[Music] I think young people
read as much as I used to read
at their age, maybe they read more.
But they don't sit down for an extended
period of time reading a hard copy text.
It was always a problem
of getting students to read.
It meant that I had to spend lots of classroom
time reviewing what they should have read
on their own.
The students that I have over the
last 20 years have been consuming content
from a rising number of, and types of
digital sources which has in the main,
had the effect of really enriching
the courses that we offer.
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Students have changed somewhat over time in the
sense that there's much more pressure on them.
When I first started my teaching
career, jobs were plentiful.
Career ladders existed in most large companies.
So students today, it seems to
me, are much more career-oriented.
They want to see that the degree
is going to get them a job.
Student learn by connecting to the
material in diverse, innovative ways.
So, that's why we were so excited
when we heard that Pearson was going
to introduce this new platform called Revel.
The idea was to help students understand
a whole bunch of material in ways
that they're used to accessing material.
When we think about the opportunities
that digital platforms provide
and then reflect upon what the
future of learning looks like,
I actually thing that what done correctly, these
digital products will restore and bring us back
to a moment of wonder and possibility
that is actually really central
to learning, not just now, but in any period.
What I've discovered in digital book
is first of all, the students love it.
They're comfortable with the technology.
They love the portability,
the use on multiple devices.
And as a teacher, what is most
exciting is they come prepared to class.
It is a digital platform; an interactive
platform that helps students learn.
Not just memorize material, but really
understand what they're connecting with.
It's about reaching students where they are
so that they can settle into and engage a body
of material that's been available all along,
but we haven't had a technology
that allows us to reach them.
As a future, that doesn't
feel especially futuristic.
And that allows for a kind of
learning that we've been wanting
to imbue in our students all along.
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