Technology Partnership Program

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What is it?

Experiments

• We are just getting started Phase One introductory webinars every Tuesday, March 25 through May 13 Phase Two webinars June and July 2014

• Designed to be limited-risk opportunities to try new services Not THE answer but a few possible answers

• Selected to provide something for everyone Digital solutions to fit a variety of store business

models and institutional environments

What does it mean for stores?

Empowerment

Tenets of the Program• Recognize individual stores have the best

understanding of what will and won’t work on their campuses

• Create technology opportunities in concert with physical textbooks and alongside existing store responsibilities

• Establish the store as a true partner with input on the pilot process and objectives

What’s the point?

Enlightenment

• What did we learn?• How would we do it differently next time?• Does this product or service offer real value to stores?

Who are the partners?

Integrating the Delivery of Digital Textbooks through Retail

Kortext is a digital textbook platform specifically designed for higher education and to work in partnership with bookstores. The platform allows students interactive online and offline use of front list textbooks with a range of tools to aid the learning process.In this presentation we will

• Examine the different business models of our partner stores• Discuss our implementation case studies • Present how we partner with booksellers to deliver the latest

learning technologies to the student.

Digital Content Platform Training– Customized and Campus Wide

It is critical that your staff is familiar with all products available in store, but vendor demos may not be enough to help them make authoritative recommendations to faculty.Montezuma director Kim Mazyck will

• Create a series of user friendly videos that demonstrate how to use some of today’s most popular technologies

• Show you how to create your own store YouTube channel to house all your videos

• Help you to create instructional videos that are specifically tailored to your store.

Developing Productive Partnerships with Pearson Education

Not a one-size-fits all solution! During the webinar, we’ll explore • Pearson’s transition from traditional higher education

publisher to a learning services provider• How services in addition to emerging product types - access

codes, e-texts and digital & print custom - can increase sell-through for the store

• A range of course, department, and program-based solutions that can be made available through Pearson

• The kinds of ongoing support that Pearson will offer to make the program a success on your campus.

Digital Copyright Management to Lower Student Costs and Improve Store Margins

Developed at Stanford University, SIPX is an easy wayto offer digital course readings through bookstores that • Reduces the cost of course materials for students• Lowers the cost and time necessary for stores to clear

copyright, allowing better customer satisfaction• Strengthens school/library relationships by linking in the

library subscriptions and allowing for LMS collaboration• Provides usage data that enables a bookstore to

demonstrate value to faculty and school.

Your Future Bookstore: StudySoup’s Roadmap for Custom Course Materials• You are in a constant price and inventory battle with

competitors who have no price or inventory ceilings.• A bookstore’s main source of revenue still comes from

textbooks which are now sold by every online outlet, as well as publishers themselves.

• How do you compete? Work with teachers to offer complete custom reading materials.

In this webinar, we’ll show how StudySoup is working with current stores to take their in-house custom materials online, and how you can build a teacher’s entire course using these tools.

Branded Store Platform: Keeping Custom Content Under Your Control

• Do you have professors looking distribute a custom eTextbook or course packet?

• Are you looking to offer a mix of digital and print offerings to fit your student’s needs?

• Do you want to maintain control of digitizing and distributing your custom content?

• Do you wish to sell digital course material in-store and online?

This webinar will offer solutions to these questions and more while providing an overview of how other bookstores have utilized a custom-branded platform to complement their digital strategy.

Working Together on the 100% Model

• The college store is the transaction expert on campus and should have a seat at the table as the administration considers the course fee model (or text-with-tuition or every-student-pays or the 100% model).

• Cengage Learning has years of experience working with college stores on the innovative business model.

We look forward to sharing what we have learned from our various pilots and the ongoing partnerships we have in place. Learn how you can become part of the conversation!

Personalized and Adaptive Study Aids

• The most challenging aspect of student life: How do I manage and execute my study time to be as effective as possible to get the grade I need?

• McGraw Hill’s adaptive suite helps ensure student success by adapting to the individual strengths and weaknesses of students and focusing them on the topics they need when they need them. We look to grow this success into a strong, store-based, retail presence.

What’s Next?

Just kidding!

Join the ConversationDate: 3/25 Special Time: Noon Eastern (11 a.m. Central / 10 a.m. Mountain / 9 a.m.

Pacific)Partner: KortextWebinar Title: Integrating the Delivery of Digital Textbooks through Retail Date: 4/1 Time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. Central / Noon Mountain / 11 a.m. Pacific)Partner: Montezuma PublishingWebinar Title: Digital Content Platform Training– Customized and

Campus Wide Date: 4/8Time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. Central / Noon Mountain / 11 a.m. Pacific)Partner: Pearson EducationWebinar Title: Developing Productive Partnerships with Pearson

Education Date: 4/15Time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. Central / Noon Mountain / 11 a.m. Pacific)Partner: SipxWebinar Title: Use Digital Copyright Management to Lower Cost and

Improve Margins

Date: 4/22Time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. Central / Noon Mountain / 11 a.m.

Pacific)Partner: RedShelf by VirdocsWebinar Title: Branded Store Platform: Keeping Custom Content Under

Your Control Date: 4/29Time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. Central / Noon Mountain / 11 a.m.

Pacific)Partner: StudySoupWebinar Title: Your Future Bookstore: StudySoup’s Roadmap for

Custom Course Materials Date: 5/6Time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. Central / Noon Mountain / 11 a.m.

Pacific)Partner: Cengage LearningWebinar Title: Working Together on the 100% Model Date: 5/13Time: 2:00 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. Central / Noon Mountain / 11 a.m.

Pacific)Partner: McGraw Hill EducationWebinar Title: Connecting Student Success: Personalized and Adoptive

Study Aides from McGraw Hill

Questions?

Ashley GordonVP Content and New Mediaagordon@nacs.org334-546-0710