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How to Spot Plagiarism

Checking for Plagiarism in Microsoft Word

Author: Corinne Hoisington, Professor of Information Systems Technology, Central Virginia Community College As instructors, we all have our fair share of student essays and papers to read. And yes, occasionally we...

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How Inclusivity Promotes Student Engagement

Elyse Adler is an Assistant Professor of Information Technology Being inclusive in the classroom has various elements that can—and should—be considered. Not only does inclusivity refer to racial, ethnic, gender and...

Unconscious Bias

Check Those Unconscious Biases at the Door

Jennifer Harrison is an Associate Professor of Social Sciences at Warren County Community College What if you had your students introduce you at the beginning of the semester? What do you...

4 P's for student engagement

Frustrated by a Lack of Participation Online? Try These 4 Ps

Dr. Ashley Hall is an experienced business educator with a passion for leadership development You love your academic discipline and you want your students to see its value as well. You...

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The Learning and Cognitive Science of Student Engagement

Dr. Jeff D. Borden is a professor, learning design expert, Executive Director of the Institute for Inter-Connected Education and the Chief Academic Officer at Campus If you haven’t watched the Netflix...

preventing zoom fatigue

Zoom Fatigue: How to Prevent Burnout in Students

Beth Ryan is Associate Professor of Instruction in the Business and Entrepreneurship department at Columbia College Chicago I am increasingly more fatigued after teaching synchronous online classes and spending so much...

Student Breakout Rooms

How to Use Breakout Rooms to Promote Student Engagement

Melinda Doty is a full-time Faculty Member at East Carolina University How many times have we stood in front of a class, looking at a sea of blank stares? If you’re...

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How to Build Effective Independent Learners

Jill West is a Cengage author and an instructor at Georgia Northwestern Technical College Children are born with an innate sense of curiosity, but few develop sophisticated learning skills without guidance....

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