Reading Time: 4 minutesJanet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer who teaches professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I’d graded the student’s work in other assignments, and I was 100 percent sure that what I was now reading was not his. I did a […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAuthor: Corinne Hoisington, Professor of Information Systems Technology, Central Virginia Community College Sounds like most of us will be at times connecting remotely with our students and higher ed colleagues this fall. But, one of the big challenges is how to make these remote moments feel more like in-person classes, right? I have a great […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesEssie Childers is a professor of Student Success at Blinn College in Bryan, Texas COVID-19 is prompting colleges and universities to prepare for the fall semester using a number of modalities of instruction—a vast majority of which will occur online or in a HyFlex model. As in the classroom, online students are diverse; representing […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesTaking class attendance, especially in large or online course, is time-consuming and can be impossible if you don’t have the right tools to help. By using WebAssign for attendance, you can reduce or eliminate the time it requires to track who’s present in class—and empower students to take accountability. This semester, save yourself time and […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesCollaboration is a valuable tool when navigating uncertainty, but it becomes much more challenging in online environments. WebAssign makes it easier and more efficient to work together from anywhere, with the ability to share courses, resources and valuable class data to maintain cohesion across your course or multiple sections. Whether you’re a course administrator, professor […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAuthor: Alana Joli Abbott Exam Question Types Which test question type do you use: true or false? Multiple choice? Long-form essay? What is the best strategy for creating exam questions? When you’re designing an exam, consider what you want to be able to gauge in your college students’ knowledge in order to choose the best […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAuthor: Parnella Baul, Associate Professor of Accounting, Monroe County Community College American capitalism’s foundation is slavery. Many Americans are unaware of the role Wall Street played in the slave trade, and that enslaved people built the wall for which Wall Street was named. Ironically, enslaved people built the wall to protect Dutch settlers from […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesEssie Childers is a Professor of Student Success at Blinn College in Bryan, Texas Growing up in East Texas, my memories of community centered around the hair salon. When my mother took us to the salon, it was a most enjoyable time. While the ladies would do our hair, I’d always hear conversation and […]
