Reading Time: 5 minutesBy: Sandy Keeter, Professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College Are you a traffic cop, directing and managing the flow of your students and class or do you sometimes feel like a firefighter, constantly putting out fires? While instructors are not expected to be technical support, you are the first line […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Ashley Hall is an experienced business educator with a passion for leadership development Most instructors begin their career in education wide-eyed, full of enthusiasm and joy. The idea of connecting with students and teaching a subject you are passionate about is compelling. You spend time crafting engaging lessons and keeping up with your […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesDr. Cherly Gary-Furdge is a Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology at North Central Texas College A few years into my higher education career, a young Hispanic woman walked into my office in tears. Despite being a young faculty member, I did not hesitate to ask her what was wrong. She looked at me […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesWe often hear from faculty that you want more questions, more variety and more opportunities to provide innovative content formats to engage students. However, did you know that new questions, resources and content types are added to WebAssign every semester? In fact, a large portion of WebAssign questions go unused. Why is that? One reason […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesBailey Hull is a writer at Cengage. She’s passionate about equitable education, cozy soups and improv comedy. When it comes to fostering eager learners in your classroom, encouraging a growth mindset while avoiding a fixed mindset is half the battle. The idea of growth vs. fixed mindsets was first coined by Stanford Professor Dr. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Ashley Hall is an experienced business educator with a passion for leadership development Teaching during a global pandemic has certainly been challenging. COVID upended many things we took for granted as commonplace. While most of us are antsy to return to a sense of normalcy, there are some things I started doing in […]
Reading Time: 7 minutesPaul Coats is a Course Supervisor and Core Lecturer in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Indiana University If asked what some struggles you faced as an instructor during the pandemic were, you might easily speak for an hour without pausing to take a breath. However, what you may not be as well-prepared […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesAffordability and low-cost materials continue to be a theme in higher education. According to research, students spent an average of $413 on required course materials and supplies during the 2019–2020 school year. The surprising part? That number had decreased 47% since 2007. The reason is simple: Students and instructors are becoming more resourceful and cost-conscious. […]
