Why I’m Proud of Teaching Through a Pandemic: Lisa’s Story

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Reading Time: 3 minutesLisa Heller Boragine is a Tenured Associate Professor of Communication and the Chair of the Department of Arts & Communication at Cape Cod Community College   Teaching is a privilege. I love the connections that I make with students both in and out of the classroom. Throw together a mix of engagement, fun, learning and […]

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in World Languages

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBlake Fetty is a Lecturer of Spanish at the University of Central Oklahoma   Connecting with students in a way that emphasizes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging has always been essential for World Languages instructors. We not only address diversity and inclusion within our own classrooms but also encourage students to interact mindfully using their […]

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Learning Loss and Unfinished Learning: Bridging the Gap

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Reading Time: 4 minutesPaul Coats is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Indiana University   Many students experience learning loss after prolonged breaks in their learning path, whether due to holidays, course scheduling, extreme weather events, or global pandemics. It is a challenge that behooves both the student and the instructor to step […]

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What to Do with a Bad Student Review

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBlake Fetty is a Lecturer of Spanish at the University of Central Oklahoma   I received an anonymous and devastating review from a student in the past. While I did not know who the student was, I was hurt. However, by realizing that my evaluations are overall constructive and positive, I put the negative rating […]

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What’s New With CompTIA’s A+ Certification

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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 […]

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My Favorite MindTap Feature: Deep Linking in My LMS

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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 […]

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Cheating and Academic Dishonesty [eBook]

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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 […]

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