Reading Time: 5 minutesBlake Fetty is a Lecturer of Spanish at the University of Central Oklahoma Every teacher must face this conundrum on a regular basis, especially towards the beginning of their career: “How can I create engaging and effective lesson plans for my students without dedicating an inordinate amount of my time to lesson planning?” In […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesDaisy Annan is a Financial Economics major at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County For a student, the educational leap between high school and higher education is quite significant. Teachers create multiple college readiness activities and courses that fail to achieve their purpose: to prepare students for higher education. In high school, students study […]
Reading Time: 7 minutesGet to know Lisa Tunks, the new Cengage Personal Health author of An Invitation to Health and An Invitation to Health Brief. What is one thing you hope your students learn in your Health and Wellness courses? Over the course of my career, the classes I most enjoy teaching combine personal and community health […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesKelly Hinson is an Instructor of Information Technology I’ve been a MindTap user for several years now, and I’m happy to share my favorite MindTap feature with you: reordering modules using the Rolling Week View. For the course area I teach, instructors have access to MindTap Collections, which is a grouping of titles by […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesKierstan Taylor is a Human Services and Legal Studies Major at Ivy Tech Community College. Whether taking classes on campus, online or hybrid, study habits and time management skills can make or break student success. Many college students are trying to balance chaotic schedules that involve classes, social and extracurricular activities, work and family. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAnitre Bell is a College Success Facilitator and Instructor at Community College of Beaver County Cultural differences affect a lot more than we like to let on. In some situations, those differences can mean life or death, and in others, the impacts are less dramatic. For example, people’s cultural differences can affect how others […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Billi Bromer is a Professor of Education at Brenau University A process for earning digital badges can provide a simple way for you and your students to share responsibility for student success in your online course. Digital badges can be provided to students who complete additional instructional activities that increase knowledge related to […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Jewrell Rivers is a Professor of Sociology, Marriage and Family and Criminal Justice at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College No two students learn the same. So, as faculty, we should adapt our teaching to fit students’ learning styles. To better address and engage your students, I recommend adapting or designing a course to incorporate […]
