11 Ways to Support Students with Limited Internet Access

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Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the rapid move to virtual learning, the higher-education industry is adapting its approach to technology. While the shift to online learning offers access to always-on education, low-income students with limited internet access face yet another barrier to education. In fact, 44% of adults in the U.S. with household incomes below $30,000 a year don’t […]

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Dear Diary, Part 3: Zoom Teaching: Still Hit AND Miss

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJanet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz.   Oh. My. God. I am SO sick of grading online! Granted, grading for writing classes has never been my favorite aspect of teaching, but online grading surely is a new level […]

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How to Make Course Material Relevant: Tips from an Instructor

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Reading Time: 2 minutesJanet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer who teaches professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz.   Those of us teaching in liberal arts colleges often teach students who have no inherent interest in our subject area but must take our class as a GE requirement. How do […]

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Which Certification-Test Preparation Strategies Actually Work?

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: The Cengage Computing Team   If you were to ask a roomful of professionals about the best certification-test preparation strategy, you’d likely receive a wide range of answers. “Take a class” is what some would say, while others would counter with, “No, just do your own self-study.” Still, others might say, “Be sure to […]

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Cengage & RedShelf Expand Partnership to Increase Affordable, Seamless Access to Digital Course Materials

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAs COVID-19 necessitates remote learning for millions of students, it also drives the need for more digital learning materials—including digital course platforms, online homework, ebooks, online study guides, test prep and more. Digital course materials play an important role in enabling online and hybrid learning. They provide engaging learning experiences for students through multimedia and […]

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Strategies for Connecting with Your Psychology Students Online

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Reading Time: 4 minutesBy: Professor Julie Prosser, Psychology Department, Colorado State University   Teaching Psychology on campus—with large lecture halls full of students eager to learn and connect with their peers—was invigorating before 2020. I was excited about teaching each class and proud of the relationships I was forming. I was so engaged and present with my students. […]

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How to Use TikTok as a Model of Integrated Learning

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Reading Time: 3 minutesAuthor: Kristin Olofsson, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University   How do we capitalize on the fast-moving nature of information in modern society? Our information no longer comes in daily consumables, on a 24-hour cycle. We get news the instant it happens, and the internet is relentless in its memory. Instead of lamenting the deterioration of […]

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