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2009 · San Francisco

What Are Students Really Learning from Textbooks?: Cre-ating Effective Pedagogy through User-experience Design

Session M.27

Area: Research · family: Theory and research methods

RoleName as printedAffiliation as printedPaper
Chair Michael Greer Pearson Education, Lafayette, CO
Speakers Michael Greer Pearson Education, Lafayette, CO Why Can’t Textbooks Be More like Videogames?
Speakers Tharon Howard Clemson University, SC → Clemson University What Students Really Learn from Textbooks
Speakers Susan Hilligoss Clemson University, SC → Clemson University Aesthetics (including the Visual) and Effective User Experiences

Source

NCTE's program, near page 282 of the file. Names link to a person page only for people listed at two or more conventions.

Cite as: Conference on College Composition and Communication. “What Are Students Really Learning from Textbooks?: Cre-ating Effective Pedagogy through User-experience Design.” 2009 Convention Program, San Francisco, session M.27. Via CCCC Program Reader, November 2, 2026.