

    A recent report from Microsoft reinforces warns of the critical role Active Directory (AD) domain controllers play in large-scale ransomware attacks, aligning with U.S. government advisories on the persistent threat of AD compromise.

  • educators seated at a table with a laptop and tablet, against a backdrop of muted geometric shapes

    HMH Forms Educator Council to Inform AI Tool Development

    Adaptive learning company HMH has established an AI Educator Council that brings together teachers, instructional coaches and leaders from school district across the country to help shape its AI solutions.