College
and university campuses are possibly the only places where consumer
technologies, higher learning, new media, electronic and mobile commerce,
libraries, retail technologies, and digital content intersect. Educational
sessions coming up March 7-8 at the 2014 Campus Market Expo (CAMEX) in Dallas,
TX, will address just about all of those areas.
Among
the presenters for the Thought Leader series will be Charles Key, director of
adoptions, grants, and the College Open Textbooks project for the Open DoorsGroup in San Jose, CA, a coalition of organizations working together to make
education more accessible, and Mark Milliron, chancellor of the WesternGovernors University-Texas, a nonprofit institution providing online and
blended degree programs.
Key
will address Open Educational Resources and the Economies of Sale on Friday
morning while Milliron’s Saturday session will discuss Technology, Education,
and the Road Ahead.
Concurrent
CAMEX educational sessions will explore new retail technologies for campus
textbook sellers, how campus stores can work with other entities to support
student retention and success, updates on the Higher Education Act and
Department of Education regulations, how faculty and students are using
technology for their studies, digital content pilots on college campuses,
mobile commerce developments, connecting with students through social media,
trends in higher education course materials, and integrating e-commerce and
digital content platforms.
Flash
Sessions (shorter takes on topics) will look at how campus stores can support
student learning outcomes, helping students understand interactive digital
homework solutions, selling textbooks online, using Google Analytics to track
web traffic, what technology products students are buying, licensing course
content, and where massive open online courses (MOOCs) could be headed.
Watch
The CITE for reports from several of these sessions.
Following
the session days, CAMEX will continue March 9-11 with its trade show for
retailers serving students at higher education institutions and prep schools. CAMEX is owned and produced by the National Association of College Stores.
