LMS-Palooza


Single sign-on. Grade sync. Sound good?


It’s time for our annual LMS-Palooza, where we showcase how you can use McGraw-Hill Campus to get Connect, LearnSmart and other incredible digital assets, right within your Learning Management System… no matter which LMS you’re using! We will be demonstrating these digital integrations April 1-5 in a variety of the most popular LMS platforms and hope you will join us. Register here for the session specific to your LMS.


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April

By April  |  March 22 2013
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McGraw-Hill Connect Improves Student Success and Increases Instructor Efficiency at Hinds Community College!

In 2010, Professor Sharon Feaster began offering Connect Anatomy & Physiology to her students as an extra study tool. In 2011, when she required students to complete homework assignments within Connect, she witnessed dramatic improvement in student grades, pass rates and retention. During the Fall 2011 semester when Connect was required, 22% more students passed the course and 29% more students completed the course than during the previous semester. Read this CASE STUDY to find out why Professor Feaster credits Connect with having made a real difference for her students.



Professor Feaster says, “I observed that A students are going to make A’s regardless of what is asked of them. The Connect and LearnSmart assignments force all of the students to study in a variety of ways [...] which evidently improves their understanding.” The data backs this up, showing that Connect made a significant difference for students who might have otherwise withdrawn from or failed the course or who may not learned the material well enough to pass the course. As a result, Professor Feaster “absolutely” recommends Connect to other faculty.

2012 CODiE Award Finalists Announced


We are proud and excited to announce that our digital solutions have been selected as finalists for the 2012 CODiE Awards!


Best Postsecondary Instructional Solution
- McGraw-Hill LearnSmart, the adaptive learning system available within Connect


Best Cross-Curricular Solution
- McGraw-Hill Connect/Blackboard Building Block
- McGraw-Hill LearnSmart


Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution
- Tegrity Campus, the lecture capture service available within Connect


Best Education Game or Simulation
- Practice Marketing, within Connect Marketing


Click here to see the full list of finalists.

April

By April  |  March 26 2012
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Connect Tips: Pairing Your Blackboard Course with Connect

Single sign-on means no more managing multiple sites and log-ins! Quickly and easily pair your Blackboard course with a section in an existing or new Connect course. In addition, here are tips on how to copy a Blackboard course that already has Connect assignments in it and pair it with the corresponding Connect section.


The McGraw-Hill/Blackboard Total Course Solution is so easy to use that it was just selected as one of the Top Ed-Tech Picks for 2012 by eCampus News Readers! Professor Carolyn Ponce at Arkansas State University offers her tips for using Connect + Blackboard here: Thank you for using McGraw-Hill Connect! If you have any other questions or would like more information on getting started, check out the Connect Success Academy.

McGraw-Hill Connect Increases Student Engagement and Grades at New Mexico Junior College!

Prior to implementing Connect® Music, Professor Carolyn Ponce had used reading assignments, interactive chapter activities, and CDs in her online course, but her students lacked a sense of total engagement with the material. She felt that by increasing student access to listening opportunities, she could better engage them in the course. Thanks to the streaming music available in Connect Music, her students now spend much more time on concept application and active listening. As a result, she has seen an increase in the number of students earning an A in the course. Read more about her success in this CASE STUDY.



Connect Music not only provided students with simplified access to the music, but also enabled Professor Ponce to monitor how her students interacted with it. She is very pleased with the results and says, “Thank you for Connect! It is a powerful tool and it does add great value to a course.”

April

By April  |  January 20 2012
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