Reading Time: 3 minutes“Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.” -Mark Twain At Cengage, we’re always striving to create better products that save instructors and students time, money and headaches. We won’t always hit a new feature out of the park, but we’re committed to fixing what could be working better. That’s why we rely on customer feedback […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAudrey Wick is an English professor and Cengage Faculty Partner As an instructor, how do you get students to remember concepts you teach? If you are like most instructors, the answer is “any way I can!” Indeed, instructors use a variety of techniques to not only teach, but also to assess the learning process. […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesDavid Ryan Polgar is a Tech Ethicist and Founder of All Tech Is Human “With great power comes great responsibility.” This popular maxim, well-known from the world of comic books, is central to the delicate balancing act educators face when teaching online. Removed from the physical setting of a classroom naturally monitored by a professor […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAuthor: Dr. Emily Stacey, Rose State College The events of January 6, 2021 will haunt the field of American Political Science in perpetuity. It is important not just for our students but for ourselves to make sense of what happened in an effort to prevent a reoccurrence. The emotions run high on this topic—and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesLisa Nichols is an educator and aspiring writer In a rapidly evolving world, job trends and career paths are changing all the time, greatly impacting education. When deciding what degree to pursue, a student must consider whether it’s what they want to do and if the degree can help build their career. They should […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesPractice exams are a great way for students to engage with topics covered in study guides to better understand them prior to an exam. We asked Katie Bowman from Surry Community College and the WebAssign Content Team to share their tips and best practices for creating practice exams that help your students prepare for upcoming […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesKarl Andrew Pillemer is a Cornell University Gerontologist and Founder and Consulting Editor of Nursing Assistant Monthly The COVID-19 crisis has placed a spotlight on long-term care facilities. Nursing home residents constitute over a third of all deaths from the pandemic, and in some states, half to two-thirds of all deaths occurred in these […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesDr. Jenny Billings is a faculty member at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. Students do not always complete assigned readings. This is true for chapters, novels, articles, or even single poems. Being an English instructor, I take this personally. I laugh while writing this, but it’s true! When I craft my course, I am constantly considering […]
