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MBS said it surveyed students at campuses that offered the digital textbooks and discovered that the biggest factor in students' decision to buy digital textbooks was their price. Student said the books should be discounted between 33 percent and 50 percent. According to MBS, the most popular electronic books sold were in the fields of history, law, and technology.

The Chronicle: Wired Campus Blog: E-Book Program Expands

Note that law is one of the areas listed as most popular with students.  I'm still looking for hte original source for this.

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The good news for the technophobics is that podcasts are (relatively) simple - the MP3 files generated by podcasters are relatively easy to create and don't require high-priced equipment, allowing teachers to record without a large investment of time or money by the school.

EducationGuardian.co.uk | Advertisement feature | Podcasting for schools - the basics

Good article that outlines what you need to get started podcasting including a number of good links to podcasting tools and resources.

technorati tags: podcasting, education, caliopolis