Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Gregory Carnes, Contributor to the South-Western Federal Taxation series For individual taxpayers, what is worse than having a revenue-generating hobby? Nothing!! This is even more true after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. If an activity is determined to be a hobby, rather than a business, there are a number of deduction limitations placed on activity. These […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesJames Lang (author of the book “Small Teaching”) visited our Cengage offices in 2017 to talk about an approach to teaching that one of his colleagues (Ken Bain, author of “What the best college teachers do”) found was used by, well, the best college teachers. You’ll see these ideas reflected all around our community – […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe taxation of higher education related savings, costs and interest expense is a fairly complex area of the law due to the numerous rules. Some of the rules don’t work in conjunction with one another. Studies from the GAO and others have sometimes found that some taxpayers do not claim tax breaks they are eligible […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesDid you know that Microsoft Word lets you easily transform your document into an interactive and easy-to-share Sway web page that looks great on any device? Let me show you how this new feature solved a problem for me. The other day I wanted to send out a Word document to all of my students […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEmployability is a hot topic in education right now, and with good reason. The ultimate goal is for our students to have the skills to get and keep a job in their chosen field. Soft skills are not often the focus in a college curriculum, but these skills are just as important as functional skills […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesIt has been painful for several years to see the retailer Sears disintegrate before our eyes. The company did not adjust well to changes in its environment, and it has paid a steep price. Whereas WalMart and Best Buy have figured out various roles for themselves, Sears has not done so yet. How the mighty […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJames Lang, author of the book Small Teaching, briefly describes how he uses a shared document with his students to that he can save time in the grading process. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAuthor: Name Joseph Charleman Joseph Charleman is the Chair of the Surgical Tech and Processing Department at Berkeley College in NJ. His department uses MindTap integrated in Blackboard program-wide including Surgical Tech, Pharmacology, and Microbiology. Joe has seen a tremendous improvement in their retention – an increase from 20 to 50% over the last few […]
