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Using Digital Courseware to Create Thriving Communities
Every educator has faced the challenge of engaging students and building community. Today’s environment, where learning may be online, face-to-face, or a hybrid between the two, makes it even harder. But it doesn’t have to [...]
New Learning Hacks Help Students Improve Learning and Studying Skills
What are Learning Hacks? Learning hacks are short summaries of rigorous learning science research that are approachable for first-year college students and provide simple actions students can take to improve how they learn. In a [...]
News: Lumen Learning Announces New Solution to Improve Teaching Effectiveness and Bolster Student Success in Higher Education
Lumen Circles professional development platform and services focus on timely capabilities such as online teaching; active learning; open pedagogy; evidence-based teaching; and diversity, equity, and inclusion PORTLAND, Ore. (June 16, 2020) – Education innovator Lumen [...]
News: Lumen Learning Acquires Faculty Guild’s Higher Education Assets
Lumen to launch Lumen Circles, a facilitated, peer-based professional development platform and services solution for higher education PORTLAND, Ore. (June 16, 2020) – Lumen Learning announced it has acquired the intellectual property and higher education [...]
Teaching Lumen Introductory Spanish Online: Tips & Suggestions
By John Urang, Course Product Manager, HumanitiesLumen's Introductory Spanish I and Spanish II courseware was designed with flexibility in mind; it can be adapted for use online and in person, for large classes and small [...]
Spring 2020: Course Roadmap Update
By Julie Curtis, VP Strategy & Communication Despite huge disruption and uncertainty in the world generally and in higher education specifically, Lumen Learning is continuing to move forward with new course development, updates, and improvements [...]
News: New Course Sequence Available – Introductory Spanish I & II
Lumen Learning is pleased to announce the availability of Waymaker Introductory Spanish I and Introductory Spanish II. Lumen’s affordable Waymaker course materials replace expensive textbooks by blending innovative learning design with outstanding open educational resources [...]
News: Course Update to Waymaker Writing Skills Lab
By Brigeth Rivera As part of our commitment to continuously improve OER course materials to strengthen learning, we're pleased to announce an update to Waymaker Writing Skills Lab, a learning tool for writing and research [...]
News: First-year Writing Classes Use Waymaker Digital Courseware to Address College Readiness Gaps
Interactive content and personalized learning tools help students improve conceptual understanding and equip them for college-level writing Portland, Ore. (February 12, 2020) – Around the U.S., first-year writing teachers at colleges and universities are turning [...]