Making College Work for You: One Student’s Advice for Incoming Freshmen

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Reading Time: 2 minutesShaloun Mims is a student at The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and a Cengage Student Ambassador    My advice for college freshmen is to acknowledge that college is different for everyone. Every college student will have a different story to tell, from university to technical college and class size to credit requirements. The college experience is unique to […]

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Pride Summer Reading List

Pride Summer Reading List

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis reading list was compiled by Shea Haney, Inside Learning Associate at Cengage, with the help of Nicole Robinson, Product Manager, K12 CTE.   How colorful is your summer reading list? With June being LGBTQIA+ Pride month, it’s the perfect opportunity to put a little rainbow in your reading. Why? Because your LGBTQIA+ students need […]

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Dental Assisting: Making MindTap “The Ticket” to Success for Dental [SUCCESS STORY]

Teresa Ray MindTap Success Story

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAssisting Program Director Teresa Ray teaches Dental Assisting at Lawson State Community College. Her biggest challenge was twofold when it came to designing her course. She had to make learning interesting and engaging for students and ensure they completed their work. Upon discovering MindTap, Teresa learned that she could designate assignments for students to complete […]

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Unexpected Student Benefits of Distance Learning [CASE STUDY]

Melinda Shirey WebAssign Success Story

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMelinda (Mindy) Shirey struggled to provide immediate feedback to students when correcting and grading homework. She was in search of an online homework platform that would help students master the material by providing immediate feedback. This way, they could ask better questions by the time they came to class. Shirey and her students also needed […]

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Time Management Tips for Students Taking Online Classes

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Reading Time: 3 minutesLindsey Myers is a Mechanical Engineering major from New Mexico State University    Managing online classes is something every student across the world was forced to learn in 2020. None of us were ready for it, but we knew we had to figure it out fast. Even though I had previous experience taking online classes, the transition to 100% virtual learning was still a […]

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How to Discourage Distraction, Cheating and Non-Attendance in Online Courses

Deterring Cheating Online

Reading Time: 4 minutesGinger Abbot is an education writer, learning enthusiast and the Editor-in-Chief of Classrooms   With online classes becoming the new normal, both students and educators need to make adjustments. While everyone may face similar challenges in acclimating to learning with technology, educators have additional obstacles to overcome. The online learning environment can be socially isolating […]

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How to Make Your Course More Accessible [eBook]

How to Make Your Course More Accessible

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe topic of accessibility is an important one for instructors to consider when designing their course and creating materials. Students with disabilities are protected under the ADA, but many feel like universities could be doing more to support them. You can start helping your students by taking the time to learn about accessibility. We’ve created […]

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Accessibility in Higher Ed: A Q&A With Cengage Sr. Accessibility Manager, Justin Tumelaire

Justin Tumelaire, Sr. Manager for Accessibility at Cengage, "Accessibility is more than just a task, it needs to be a mission"

Reading Time: 3 minutesEach year, the third Thursday in May marks  Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). GAAD is an opportunity for discussion about digital access and inclusion and commitment to change for the more than 1 billion people across the globe with disabilities and impairments.  Today, as online and hybrid learning continue to increase in higher education, the focus […]

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