Reading Time: 3 minutesJoy Dark Shelton is the author of COMPTIA A+ Guide to Information Technology CompTIA has once again taken the A+ certification in a great direction with the most recent update: 220-1101 and 220-1102 exams. Let’s look at how domains have shifted, what’s been expanded and added and what was removed. Then let’s explore how […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Billi Bromer is a professor of Education at Brenau University As a fully online instructor who uses the Canvas Learning Management System for my courses, what I love most about using MindTap is the opportunity to deep link MindTap assignments directly in my Canvas course. Everything students need is in one place. Students […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBailey Hull is a writer at Cengage. She’s passionate about equitable education, cozy soups and improv comedy. Cheating in higher education isn’t anything new. But the rapid increase of digital technology, along with the pivot to online courses during the COVID-19 pandemic, has created new ways of cheating—and made it easier for students to […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesIf we were on a Zoom call and I told you we were about to get into breakout rooms, how stressed would you feel? Would you stay on the call, or would you jump off? I remember the groans students gave me when I first started teaching and dared to say those detested words, “Get […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesSandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College in Florida. Our recent Faces of Faculty research has shown one of the top challenges faculty are facing now is figuring out how to present material in new ways and produce creative course content. In fact, our report shows 59% […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAnna-Kaye Powell is an Accounting student at San Diego State University Underpaid. Overworked. Teachers have simply become among the most undervalued professionals in our society. But why? Instructors and faculty seem to be consistently working beyond the 40-hour work week, taking the time to prepare their material, staying involved on campus, and setting their […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesTing Jiang, Ph.D. is a Professor of Sociology at the Metropolitan State University of Denver Retention has always been a buzzword in higher education, even before the pandemic. But for Minority Serving Institutions, retention means more than keeping students on the registration roster – it’s also a primary pathway to achieving educational equity. Unique […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesSherri Singer is a Professor and Department Head for Social & Behavioral Sciences at Alamance Community College in North Carolina. I’ve never heard an instructor say, “I just love grading.” Every time I sit down to grade my students’ assignments, I think this time will be the best. I’ll provide personalized feedback, they’ll read […]
