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Discover the latest in education technology, curriculum ideas, and student insights.

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Your Classroom is a Brand—What’s Yours?
Just like great brands, memorable educators craft an experience that’s engaging, intentional, and consistently impactful. This article explores how to define, shape, and evolve your teaching style to make students want to show up.
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Next-Level Teaching: What’s Working in Community Colleges Today
A piece on creative approaches to engage students and enhance learning
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Reimagining Assessments for the AI Era: An Instructor Roundtable
If students can use AI to answer a test question, does that question assess their learning? This session dives into how instructors are adapting their assessments to focus on problem solving, applied knowledge, and deeper understanding.
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Personalized Learning at Its Best: How SmartBook® Helps Students Study Smarter
Want to streamline your student support hours and equip them to be proactive about their learning? Incorporate SmartBook assignments into your lesson plans. This has been a game changer for my courses since it was first introduced in McGraw Hill Connect®.
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Reimagining Education: A Future of Innovation and Collaboration
Education is often referred to as the great equalizer, yet disparities in access, resources, and opportunities continue to hinder student success. As we look to the future, the challenge is not just to improve education but to reimagine it—ensuring that every learner, regardless of background, has access to meaningful, high-quality learning experiences.
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Streamlining Student Prep Time: Using McGraw Hill Connect® Tools Effectively
Connect with SmartBook® is the key to my students’ success. It ensures they are prepared with the right information before the lecture. I set up my SmartBook assignments and pre-lecture quizzes with the specific learning objectives they need to have mastered before coming to the lecture.
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Success Story: Enhancing Marketing Education with Connect
Instructor Carly Asher-August at Missouri State University faced several challenges in her Principles of Marketing course. With students coming in with varying levels of marketing knowledge, skill sets, and interest, she needed a comprehensive solution that could meet diverse learning needs and simplify resource access.
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Success Story Florida International University
xThe course change was worthwhile thanks to the responsiveness of McGraw Hill’s team and the author, which allowed us to enhance student learning. Tools like Connect, SmartBook®, Proctorio, and the Labs have made it easier to flip classes, ensure academic integrity, and instill a SOAR analytics mindset in students.
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The Power of Connect: The 2025 Connect Effectiveness Study
See how the complete course platform leads to better outcomes, transforms student engagement, and ultimately helps you be more successful.
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Case Study: The Impact of ALEKS PPL on Student Success at Iowa Central Community College
In the summer of 2014, Iowa Central Community College joined a statewide pilot project with the ALEKS Team to implement ALEKS PPL for math placement.