Reading Time: 6 minutesAs an educator, you know that building a quality learning experience goes beyond choosing a Math textbook, planning course topics and delivering them to your students. You also understand that each student enters your class with varying levels of preparation, confidence and motivation. So how can you best design your course to address all of the […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy: Kacy L. Michel, Ph.D. and CHES, Texas Christian University You never get a second chance to make a first impression. While somewhat true, the reality is that you only get a mere moment before a listener has decided to ask you on a second date, hire you, vote for you, etc. If you […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesAuthor: Corinne Hoisington, Professor of Information Systems Technology, Central Virginia Community College As the pandemic resets major work trends, company leaders are rethinking their workforce performance and experience strategies. If an employee is working from home or from the office, the company leaders want to be assured that they are proficient in Microsoft Office. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAuthor: Jessica Halperin, Sociology Professor, Metropolitan Community College – Maple Woods The sociological perspectives in Sociology are powerful tools used for discussion and analysis of society. They provide a framework as well as different lens for viewing the social world. The three major perspectives include conflict, structural functionalism and symbolic interaction. They’re the foundation […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesPublished: January 12, 2021 As the pandemic has impacted higher education, affordability has become an even greater focus. Many college students and families are dealing with financial constraints and are questioning if they can afford to pursue education. Students at Texas A&M University, where Chaitali Botcha is a junior and a Cengage Student Ambassador, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesElyse Adler is an Assistant Professor of Information Technology In an online class, the course discussion board often takes the place of the face-to-face discussions you’d normally have in the classroom. If you’re meeting completely asynchronously, the discussion boards might be students’ only opportunity to interact with each other. If you have any synchronous […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAuthor: Lishan Desta, Professor, Collin College The US Constitution is one of the briefest constitutions in the world. However, despite its brevity and elegant language, it’s likely most students haven’t read it at all. So, the burden rests on Political Science instructors to create interest in our students to read the US Constitution from […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Courtney Pham, Senior Marketing Instructor, Missouri State University The year 2020 was strange and challenging. The pandemic came fast, furious and unexpectedly to the global community and affected industries around the world simultaneously. Many organizations had little choice but to rethink and redefine their forms of communication and operating procedures. Most took up the democratic approach […]
