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 […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Ralph Hooper, Austin Community College Many instructors adopt MindTap Collections or SAM because they believe it will make their lives easier. It provides handy features like automatic grading and sending immediate feedback and remediation tools to their students. While this is all true, students may have some reservations when they perceive that SAM […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesStudents enter college with a wide range of math expertise, as well as a variety of gaps in prerequisite knowledge. This year, those gaps are even more unpredictable than before due to COVID-related learning loss. This makes it challenging for instructors to support each student and still teach the required course learning objectives. Many solve […]
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 […]
