Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom figuring out what they need to finding options they can afford, college students face a host of challenges when it comes to choosing and purchasing course materials. For Marcella Gianni, one of our Student Ambassadors at Appalachian State University, Cengage eTextbooks offer a more flexible and convenient alternative to traditional hardcopy textbooks. “I love […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesCorinne Hoisington is a Professor of Information Systems Technology at Central Virginia Community College If you are teaching any sort of Microsoft Office application, you may have run into problems if you work on a Mac, particularly with Access as Microsoft does not offer a MAC version. To run Windows operating systems on a Mac, you […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Tanya Mosley, Computer Information Systems Technology Instructor, Chattahoochee Tech, Georgia In male-dominated industries, some women may face challenges as they try to establish themselves or thrive doing something they love. This was very much true in my case when I decided to pursue a career path in information technology. For this reason, I […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Lisa Elliott, Cengage Business Law Subject Matter Expert and Adjunct Instructor As adjunct instructors, we often face a number of hurdles in preparing course materials. While students may enjoy the “war stories” of our daily lives practicing law (and most of us enjoy telling them), the actual course preparation and assessment questions must […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Kathryn J. Moland, PMP, is the Director of Computer Technologies at Surry Community College The 2020-2021 academic year was a challenge for many faculty and students as a result of COVID-19. Most of us had to pivot abruptly to an online modality for course delivery and office hours—which complicated teaching and learning for […]
Reading Time: 7 minutesSandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College in Florida. What a year to remember! We may not know what lies ahead, but we can certainly learn from this past year, make the necessary changes to ensure we are meeting our students where they are and chart a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesDana McWay is an expert at Health Care, Law and Ethics and the author of Cengage texts Today’s Health Information Management, 3e and Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management, 5e Recently, I participated in the annual meeting of the National Advisory Committee in Health Informatics for DeVry University’s Health Informatics Program. This […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesDr. Jenny Billings is a faculty member at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Just before last year’s spring break, we were told to gather what we needed for a couple of weeks of working remotely due to COVID-19 concerns. We did not know for sure at the time, but those weeks turned into months, and those months into over a year. My […]
