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Creating a Foundation for a Solid Online Course: Strategy, Structure, Engagement & Evaluation
How to Make Course Material Relevant: Tips from an Instructor
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 […]
Which Certification-Test Preparation Strategies Actually Work?
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 […]
Cengage & RedShelf Expand Partnership to Increase Affordable, Seamless Access to Digital Course Materials
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 […]
Strategies for Connecting with Your Psychology Students Online
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. […]
How to Use TikTok as a Model of Integrated Learning
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 […]
How to Spark Student Interest in the Inaugural Address
Reading Time: 3 minutesAuthor: Andrew Crocker, Political Science Instructor, Ozarks Technical Community College It’s a well-known maxim in teaching any class that the best way to get people interested in the subject is to make them care about it. That’s doubly true for Political Science, a field with immediacy, life impacts and cultural explosiveness. Once you get […]
Teaching Gratitude and Thanksgiving in Your Course
Reading Time: 2 minutesJoshua Hook is a Psychology Professor at the University of North Texas. We are nearing Thanksgiving, which is my favorite holiday. I love all the traditions—the food, getting together with family, watching football and decorating for Christmas. One of the traditions my family has is we each go around the table and share what […]