Pearson Tools
Power Up! A Practical Student's Guide to Online Learning
For an orientation to online learning course or as a supplemental resource for students taking an online course.
The book's approach seeks to be a practical, straightforward guide which focuses on the reality of taking classes online. Students are offered key information and suggestions for succeeding as online learners. The material covers standard topics that are of value to students — such as motivation, time management, and self-knowledge — with an online spin, as well as discussing the various topics which are particularly relevant to online learners: The online classroom and community, the basics of working in the online classroom, communicating online, strategies for successful online learning, computer concerns, and creating the ideal personalized study environment for the online student. The book is grounded in theories around learning styles, personality profiles and others. Further, current research on relevant topics, and their applications to online learning, is discussed when appropriate to the subject matter. This book provides a resource to help students acclimate to the online classroom faster. Students will find it a helpful guidebook. Professors will be glad for the fact that students who use it don’t need the hand-holding that might be otherwise necessary.
Pearson's CourseConnect delivers core general education, business and criminal justice courses online.
The SystemOur courses are based on an instructional design process developed specifically for CourseConnect. The course development team includes top-notch Instructional Designers who have taught these course subjects in an online environment. Our quality assurance process ensures the courses are instructionally sound, consistent, accurate and engaging.
The TextsOur courses use best-of-breed Pearson textbooks and incorporate multimedia components from Pearson’s library of content. Beyond the material integrated into the classes themselves, the courses offer links to additional electronic resources that enhance students’ overall learning experiences.
The TeachingWe provide you with the ability to support your instructors. The Pearson CourseConnect solution comes with an Instructor Resource Guide that includes information on teaching online, tips for teaching overarching programs, and guidance for teaching each particular course.
The Pearson Instructor Education training series provides the tools you need to help your instructors fine-tune their teaching efforts, enabling them to make the greatest possible impact in the classroom. The self-paced materials can be customized and branded to your institution. Training can be delivered via CD-ROM, online, or as part of a blended learning solution.
Pearson Instructor Education is appropriate for all levels of instruction:
- New faculty members who need a crash course
- Mid-level instructors in need of a slight brush-up
- Seasoned instructors who wish to gain Continuing Education Units
With MyMathLab, your students can:
- Work through unlimited tutorial exercises correlated to the exercises in their textbook.
- Receive a personalized study plan to diagnose areas they need to practice.
- Access a multimedia textbook with links to learning aids, such as animations and videos.
- Use online tools, such as a discussion board or virtual classroom, to communicate with you and other students to understand the material.
MyWritingLab: Where better practice makes better writers.
MyWritingLab, a complete online learning program, provides better practice exercises to developing writers. And with better practice, your students will become better writers! What makes the practice in MyWritingLab better?
- Diagnostic Testing: MyWritingLab's diagnostic test comprehensively assesses student skills in grammar. Students are given an individualized learning path based on the diagnostic's results, identifying the modules in areas where they most need help.
- Progressive Learning: The heart of MyWritingLab is the progressive learning that takes place when students complete the Recall, Apply and Write exercises within each module. Students move from literal comprehension (Recall) to critical comprehension (Apply) to demonstrating concepts to their own writing (Write). This progression of critical thinking, not available in any other online resource, enables students to truly master the skills and concepts they need to be successful writers.
- Progress Tracker: All student work in MyWritingLab is captured in the Progress Tracker. Students can monitor their own progress and instructors can track the progress of their entire class in this flexible and easy-to-use tool.
MyCompLab, where writing and research help is just a click away!
Providing more opportunities for practice, assessment and instruction than any other composition Web site, MyCompLab is a dynamic online resource for your Composition course. It offers market-leading tools for improving grammar, writing and research skills with comprehensive results tracking so students and instructors can measure progress. Easy to use and easy to integrate into the classroom, MyCompLab engages students as it builds confidence and helps them become better writers and researchers.
