Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Ashley Hall is an adjunct instructor at Abilene Christian University It’s no secret that communication skills are necessary for success in the workplace. Whether a person is sharing ideas, listening to feedback from others, composing a professional email or giving a presentation, communication skills are essential. Unfortunately, new graduates sometimes struggle to make […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesDonna Sue M. Shellman is a Program Coordinator and Instructor at Gaston College During the past few decades, my faculty role has changed quite a bit. In my first years of teaching, I used a printed textbook and paper tests in the classroom. Now, I use a learning management system (LMS) for all methods […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesDr. Ashley Hall is an adjunct instructor at Stephen F. Austin State University Maybe you’re like me and you find that your students easily get overwhelmed with all the information thrown their way. To help them focus their attention and better prepare for assignments or class discussions, I use eTextbook annotations. The ability to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen students enter a Calculus course, their knowledge levels can vary greatly. To help overcome Calculus prerequisite gaps and prepare your students for success, WebAssign offers resources that you can use in your Calculus course. Here’s how to use tools in WebAssign to support your Calculus students throughout the term, from start to finish. Support […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRachel Treinen is a Senior Manager, Marketing Content at Cengage. Rachel is a lover of storytelling, part-time photographer and full-time corgi mom. Burnout. Compassion fatigue. Shifting student expectations. Uncertainty surrounding course modalities. These are concerns we’ve been hearing about for a while now when it comes to faculty well-being. It’s no secret that the […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesResearch into the demand for and effectiveness of online learning in higher education has been happening for nearly two decades. In the fall of 2012, for example, some 6.7 million out of 20.6 million students had enrolled in an online course. The online learning industry continued to grow at a steady pace for several years […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesDiantha Ellis is an Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Stafford School of Business, at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) It’s the worst-kept secret of the summer—a trip to the grocery store and gas station costs a lot more these days. On top of that, the price of keeping a roof over our […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Ashley Hall is an adjunct instructor at Abilene Christian University There are a variety of reasons you may find yourself teaching multiple modalities of a course. Maybe your school adopted the HyFlex model during COVID, giving students the option to pick how they wanted to attend class. Maybe your department is experiencing a […]
