Creating a Mental Health Culture of Care in the Classroom

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Reading Time: 3 minutesChristal E. Carmichael is a Professor of Psychology at North Carolina Central University   As many of us make the transition back to face-to-face instruction, there are many factors to consider as we explore new ways to engage and support our students in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the most important thing that […]

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File Management Skills for SAM Success

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Reading Time: 4 minutesSandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College in Florida.   File management is an important skill for everyone to learn. To succeed in an electronic world, it’s essential to understand the basic concepts. Students feel overwhelmed with the number of electronic files they must keep track of in […]

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The MindTap Effect: Higher Grades, Confidence and Engagement

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith complete control of their course, instructors who use MindTap have been reporting an increase in student confidence and performance, year over year. For the past six years, we’ve been measuring the real impact of MindTap in the classroom. We spoke with students and instructors and discovered that successful use of MindTap led to: Higher Grades Better […]

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Enjoy Your Summer Break—Science Says It’s Okay

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Reading Time: 2 minutesThis post is a modified version of an article that originally appeared on BizCommBuzz.   By the end of the academic year, most of us are counting the days until we can get a little R&R over summer break. It’s no wonder, considering the intellectual, emotional and physical demands of teaching. Between new technology training, […]

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Why I’m Proud After Teaching Through a Pandemic: Melinda’s Story

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Reading Time: 5 minutesMelinda Doty is a full-time Faculty Member at East Carolina University.   A new decade. A new beginning. The “new” twenties were set to be great. The spring 2020 semester started like any other; syllabi were prepared, students registered, and classes began. The first few weeks were like all other semesters and then the world […]

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How One Student Stopped Procrastinating with MindTap

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCollege student Jenny Kim always struggled with procrastination in school. According to her, “Putting all my work aside and doing it right before it was due was my way of getting work done.” Starting college during the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t make things easier. “It made me very unmotivated,” she said. “I didn’t want to do […]

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

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Reading Time: 4 minutesCourtney Pham is a Senior Instructor in the College of Business at Missouri State University   There are 385,000 babies born worldwide each day. At one point in time, I was the youngest person on Earth. I proudly held that title for a nanosecond until the next baby was born. It’s true. I am no […]

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