Reading Time: 4 minutesAs you know, before your students can make a difference, they must understand the core lessons you’re teaching and how to apply the same lessons in their professions. That’s why ensuring your students possess soft skills that go beyond standard lesson concepts is critical to their success. In a previous post, we demonstrated the importance […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesKatie Montgomery is the Executive Manager of Marketing Content at Cengage. She’s got a passion for animal rescue and loves providing content to help make teaching life a little easier for faculty. Soft skills. Given how often these two alliterative words grace headlines and inspire instructional reflection, it can feel like the phrase of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesWithin the next few months, college graduates will be hunting for jobs, but are they losing out to technology? Automation is replacing positions at organizations across the globe, causing real fear among students who are deeply concerned about post-grad career options. In late 2018, research firm Morning Consult partnered with Cengage to survey more than 650 […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesFinancial stress: it’s often why would-be students shy away from higher education. In fact, this study revealed that 45 percent of students surveyed chose not to register for a course due to cost. But there is good news: a number of organizations are approaching affordable education with innovative models, shaking up the status quo and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLike you, we’re always looking for better ways to understand the challenges students face. That’s why we sat down students to ask them about the stressors that are impacting them the most. Watch the video to hear what’s keeping students up at night—straight from the students themselves. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs you know, student confidence is an integral part of empowered learning and better student learning outcomes. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of 10 student confidence building tips to help you optimize your efforts and make a bigger impact. Take a look! […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWondering what the post-grad environment looks like for your students? Find out in this infographic featuring the results of our first annual Cengage Opportunity Index—a comprehensive assessment dedicated to exploring the opportunities and challenges near and recent graduates face. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHear from Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Austin Community College, Dr. Herb Coleman, as he discusses the impact student confidence has on class performance as well as his interpretation on how to keep confidence high. […]
