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Why students prefer digital course materials — and the impact they make
Pearson | June 18, 2020Higher EducationNo matter their major, university, or year in school, most students can agree on one thing: buying textbooks is...
Diversity & inclusion in the online classroom
Diane Hollister, Faculty Advisor, Pearson | June 10, 2020Higher EducationYour faculty meeting starts, and one of the key items on the agenda is a focused discussion about cultural...
Gotta get gritty
Diane Hollister, Faculty Advisor, Pearson | June 5, 2020Higher EducationWhen you read the title of this blog, you might have thought of sand right away. Blue skies, fluffy...
Survey: Higher Ed Presidents’ ongoing response to the COVID-19 crisis
Pearson | June 1, 2020Higher EducationIn April, Inside Higher Ed and Hanover Research surveyed 187 presidents at colleges and universities to see how their...
How to talk about social responsibility in a pandemic
Elizabeth Moore, Director of Knowledge and Skills & Jessica Yarbro, Senior Research Scientist, Learning Research and Design, Pearson | May 13, 2020Higher EducationTo say that people are stressed during the COVID-19 pandemic would be an understatement. The accepted social norms and...
Helping students cope and thrive in uncertain times
Terri Moore, Faculty Advisor, Pearson | May 7, 2020Higher EducationStrolling with her toddler in the suburb of a large city impacted by the pandemic, a professor friend reminisced...
4 ways Maryville University has taken science labs into the virtual classroom
Dr. Kelly Lave, Assistant Professor of Physics & Dr. Stacy L. Donovan, Associate Professor of Biology and Forensic Science,Maryville University | May 7, 2020Higher EducationWhen the COVID-19 pandemic forced colleges and universities to move to remote learning environments, many universities lacked preexisting contingency...
Arming students with the tools for lifelong career success
Donna Butler, Faculty Advisor for College & Career Readiness, Pearson | May 1, 2020Higher EducationDo graduating seniors and incoming college freshmen know what career path they should choose, and do they have the...
Creating engaging distance learning experiences for students
Amy Byron, Faculty Advisor for Physical Sciences, Pearson | April 30, 2020Higher EducationAs educators, we know what student engagement looks like in the classroom. Students are focused on their work in...
Direct online tutoring help to students in need
Kirk Benningfield, PhD, Vice President, Education Operations, Smarthinking | April 30, 2020Higher EducationThe recent disruption to education extends well beyond those trying to keep up with normal coursework. Senior year has...
New ideas to grow tomorrow’s critical thinkers and problem-solvers
Pearson | April 29, 2020Higher EducationThick skin in junior english class Matthew Ventura, Ph.D., recalls a high school English teacher who taught him a...
Online tutors provide expertise when you can’t
Allyson Fetterhoff Tearnan, PhD, Executive Director, Writing and Humanities, Smarthinking | April 29, 2020Higher EducationMany students are learning virtually for the first time, which means they’ll need to find new ways to get...
The road to dual enrollment: After accreditation
Julie Cavanaugh, Customer Success Specialist & Educational Consultant, Pearson | April 28, 2020Higher Education, PreK-12 EducationIn The Road to Dual Enrollment (Part I), I discussed a few of the challenges experienced by dual enrollment...
Hundreds of college students trade textbooks for e-babies
Pearson | April 28, 2020Higher EducationThis article was originally posted on June 26,2017 E-babies by the hundreds This fall, in college classrooms across the...
Increase student confidence, engagement, and success with online tutoring
Christa Ehmann Powers, PhD, Vice President & Chief Education Officer, Smarthinking | April 28, 2020Higher EducationToday’s students are digital natives, so whether they‘re face-to-face with tutors online or in-person, they’re savvy at getting the...
Ricardo’s education story: Wherever learning flourishes, so do people
Pearson | April 27, 2020Higher Education“Without Access To Education, You’re Depriving People Of Freedom.” A NOTE FROM PEARSON CEO JOHN FALLON: President Trump is...
Staying home doesn’t mean going it alone
Karen Sanders, MS, Executive Director, STEM & Program Development, Smarthinking | April 27, 2020Higher EducationLike many others, you’re going through the experience of having your home become your office and classroom. Your students...
5 tips to stay motivated when working remotely
Dr. Dan Belenky, Director of Learning Science Research, Pearson | April 23, 2020Higher Education, PreK-12 Education, ProfessionalI’ve been working remotely for almost six years, so I have some sense of what it generally takes to...