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We’re proud to announce that Cengage has received seven recognitions from the 2018 Hermes Creative Awards, an international competition for creative professionals in the media, marketing and communication industry. Each year, thousands of entries from all types of companies are reviewed and recognized for excellence in creativity, design and technology. Cengage was honored for creative excellence in print and electronic media for National Geographic Learning and MindTap programs.

How We Placed

The Cengage 2018 Hermes Award wins include:

Platinum Awards:

Winner, Interactive Media: Website – MindTap Simulation Station: Health Care Academy
Winner, Print Media: Brochure – U.S. History American Stories,

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Cengage is proud to be a three-time honoree in the 2018 EdTech Digest Awards! MindTap Pronounce, part of the MindTap Mobile App, was named WINNER in the Higher Education Mobile App category. Additionally, MindTap Business Statistics with Excel Online was recognized as a finalist in two categories: Professional Skills Solution and Student Study Tools.

MindTap Earns Praise

MindTap Business Statistics with Excel Online was even praised by EdTech Digest Award organizer and Editor-in-Chief, Victor Rivero for being “a collaborative technology effort (Cengage and Microsoft) for the benefit of teachers and students in Business Statistics that makes Read More…

by Dr. Jenny Billings, Cengage Faculty Partner and Chair of ACA, DRE, and ENG and English Instructor at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Having taught Developmental Reading and English students, I’m deeply aware of the effects self-doubt can have on first-year writing students. Many of them come in feeling behind, lacking the confidence they require to be successful. Some students need their academic foundations built, or rebuilt, while others only need refreshers to get them on their way. I’ve found that Questia can help in either circumstance. It can serve as #JustOneThing to alleviate students’ worries and fears, especially Read More…

As a Professor of English at Blinn College, it is crucial to bolster and maintain my students’ performance. If there were #JustOneThing I could recommend to my peers, it would be the MindTap Progress App.

What Does the Progress App Do?

The Progress App enables me to reach out individually at the beginning of the semester and at midterms to students who may not understand what I expect of them in my online class. Using the Analytics Tab, I can see which students are not fully engaged in the class, how much time they are spending on course work, Read More…

Robin Landa holds the title of Distinguished Professor in the Michael Graves College at Kean University. She’s written 23 books and received numerous awards and honors from the National Society of Arts and Letters, the National League of Pen Women, Creativity, the ADCNJ and more. In addition to winning a Human Rights Educator Award, she was lauded by the Carnegie Foundation as among the “Great Teachers of Our Time.” She is a presenter and keynote speaker at international design conferences and presents at universities, judges design competitions, and is a co-chairperson of Design Incubation, an advocacy organization dedicated Read More…

In the first of our Innovation Speaks series, Richard N. Aufmann, author and educator at Palomar College, sat down with us to discuss how the concept of Productive Struggle applies to Quantitative Reasoning in mathematics. How would you explain Productive Struggle? Productive Struggle is a commitment to a goal—to solve a problem (homelessness, for instance), or to learn a skill (play golf, play the piano or learn to code). There must be an acceptance that the goal will take time to reach and that small successes are motivating enough to continue. To commit to Productive Struggle, the end result must Read More…

If you want to provide your students with #JustOneThing that will help them learn the content of your course, consider utilizing the Aplia assignment feature Try Another Version in MindTap for English. Try Another Version in Aplia Through Aplia assignments, my students have the ability to learn from their mistakes with Try Another Version. With assignments that utilize the Try Another Version option, students in my co-requisite English courses learn how to learn instead of just rushing through their homework assignments. When using the Try Another Version option, my students must make at least an overall grade of an Read More…

Carly Stacey, a Texas Christian University freshman and future attorney, is learning what it’s like to be on her own for the first time. Adjusting to life as an independent person has been difficult, but MindTap has helped alleviate some of that pressure.

Challenge

Carly has found she’s often required to use technology that isn’t helpful in comprehending classroom material.

Solution

MindTap for Criminal Justice

Result

MindTap prompts deeper concept comprehension and resulted in improved academic performance for Carly.

Read more of the Q&A with Carly on how MindTap has helped her become more independent.

 

Bailey Sullivan, a freshman student athlete at Texas Christian University and physical therapy major, struggles to manage time as she balances completing assignments, going to track practice and getting enough sleep. We sat down together and discussed how MindTap for Criminal Justice improved that. Challenge As a freshman student athlete, Bailey struggles to manage time and feels pressure to excel on and off the field. Solution MindTap for Criminal Justice Result Bailey’s engagement and comprehension improved, and she considers herself a better student now thanks to MindTap. Find out more about how MindTap helped Bailey find balance with schoolwork and extracurricular Read More…

Hannah Wallace, a freshman Criminal Justice major at Texas Christian University, is a pro at understanding the financial pressures that come with attending college. We sat down with her to learn how MindTap for Criminal Justice helped in balancing her time between work and classes.

Challenge

Hannah was weighed down by the financial pressures that come with paying for tuition and necessities.

Solution

MindTap for Criminal Justice

Result

MindTap streamlines test preparation—saving time and allowing Hannah to focus on financial responsibilities.

Read the full Q&A on how MindTap for Criminal Justice relieved Hannah’s financial responsibilities.