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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGlobal Accessibility Awareness Day is celebrated on the third Thursday of May to increase awareness of the need for access and inclusion by the more than one billion people worldwide with disabilities or impairments. At Cengage, our goal is to deliver quality learning experiences to all learners. To meet this goal, we’re working toward creating […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAuthor: Corinne Hoisington, Professor of Information Systems Technology, Central Virginia Community College Group projects are ideal for adding a professional feel to your class, helping students connect with one another, and providing real-life working experience with distributed teams. But as educators we have all worked with student groups who were not organized in establishing tasks, […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesGet to know Liz Co, the new Cengage 2-semester Anatomy and Physiology author of Anatomy & Physiology coming in Spring 2022, and find out what drives her passion for teaching and learning. How is teaching A&P affected by what’s happening in the world today? When I am asked about what Anatomy & Physiology instructors have […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesEssie Childers is a professor of Student Success at Blinn College in Bryan, Texas In March 2020, the entire world came to a halt with COVID-19. Administrators soared to the challenge of preparing faculty to teach online by adjusting course material. In addition to crisis teaching, some faculty needed training in Zoom and other […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesBeth Ryan is Associate Professor of Instruction in the Business and Entrepreneurship department at Columbia College Chicago There have been so many disruptions in education due to this global pandemic, and the challenges of online teaching continue. As I wrap up this spring semester, I am reflecting on things I have learned, and I […]
