The Student Assistant: Through the Student Lens

A student uses the Student Assistant on their laptop.

Reading Time: 4 minutesYou first met our game-changing GenAI-powered Student Assistant in August 2024, and we’ve been keeping you up to date on all of the exciting developments ever since. We’ve told you how it helps personalize your students’ learning experience on a whole new level with content that’s specific to your course textbook — but now we […]

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Transform Learning With Accurate Networking Simulations

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Reading Time: 6 minutesToday, I want to talk about an innovative and exciting tool for teaching and learning the subject of computer networking. I’ve been teaching and learning the expansive subject of computer networking for more than 25 years at the community college level. I also write networking and operating system textbooks for Cengage. I’ve always wished there […]

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Everyone Is a Musician: Rediscovering Our Connection to Sound

Headshot of author Lorenzo Candelaria next to the cover image of his textbook, Listening to Music 9e.

Reading Time: 4 minutesAs a music professor, my favorite courses to teach are those for non-majors, especially first-year students without formal training in music. They just have a fearless openness to wonder and discovery about them. The first day of class is a blank slate, one full of potential for new ways to think about music. Breaking the […]

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Women’s History Month 2025: Moving Forward Together

Women's History Month

Reading Time: 7 minutesDuring the month of March, we celebrate Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating and Inspiring Generations.” And we can’t think of a better way to celebrate than by paying tribute to the remarkable women educators who are doing just that. We’re so proud to highlight some of our women […]

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How AI Is Changing the Way I Teach Business Law

AI Business Law

Reading Time: 5 minutesAI has taken the world by storm, and the education field is no exception. After over two decades teaching at The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine, I have seen lots of changes related to curriculum, teaching resources and students. However, I’ve seen nothing quite like the wave of AI […]

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Three Ways Faculty Are Using AI to Lighten Their Professional Load

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Reading Time: 4 minutesOur most recent research into the working lives of faculty gave us some interesting takeaways about higher education’s relationship with AI. While every faculty member’s thoughts about AI differ and no two experiences are the same, the general trend we’ve seen is that faculty have moved from fear to acceptance. A good deal of faculty […]

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Simulations and AI: Critical Thinking Improvement

An individual uses virtual reality.

Reading Time: 4 minutesAs an educator teaching undergraduates and graduates, both online and face-to-face, it’s always a challenge to find meaningful ways to engage students. Now that artificial intelligence has come into play, that challenge has become even greater. This has resulted in a need to address ways to create “AI-proof” assignments and content. Simulations in different types […]

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AI-Powered Teaching: Personalizing Online Courses Without Wasting Time

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Reading Time: 3 minutesLet’s face it: education is changing with technology. But hasn’t it always? Imagine the calligraphy teacher’s grimace at the typewriter. Math teachers and calculators, English teachers and spellcheck, history teachers and Google — instructors quickly adopted all of these tools for their own usage. The same opportunity arises with the explosion of artificial intelligence. Personalizing […]

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