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 […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesExams are stressful for students and instructors. As an instructor, you not only need to choose the exam topics, but prepare students for the test, deliver the exam securely and prevent cheating. Professor Mike Lafreniere from Ohio State University uses a unique strategy to deliver secure WebAssign exams with a modular design. Explore his strategy […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesKristen Quinn, Associate Professor of Practice, Assumption University The buzzword in Accounting right now is data analytics. Anyone teaching in an Accounting program is aware of the significant changes for the CPA exam ahead, and knows that Accounting courses of all levels will need to adapt. Recently, there has been a new demand for data […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesMatt Kennedy is the Senior In-House Subject Matter Expert in World History at Cengage The U.S. Constitution may be one of the most influential founding documents in modern history. To some degree, that’s thanks to the care with which the constitution’s framers authored its provisions. But it’s also because the American constitution was, in […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesMark P. Jones is a Professor of Political Science at Rice University In June of 2022, the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson overturned the two Supreme Court decisions, Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), which together had governed abortion policy in the United States for nearly […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs the chair of the Math Department, Melissa Reid had a hard time convincing her burned out faculty to invest time into learning a new online platform. But she also knew that outdated online tools put student success at risk. Reid found that the responsive customer service, reporting features, student resources and easy setup made […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesA WebAssign course pack is a set of ready-to-go assignments created specifically for your textbook. Most courses offer a standard course pack that makes the course-building process fast and easy, with prebuilt assignments that cover key learning objectives in each chapter. You can easily customize them to match the topics and rigor of your course. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Statistical Analysis and Learning Tool (SALT) is a data analysis tool designed by statisticians. It helps you engage introductory students in data manipulation, analysis and interpretation without bogging them down in complex computations. SALT has been perfected through extensive partnerships with Statistics educators and in-class testing by both instructors and students. It’s a valuable […]
