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The Power of SAM Paths

As a computing professor with over 20 years of experience, I’m always searching for ways to continuously engage and motivate my students in the ever-changing educational landscape. In recent years, I’ve found...

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8 Ways to Prevent Students From Cheating With AI

Academic integrity has been a fundamental aspect of higher education for years, but with the rise of AI tools comes new barriers for instructors to maintain it. The temptation for students to...

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Improving Support for Mac Users in Office 365

Post was updated 5/22/2025 Over the years we have seen more and more Mac users in our classes. As long as they followed along in our computer labs or on their own...

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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 the...

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File Management Skills for SAM Success

Sandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College in Florida. File management is an important skill for everyone to learn. To succeed in an electronic...

Managing Student Expectations Around SAM

Managing Student Expectations Around SAM and the Grading Engine

By Ralph Hooper, Austin Community College Many instructors adopt MindTap Collections or SAM because they believe it will make their lives easier. It provides handy features like automatic grading and sending...

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Five Tips for Student Tech Support in Your Intro to Computing Course

By: Sandy Keeter, Professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College Are you a traffic cop, directing and managing the flow of your students and class or do you...