Higher Education Events

Instructors are always looking for affordable resources for students, but how do Open Educational Resources (OER’s) measure in terms of student success? Can OER’s provide the proper practice opportunities or personalized learning paths to develop floor-ready health professionals?

Join us to hear instructor Roena Clarke’s experience with her medical terminology students and why she chooses to teach with Pearson's MyLab, a proven resource to help students become fluent in medical language.

Join us to hear the authors of Clinical Nursing Skills: Practice for Mastery reveal exciting ways to use technology in your nursing skills courses. Laura Gonzalez and Michelle Aebersold will discuss how to promote competency with digital courseware and weigh in on the benefits of technology in nursing skills education. In this interview-style session one of Pearson’s commercial product managers, John Goucher will unpack with the authors in detail how MyLab Nursing promotes mastery over memorization. Whether you teach in a concept-based or traditional curriculum, Clinical Nursing Skills can help you train nursing professionals with the skills required across the healthcare continuum. 

Join Professor Anakira Gabriella as she explains how to seamlessly combine your course with your Pearson online learning platform.

Learn how the tools and analytics in MyLab can inform your teaching practice and help you craft assignments that target the needs of individual students.

Join authors Jennifer Cainas and Kelly Pope as they discuss the digital resources that have helped them transform their classrooms. As the landscape of education continues to evolve, it is crucial for educators to stay at the forefront of innovation and adapt their teaching strategies to meet the needs of today's tech-savvy learners. This webinar aims to equip instructors, professors, and educators with the tools and knowledge to leverage the full potential of technology in their managerial accounting classrooms.

Join author Carol Traver as she discusses ChatGPT, as well as other major trends that are likely to impact the future of e-commerce over the next five years.

Students have many different needs, and they require your help to be successful. So, what can you do to help them? Join the experts from our Pearson higher ed accessibility team to learn about digital accessibility and gather action items for making your class more accessible. The team will also discuss ways to support students with disabilities and provide best practices for using screen readers and other assistive technologies.

In this session, Pearson author, Dr. Joan Salge Blake, discusses ways to incorporate podcasts into your nutrition course to provide students with accurate and timely information on relevant topics, such as ultra-processed foods, vitamin supplements, prediabetes, and food allergies.

Let’s bridge the gap between grading and communicating. In this webinar, we’ll discuss best practices for quickly designing effective assignments in Mylab, either from scratch or using our Pre-Built Assignments. After creating these assignments. Then, using our Freehand Grader, we’ll show you how you can combine the traditional paper-pencil style assignments with our technology to monitor student work. Using these tools will allow you to provide quick, constructive and consistent feedback throughout the school year to keep your students on track.

Join Jeff Hanson of Texas Tech to see how Mastering Engineering, the all-in-one homework, tutorial, and assessment program, benefits instuctors and students.

AI is the hot topic everywhere, especially in higher education. It is one of the most powerful agents of change right now, as it impacts faculty, authors, administrators, and students.

Please join us for an in-depth discussion where we hear from multiple perspectives – author, faculty, and student. This panel of voices will share their point of view on the influence that AI is having on their lives, while providing best practices and considerations for you to consider.

Student success can be greatly influenced by their preparedness and incoming knowledge. General Chemistry researchers have identified the potential for narrowing performance gaps across different demographic groups in introductory STEM courses by tailoring course designs and teaching methods to better align with the students' preparedness.