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You want me to use my phone in class?
Diane Hollister, Faculty Advisor, Pearson | July 15, 2019Higher EducationStudents and smartphones. Educators have legitimate concerns about their use in the classroom, and how the technology is quite...
Does group work in college prepare you for the real world?
Jennifer Brown | July 11, 2019Higher EducationAs college students we hear about the importance of group work. In fact, group work is emphasized considerably throughout...
Living History: Understanding the present by studying the past
Patricia Skinner | July 2, 2019Higher EducationWhy do I think history is the best major ever? I know that history is not really the favorite...
I can’t remember! Or can I?…Let’s learn about retrieval practice
Diane Hollister, Faculty Advisor, Pearson | June 20, 2019Higher EducationMaybe you are chuckling to yourself about a moment recently where that happened to you. You sat at your...
Opportunities to bridge the college & career readiness gap
Donna Butler, Faculty Advisor for College and Career Readiness, Pearson | June 12, 2019Higher Education, PreK-12 EducationIn education today, many states are testing high school (HS) students in their junior year to determine if they...
My pathway to corequisite courses
Stephanie Walker, MyLabs Math & Stats Faculty Advisor, Pearson | June 6, 2019Higher EducationI absolutely love trying new things! From travel experiences to foods (as long as they are not stinky), I’m...
Dual-ly noted: What’s the fuss?
Julie Cavanaugh, Customer Success Specialist & Educational Consultant, Pearson | May 6, 2019Higher EducationSeven years ago I had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to envision an ideal high school, and to turn that vision...
Teacher appreciation: This professor is my motivating force
Victoria Bankowski | May 6, 2019Higher Education, Pearson StudentsBeing invited to my former community college’s retirement reception as a guest of one of my professors was such...
Five emerging fields of study
Brian DeKemper, Director of Business Development, Pearson Online Learning Services and Darcy Wilson, Associate Research Director, Pearson | April 15, 2019Higher Education, ProfessionalThe question we get asked most often is “what’s next?” As new technology, business practices, laws, and changes in...
The magic button of “Help me solve this”
Vivianna Loza, Pearson Campus Ambassador | March 25, 2019Higher Education, Pearson StudentsEveryone always has that one class that no matter what you do, you can’t seem to get the hang...
What can Phil Hansen do with an ink pad and a shoe?
Pearson | March 7, 2019Higher EducationYou can find out at Now/Next in learning – our new ed tech event happening April 22-24 in Scottsdale,...
Transmedia Storytelling with Rick Ramsey at Now/Next in learning
Rick Ramsey, Education Director for Visual Arts, Full Sail University | March 6, 2019Higher EducationInterested in learning how storytelling can enhance connections inside and outside of your course? We have the professional development...
Jump at the chance to study abroad
Sarah Ambuehl | March 5, 2019Higher Education, Pearson StudentsAlthough the majority of people will tell you that studying abroad was the best experience of their lives, it...
More Than My Disability
Ashley Dittman | February 20, 2019Higher Education, Pearson StudentsWhen I was 15 years old, I began having frequent and horrible headaches. By the time I was 16...
5 reasons to attend Now/Next in learning
Caroline Leary, Manager, Pearson | February 19, 2019Higher EducationThere are a lot of higher education professional development opportunities in the spring. I’d like to bring your attention...
Getting to know today’s learners through segmentation
Rob Bishop, Vice President, University Partnerships, Pearson Online Learning Services | February 11, 2019Higher EducationThis is the second blog in a two-part series about segmentation in higher education. Read part one: One size doesn’t...
Alternative spring break: Leadership through service
Hannah Cote | February 11, 2019Higher Education, Pearson StudentsNot every college student goes on a wild spring break adventure like you see in movies and TV –...
Robots: The new citizens to our world
Abderahim Salhi | February 8, 2019Higher Education, Pearson StudentsRobots, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Personal Assistants are no longer part of the future. Each is a part of...