Learning science company McGraw-Hill Education introduced the newest version of SmartBook, company's adaptive reading platform, at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show. SmartBook helps students study more effectively and efficiently by guiding them through a personalised study experience that continually adapts to their needs and focuses their attention on what they need to learn the most.
The latest version of SmartBook - now available for the higher education market - expands on the platform's functionality by introducing students to personalised learning resources at the precise moment of need, allowing them to close knowledge gaps in real time. The result is more confidence, better grades and greater success.
McGraw-Hill Education has made SmartBook available for more than 300 course areas in higher education. Since 2009, nearly 4 million students have used LearnSmart, the adaptive engine that powers SmartBook, having answered nearly 3 billion questions through the system. LearnSmart has been shown to help students improve by an average of one letter grade.
McGraw-Hill Education CEO David Levin will highlight SmartBook and the power of learning technology during his keynote address at TransformingEDU, a CES Summit that brings together leading experts, educators, entrepreneurs and investors in a discussion around changes in pre-K through 20 education.
Kurt Strand, the chief product officer of McGraw-Hill Education's Higher Ed group, will participate in a panel discussion at TransformingEDU focusing on innovation in higher education. The panel – moderated by Goldie Blumenstyk, senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education – will also feature Anne Praderas Vance, assistant professor at Austin Community College.
