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3 Strategies to Help Higher Ed Students Prep for Fall Courses

From building your courses to crafting your lesson plans to finalizing every last detail on your syllabus, you’ve been putting in the extra hours to ensure a smooth start to the fall...

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An Adjunct Instructor’s Toolkit

They say that 12.5 percent of adults consider becoming an adjunct instructor. Okay, I made that up. However, it is a dream of many with postgraduate education. Being an adjunct keeps me sharp...

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Case Studies: Bringing Learning to Life and Making Knowledge Stick

Learning by doing is a highly effective and proven strategy for knowledge retention. But sometimes, learning about others who have “done”—using case studies, for example—can be an excellent addition to or replacement...

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Mental Health Awareness Month: Providing Support in Higher Ed

College ― it should be an exciting time and the ideal space for learning and personal growth, yet many of today’s students are struggling more than ever. Between recovering from an isolating...

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3 Higher Ed Trends Helping to Engage Students

Emails, texts, social media, oh my ― distractions, distractions. According to a study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 65% of students said they get distracted by digital devices,...

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Women’s History Month 2024: “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion”

March is Women’s History Month — an excellent opportunity for educators to broaden students’ awareness of the many contributions women have made throughout time. It’s a chance to teach students to think...

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2023 Faces of Faculty: The Instructor Experience [White Paper]

Colleen Zajac is a Senior Copywriter at Cengage with a zest for learning. She loves rock climbing, mountain biking and coffee—not necessarily in that order In 2022, we launched our first...

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