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Give Your Students a Tour of the Windows 11 Update

Author: Corinne Hoisington, Professor of Information Systems Technology, Central Virginia Community College When Windows 11 launched on October 5, your students’ PCs automatically updated to the new operating system. To assist...

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Using Cloud Computing in IT Education

Jill West is an author and instructor at Georgia Northwestern Technical College Cloud computing is not only revolutionizing IT, but also IT education. You might have heard the statement, “Cloud is...

Course Organization is Key to a Successful Online Course for This Biology Instructor and Her Students

Course Organization Is Key to a Successful Online Course for this Biology Instructor and Her Students

Hear from Instructor Sonja Stampfler of Kellogg Community College on how the new, improved MindTap for Biology helped her successfully navigate student challenges through the Covid-19 pandemic. What is the biggest...

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Diversity, Persistence and Retention in an Introductory Computing Course

By: Kelly Hinson, Information Technology instructor at Gaston College in Dallas, North Carolina Retention, persistence and diversity. What do these words mean in education? What do they mean for students and...

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Hosting a SAM and MindTap Tutorial for Students

Elyse Adler is an Assistant Professor of Information Technology When using MindTap or SAM, one of the things that faculty must do is host a SAM and MindTap tutorial to ensure...

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MindTap Helped This Professor Care for Her Mother and Students [SUCCESS STORY]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen adjunct professor Lori Aden found out that her mother had Alzheimer’s disease, she took on extra responsibilities to help pay for her care. But, this made it hard for her...

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My Favorite MindTap Feature: The Progress App

My favorite MindTap feature is the Progress App. Within the Progress app, you will find a gradebook with powerful data about engagement and class progress. Students can also view their learning profile....

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Professor Streamlines Course with MindTap [SUCCESS STORY]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe technology used to facilitate online learning can sometimes create a lot of extra work for instructors. When Professor Alex Mata started teaching Communication Studies classes online, she found herself spending...

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