Content in Context

Ongoing (Schedule TBD)

These 30-minute sessions will give you an in-depth look at the products and services leading the way in today's education market. Please keep checking this page as we add new sessions.

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The information landscape has radically changed in the past few years and learners expectations of how they interact with content have changed with it. It is no longer enough to provide a printed book to teach a skill; learners expect to receive a range of content in a variety of formats: printed books, eBooks, dynamic learning portals, and mobile applications start the list. To meet these changing learner needs, educational publishers must convert their content to a neutral source that supports multi-channel content delivery. XML is that neutral source and the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is an XML architecture designed for this purpose.

Join DCL on Monday @ 10:30 during the coffee break to learn more about how to implement these changes within your organization. A complimentary whitepaper written by an industry expert will be distributed.

   

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Learnetic is an educational software publisher and e-learning technology provider, based in Poland. With over 20 years' experience,  the company  specializes in tools to create mobile content for multiple platforms, eLearning platforms and also publishes digital math and science content for desktop, tablet PCs and mobile devices.

Monday, June 4
6:00 - 8:30 pm

Windows 8  - It's Windows reimagined and reinvented from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability. It's an all-new touch interface however it works equally well with mouse and keyboard. Come and see why it is getting rave reviews and what it means for Publishers and content solution partners.

Tuesday, June 5
1:15 - 1:45 pm

Publisher Marketplace and Windows Store – How can Microsoft help you maintain control of your content and help you distribute effectively to your School and District Customers.

In January 2012, there were an estimated 6.79 million app  downloads.  Smart phone ownership is up around the globe, and the mobile platform is becoming a favorite place for everything, including reading and study.  If you ever thought that mobile apps   were not for you, we challenge you to think again. Join us for a  look at what the mobile platform has to offer for educational  publishing and how entry into this market can be made with small  steps rather than large leaps.

SMART is the world’s leading provider of interactive whiteboards. The company introduced the world’s first interactive whiteboard in 1991 and now provides easy-to-use, integrated products and services for over 40 million teachers and students in more than 175 countries around the world. We welcome working relationships with publishers that would like to grow their business by creating interactive whiteboard content. Learn more at www.smarttech.com/ecosystem.

Reduce Returns • Grow Financial Returns—Eliminating the culture of excess ordering—Fewer copies, same unit cost: that is the magical phrase that this spotlight will be examining, discussion focused on the way new printing solutions are changing inventory management for educational publishers. With the industry evolving the way it is, rather than cutting corners to save on costs publishers should be investing in a program designed to maximize efficiency, automating and streamlining previously manual steps and allowing the easy management of a large volume of orders.

Examining shorter run printing models with proven success, you will hear about how modern digital inkjet printing is designed to allow publishers to reduce their run sizes without compromising on quality or profit. Educational publishers stand to benefit from the leaps and bounds in printing quality that digital technology has made in recent years: join Webcom in learning how the BookFWD™ production program will allow confidently and more precisely ordering the amount of stock needed, managing inventory with greater efficiency, cutting turnaround times and, most importantly, dramatically reducing the number of returns on unsold stock.

If you are interested in hosting a spotlight session, please contact Jo-Ann McDevitt at 302-295-8342.