Gamification in the Classroom: Making Business Law Exciting

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Reading Time: 3 minutesBy: Elizabeth Cameron, Professor of Law, Cybersecurity & Management at Alma College   How exciting it is to be a college Business Law professor in 2021! We can try new approaches to make learning fun for our students, which means teaching is a blast! Teaching Generation Z students requires creativity and engaged learning. Students love […]

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The Neuroscience of Unlearning

The Neuroscience of Unlearning

Reading Time: 7 minutesDr. Jeff D. Borden is a professor, learning design expert, Executive Director of the Institute for Inter-Connected Education and the Chief Academic Officer at Campus.   Until I was 18, I completely misunderstood a commonly used idiom. My dad is a pastor and so I heard a lot of anecdotes and analogies as a boy. […]

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Understanding JavaScript Closures

Understanding JavaScript Closures

Reading Time: 4 minutesPatrick Carey is a Cengage author and presenter and has authored or co-authored over 20 academic and trade texts for the software industry.   Closures are one of the most important and most misunderstood concepts by students in JavaScript programming. If your students are in a job interview, there is a good chance they will have […]

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How the Pandemic Changed Internships & Business Relationships

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Reading Time: 4 minutesPaul Kelson is a CPA, MSA and instructional assistant professor of Accounting at Illinois State University. Previously, he was an assistant professor at Heartland Community College.    COVID-19 had an immeasurable impact on higher education, and student internships were no exception. As a practicing CPA and faculty member, I had the unique opportunity to witness […]

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Comparing Assignments in MindTap Business Law

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are plenty of engaging assignments within MindTap Business Law to choose from. However, the amount of options can sometimes make picking what works best for your class feel overwhelming. To find out what Business Law activities resonated most with her class, instructor Jane Patterson divided her students into two groups. She then assigned two […]

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Cengage eTextbooks Give Students the Flexible Access They Want [SUCCESS STORY]

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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 […]

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How to Run Windows on Mac with Boot Camp

How to Run Windows on Mac with Boot Camp

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 […]

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6 Tips for Women in Tech: A SIMPLE Strategy for Breaking into the Industry

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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 […]

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