Reading Time: 3 minutesThis post is a modified version of an article that originally appeared on the Cengage EMEA “Unstoppable Minds Blog.” Cengage EMEA Student Ambassador Bryony Hoyle from Trinity College Dublin shares some practical tips that your students can use to balance study and life while in college. The transition from high school life to university […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday’s students are navigating some steep challenges — tough competition in the job market, the growing presence of GenAI and daily social pressures that come with this. Dr. Elizabeth Hanson Smith, Cengage Faculty Partner and Instructor at Austin Community College, has seen the issues up close. She knew that her business communication students needed technology […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe goals of understanding stylized facts and accurately predicting the effects of policy have been around for as long as macroeconomics has existed. It’s the tools that have changed. Large and accessible datasets allow, and may require, macroeconomists to evaluate their theories against the data. Advances in macroeconomic theory, meanwhile, show how critical it is […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesOnline courses have become a staple in higher education, with more than half of college students enrolling in at least one online class in 2022. With this shift to remote learning, there comes a pressing need for secure online testing options to uphold academic integrity. With feedback and support from our instructors, we’ve made improvements […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesNovember is Native American Heritage Month — an opportunity for educators to deepen students’ understanding of the rich cultures, histories and contributions of Native American communities. It’s a time to encourage students to critically examine the narratives that have shaped perceptions of Native peoples throughout history. Native American Heritage Month traces back to 1916 when […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe following is part two of a two-part series, “Digital Nexus in Higher Education.” AI and higher ed: an intersection Educators’ concerns about maintaining classroom academic integrity in the face of technological advancements are very real. They must grapple with the challenge of detecting and preventing cheating, while still embracing the potential benefits that technology […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesAre you looking for ways to improve your chemistry students’ online learning experience? We think it’s a great time to let you know that six new and revised chemistry titles are coming to WebAssign, our online learning platform used by over a million students each year in STEM courses. WebAssign provides students with comprehensive online […]
Reading Time: 7 minutesOn the surface it appears that the proliferation of AI in higher education presents itself as a unique challenge for the academy. However, if we look at past innovations in technology, we may find that the old saying, “The more things change, the more they stay the same” provides helpful insights. We may not remember […]
