In his Principles of Marketing course, Professor John Striebich wanted his students to read course critical materials prior to each lecture to better prepare them for classroom discussion. Connect® Marketing not only met this need, but also freed up Professor Striebich’s valuable time so he could research current events and increase student engagement by creating a more active classroom. As a result, student test averages increased by as much as five percent over the previous semester course.

Since implementing Connect Marketing, Professor Striebich’s students have come to class better prepared and are reading the text more carefully. Professor Striebich believes that students enjoy his course more than they did in the past because of the interactive nature of the assignments.

He says, “I’ve recommended the program to my entire department and have discussed the technology, student engagement, self-grading, and ability to spend more time in class on other topics.”

Learn more about Professor Striebich’s experience with McGraw-Hill Connect through this CASE STUDY.

Professor Kathleen Kirasic needed an effective online learning solution to help her deliver an engaging learning experience outside of the classroom for her blended course. She implemented Connect® Lifespan and found that the LearnSmart adaptive learning modules provided students with an interactive, effective method of acquiring the core course knowledge needed to be successful. As a result, students came to the monthly lectures well prepared on the course material, and Professor Kirasic was able to spend less time on basic concepts and make her lectures much more current and applied. Read this CASE STUDY to learn how implementing Connect led to improved student performance and increases in both course completion and passing rates.

Professor Kirasic says, “Clearly, more students received a passing grade with Connect. I am confident that the grades accurately reflect their increased ability to apply learned material.”

Professor Candace Mesa wanted to reinforce the developmental writing concepts she was teaching in her Beginning Writing course, and to give students experience with working in an online environment, which is required in the follow-up Developmental Writing course. Connect® Writing gave students the opportunity to practice key course concepts, increasing pass rates by 5% and engaging students, who often completed unassigned sections to clarify challenging content that was covered in class. Read this CASE STUDY to learn more about Professor Mesa’s experience with Connect.

Professor Mesa witnessed a 5% improvement in the pass rate once she implemented Connect Writing in her class. “Connect provides reinforcement of basic skills covered by lecture and text. It is a valuable asset to our curriculum,” she says. Not only has Connect Writing helped to improve student performance, but Professor Mesa’s students tell her that they enjoy using it.

McGraw-Hill Tegrity Campus, the lecture capture technology available within Connect, is making a significant impact at campuses across the country!

Since implementing Tegrity, Vermont College reports substantial benefits: “Students have embraced it. Grades have gone up. Students are not skipping classes as many people feared. And as Tegrity becomes more widespread, students are demanding it.”

Laramie County Community College has saved about $40,000 on each course that uses Tegrity to proctor exams!

Not only that, but Tegrity continues to offer new functionality to enhance the learning experience for students, including a new interactive note taking feature called “Tegrity Notes,” automated closed captioning, extended search capabilities and the introduction of an Android app for accessing recorded lectures on-the-go.

Learn more about Tegrity, a feature of McGraw-Hill Connect.

Professor Cheri Kittrell was looking for a digital solution that would help reinforce course concepts without adding to her grading workload. She began using Connect® Psychology in Fall 2009, anticipating that it would provide interactive content designed for diverse learning styles, yet still be user-friendly enough not to intimidate students who had little experience with technology. She is seeing exactly the results she expected, as well as meeting her initial goals of reinforcing concepts for students. Read this CASE STUDY to learn more about how Connect has increased student grades, and improved Professor Kittrell’s ability to spend more valuable time with students.

Professor Kittrell reports that she has seen steady, measurable improvement in student grades from semester to semester using Connect Psychology. “Students love Connect. They always say that it is easy to use, that they love the content, and that it is improving their test grades.”