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Learn IT, Work IT: Unlock Your Career Potential With Simulations vs. Sandbox Labs

Hands-on experience is essential across critical career fields. Without it, the risks are real — a med student could jeopardize a patient’s life. A programmer might create software filled with bugs....

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Sharing Microsoft 365 Skills With Digital Badging in MindTap Collections

Digital Badging is a digital credentialing system that has been around since the early 2000s. It was first used by Mozilla to recognize and reward users for their contributions to the...

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Teaching to the Job: 3 Ways to Empower Students as the Workforce Pivots

Workplaces are increasingly dropping degree requisites for many roles that historically were only available to college graduates. Delta, Dell, IBM, and Bank of America have all removed the college degree requirement...

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Improving Support for Mac Users in Office 365

Melinda Doty is a full-time faculty member at East Carolina University. Sandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College in Florida. Over the years...

My Favorite MindTap Feature: the SAM MindApp

Melinda Doty is a full-time faculty member at East Carolina University. My favorite MindTap feature is the SAM MindApp. SAM (Skills Assessment Manager) is a built-in program within MindTap. It allows students...

Cover of the textbook "CompTIA A+ Guide to IT Technical Support" with a man's smiling face next to it.

What’s New With CompTIA’s A+ Certification

Joy Dark Shelton is the author of COMPTIA A+ Guide to Information Technology CompTIA has once again taken the A+ certification in a great direction with the most recent update:...

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MindTap Collections: An Introduction & Tips to Get Started

You might have heard of MindTap Collections. But what are they exactly, and how can you add them to your course? MindTap Collections are a set of all-inclusive digital resources for...

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