MENU
MENU

What's New For Students

We're constantly improving our solutions to enhance your teaching experience and your students’ learning experience, both in and out of the classroom. Check out what's new in Connect!

©Andrei_R/Shutterstock

Students are busier than ever with balancing a full load of classes, participating in extracurricular activities, and caring for their families. We’ve heard students’ needs for more studying best practices and tips to empower them on their journey through college and life!

 

That’s where College Smarter Not Harder comes in. This all-encompassing student hub includes college survival and studying best practices so they can get the most out of college.

 

Whether it’s a freshman learning how to manage the transition from high school to college, or a junior or senior planning their next chapter with tips on finding a job, interviewing, and building their network—College Smarter Not Harder is meant to help students survive and flourish in college, so they can thrive beyond.

Visit College Smarter Not Harder »

"Connect tailors to my own learning experience. It feels so personal because it knows me!"

- Mateo S., Student

©goofyfoottaka/Shutterstock

Usability Enhancements to the Connect eCommerce Experience

We are always looking for ways to make using Connect even easier for you and your students. In an effort to make the registration experience smoother, we have:

  • consolidated a two step process into one page
  • improved the language and clarity of student access options
  • added live chat support

Integrating live chat support helps the digitally-driven student generation.

The language across the board is now clearer and more concise.

Students no longer have to navigate multiple pages to purchase Connect.

Additional New Features Available Now

eBook

  • Designed for reading in class, referencing, and offline reading

  • Search capabilities, enhanced note taking, and read aloud functionality

  • Easy accessibility on smartphone and tablet through new Read Anywhere App (available for c2018 titles only)

SmartBook

  • Adaptive, personalized learning

  • Assignable content

  • Designed for preparing for class, practicing, and studying

  • Reports available for instructors and students

eBook Read Anywhere App

  • Provides mobile, offline access giving students the ability to access to their c2018 eBook on their phone or tablet to study anywhere, anytime.

  • Notes and highlights made to the text will sync across platforms – so students don’t lose any work whether working in their mobile app or on their laptop.

Accessibility

Our new student interface includes significant accessibility enhancements, including:

  • Improved color contrast
  • Keyboard navigation capability (except Calendar and Gradebook pages)
  • JAWS screen reader capability
  • Keyboard navigation will also be functional in the Power of Process guided reading tool and EZTest for question types that do not include images, such as:
    • True/False
    • Multiple choice
    • Check all that apply
    • Fill in the blank
    • Questions built from our premium question banks

Please note that this is for students using the New Connect interface and may vary by discipline and content.