Reading Time: 3 minutesDuring the times when on campus classes are disrupted for institutions, it’s important to know how to encourage student communication online. With regular communication and touch points, you’ll be able to facilitate collaboration and discussion within your online classroom. Don’t panic, we’ve got you covered with these 4 tips to boost student communication online: […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesDid you know… WebAssign is a fully customizable platform? WebAssign empowers instructors to tailor their courses to specific teaching or learning styles. Keep reading to discover and learn how to use new WebAssign tools and features you may not have known existed. Did you know… you can receive students’ Ask My Teacher notifications through your […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the impact of COVID-19 closing most campuses around the country, educators, students and institutions have made the transition to online-only courses. If you’re one of the many instructors who’s made this move—kudos. Now comes the task of keeping students engaged, motivated and on the path to success—even while learning in virtual “classrooms.” We’ve gathered […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesAuthor: Mark Ciampa Suppose you lived hundreds of years ago and were the king of small nation (work with me here). An enemy has become angry with you and threatens to attack you and invade your castle. Your workers spend many months digging a moat around your castle and fortifying the castle walls by […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnward to a new decade and a plethora of new opportunities in the realm of computing. So is our field expanding or contracting? Well don’t worry on bit! There is a huge expansion for our field in this decade. According to Glassdoor’s 2020 Jobs Forecast for North America, the top 50 jobs are dominated by tech […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes[Reading time – 2 minutes 40 seconds] “Biometrics” has become the buzzword today for authentication. No matter where you turn, instead of entering a password you’re asked to swipe your finger or look into a camera in order to prove that it’s really you. But the risks associated with our biometric data are still very […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat in the world do lottery tickets and passwords have in common? Perhaps more than you may think. Last week (Oct 23 2018) someone in South Carolina purchased the winning lottery ticket worth just under $1.6 billion (or if they decide to take all the money today it’s worth about half that amount). Lotteries have […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Kristina Zvinakis, Contributor to the South-Western Federal Taxation series Traditionally, municipal bonds are an appealing investment for high–income taxpayers because, as much of the discussion about them notes, the interest paid by such bonds is “almost always” exempt from Federal income tax. The “almost always” reference relates to private activity municipal bonds. Such bonds are issued to attract private investment for projects that have some type of public […]
