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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
