A Student’s Advice on Embracing DEI&B in Education

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Reading Time: 4 minutesChaitali Botcha is a graduate of Texas A&M University and current master’s in Medical Science student at the University of North Texas, Health Science Center and central regional lead Cengage Student Ambassador   DEI&B has been a topic of discussion for decades. In recent years, it has been increasingly more difficult to assess and implement […]

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How Fellow Instructors Use WebAssign Features in Developmental Math

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Reading Time: 3 minutesWondering how WebAssign can work for your Developmental Math course? In this blog, you’ll run through four different types of WebAssign modules — Learn Its, Responsive Questions, Concept Checks and Math Mindset Modules — and hear from real instructors who are using them in their own courses. Learn Its These mini-lessons tackle your students’ knowledge […]

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My Favorite MindTap Feature: the SAM MindApp

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMelinda Doty is a full-time faculty member at East Carolina University.   My favorite MindTap feature is the SAM MindApp. SAM (Skills Assessment Manager) is a built-in program within MindTap. It allows students to use simulation software and exported projects to assess their knowledge in several Microsoft applications. SAM Projects allow me to actively engage students when […]

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Creative Teaching Strategies to Try Today

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMelinda Doty is a professor at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina   The demand for our classrooms to become entertaining vs. educational has heightened over the past few years. Students today need to be captivated when learning. Otherwise, we lose their attention and they do not retain the information. A simple lecture and PowerPoint […]

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ChatGPT in Higher Education: A Primer for Instructors

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Reading Time: 3 minutesAudrey Wick is an English professor and Cengage faculty partner   ChatGPT in higher education is here, and instructors are in a position to steer its use. Of course, that has always been the case. Whether it’s math instructors incorporating the use of graphing calculators or writing instructors leaning into word processor spelling checkers, technology […]

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My Favorite MindTap Feature: Diet Analysis MindApp

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Reading Time: 3 minutesUpdated: 9/21/2023 Tracy Daly is a professor at Cal State San Marcos, National University, Miramar College.   As a dietitian and health educator, my favorite MindTap feature is the Diet & Wellness Plus (D&W+) diet analysis MindApp. I teach Health and Nutrition classes at all college levels and use D&W+ in almost every class. The ability […]

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How to Teach Ethics (Without Any Eye-Rolling)

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Reading Time: 4 minutesAmy Newman is a senior lecturer emerita from Cornell University, SC Johnson College of Business, and author of Business Communication and Character, 11e and Building Leadership Character.   We want students to be better people — not just to learn Accounting or Art History, but to make good decisions that affect others in positive ways. […]

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