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Harnessing Generative AI in Online Education: Opportunities and Challenges

Posted on April 2, 2025 (September 26, 2025) by Matt Larcin

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe rapid advancements in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) are reshaping education, offering innovative tools for content creation, adaptive learning, and instructional strategies. GenAI models, such as ChatGPT, assist educators by generating structured lesson plans, assessments, and multimedia content, reducing workload and enhancing efficiency. These tools also support adaptive learning by personalizing content to match students’ […]

A Deep Dive into MindTap for Anatomy and Physiology: Now With Visible Body

Posted on March 31, 2025 (September 26, 2025) by Olivia Pan

Bannered image that reads, Cengage MindTap plus Visible Body, overlayed with 3D skeletons.

Reading Time: 3 minutesStudents taking Anatomy and Physiology have many challenging and complex topics to navigate through. Some of the common areas where they may struggle include concept visualization, term memorization and learning how to apply their critical thinking skills within a real-world clinical setting. Let’s explore MindTap for Elizabeth Co’s “A&P” and examine its suite of interactive […]

The Student Assistant: Through the Student Lens

Posted on March 28, 2025 (March 28, 2025) by Olivia Pan

A student uses the Student Assistant on their laptop.

Reading Time: 4 minutesYou first met our game-changing GenAI-powered Student Assistant in August 2024, and we’ve been keeping you up to date on all of the exciting developments ever since. We’ve told you how it helps personalize your students’ learning experience on a whole new level with content that’s specific to your course textbook — but now we […]

Transform Learning With Accurate Networking Simulations

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Greg Tomsho

Reading Time: 6 minutesToday, I want to talk about an innovative and exciting tool for teaching and learning the subject of computer networking. I’ve been teaching and learning the expansive subject of computer networking for more than 25 years at the community college level. I also write networking and operating system textbooks for Cengage. I’ve always wished there […]

Everyone Is a Musician: Rediscovering Our Connection to Sound

Posted on March 21, 2025 (September 26, 2025) by Lorenzo Candelaria

Reading Time: 4 minutesAs a music professor, my favorite courses to teach are those for non-majors, especially first-year students without formal training in music. They just have a fearless openness to wonder and discovery about them. The first day of class is a blank slate, one full of potential for new ways to think about music. Breaking the […]

Women’s History Month 2025: Moving Forward Together

Posted on March 17, 2025 (May 16, 2025) by Olivia Pan

Reading Time: 7 minutesDuring the month of March, we celebrate Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating and Inspiring Generations.” And we can’t think of a better way to celebrate than by paying tribute to the remarkable women educators who are doing just that. We’re so proud to highlight some of our women […]

How AI Is Changing the Way I Teach Business Law

Posted on March 14, 2025 (August 26, 2025) by Machiavelli (Max) Chao

Reading Time: 5 minutesAI has taken the world by storm, and the education field is no exception. After over two decades teaching at The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine, I have seen lots of changes related to curriculum, teaching resources and students. However, I’ve seen nothing quite like the wave of AI […]

Three Ways Faculty Are Using AI to Lighten Their Professional Load

Posted on March 12, 2025 (April 30, 2025) by Colleen Zajac

Woman Instructor points to AI presentation on large screen

Reading Time: 4 minutesOur most recent research into the working lives of faculty gave us some interesting takeaways about higher education’s relationship with AI. While every faculty member’s thoughts about AI differ and no two experiences are the same, the general trend we’ve seen is that faculty have moved from fear to acceptance. A good deal of faculty […]