Join Jim Connely as he welcomes passionate instructor and author Heidi Smith from Front Range Community College. Heidi shares her experience and some useful tips to tackle the three big areas for students to learn about metabolism, genetics (gene transfer) and immunology. Heidi talks about how vocabulary leads to better understanding of the process and focused fundamentals positively impact success. The end goal is to teach students to be lifelong learners!  ..read more

Join Jim Connely (McGraw-Hill Education) as he talks about how key branded content offered through Connect Microbiology is tagged to the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) curriculum guidelines.  We built these tags to assist you in customizing assignments and in reporting your students’ performance against these guidelines. This greatly enhances your ability to assess student learning in your courses by allowing you to align your learning activities to peer-reviewed standards from an organization.  ..read more

Join Jim Connely in this solo show discussing the NCLEX exam and exam style questions in McGraw-Hill Education’s Connect Microbiology!  NCLEX questions are key in Microbiology to prepare students for a career in nursing. Practicing for the NCLEX exam not only prepares students with the knowledge, but also the confidence for success on the exam. So, we’ve created the resources to help! NCLEX course-wide content for all Microbiology Connect courses. Questions written by a contributing Registered Nurse are modeled after the true NCLEX exam (they are not identical).    How many time ..read more

Join Jim Connely (McGraw Hill Education) and Sara Leiding (student at the University of Iowa and Summer Intern for McGraw Hill Education) as they talk about the student ambassador program and how the culture at McGraw-Hill Education is the difference. Sara talks about her experience with Connect and being a student ambassador turned summer intern!  She gives a shoutout to Michelle Watnick (and family), Rob Coe, Tracie McQuillen, Emmy Jarvis, Darrell, Angie Schindler, Jennifer Lewis, Tom Goerdt, Tara Broadway, the national sales team and many more. Listen to learn from Sara and find out ho ..read more

With recent events, it's time to think about getting your Microbiology course online! Join Valerie Kramer (valerie.kramer@mheducation.com) and Jim Connely (james.connely@mheducation.com) as they discuss moving your course online. It's all about communication, organization—and keeping it simple!           Inspiration comes from a recent article by professors Stephanie Moore (University of Virginia) and Charles B. Hodges (Georgia Southern University). You can find their article at: http://bit.ly/AdvicetoMoveOnline.  ..read more

Join Jim Connely (McGraw-Hill Education) as he talks about the exciting happenings at this year’s ASMCUE in Tysons, VA. Author Corners (Saturday August 3rd): 10:30-11:00 AM Teaching Microbiology Today with Denise Anderson (Nester's Microbiology) 11:15-11:45 Extremely Practical Guide For Using Just-In-Time Teaching, Like, Tomorrow with Heidi Smith and Kelly Cowan (Cowan and Cowan Fundamentals) 1:00-1:30 High Impact Practices in the Microbiology Classroom with Barry Chess (Tamaro's Microbiology) 1:45-2:15 SmartBook® 2.0 with Heidi Smith (Front Range CC) Here is the best part—if you attend all ..read more

Join Jim Connely (McGraw-Hill Education) as he talks about an article called "7 Ways to Tackle Student Engagement" This article was written by Ray Dademo and you will hear Jim's take on it.  Enjoy the show! https://www.mheducation.com/highered/ideas/homepage/7-ways-to-tackle-student-engagement ..read more

Join Jim Connely (McGraw-Hill Education) and Bill Hoover (Bunker Hill Community College) as they discuss SmartBook 2.0. SmartBook 2.0 is available with Prescott’s Microbiology and coming for Cowan and Talaro’s Microbiology soon! Bill talks about his experience with SmartBook 2.0 and advice to new users and adjuncts too, there is something to learn for everyone! Tune in today. Have a great day from the Grow Microbiology Podcast ..read more

Hear from Author and Instructor Barry Chess (Pasadena City College) on how humor and real-life situations appeal to students, boost learning, develop critical thinking skills, increase student retention and success—and even reduce the incidence of academic dishonesty.   ..read more

Please join Tami Hodge (McGraw Hill Education) & Heidi Smith (Front Range Community College), as they talk about the importance of a solid pre-lab approach. Moving from a print oriented pre-lab to a digital one with McGraw Hill Virtual Labs revolutionized Heidi Smith's lab. 80-90% of her students do the pre-lab work and show up the most prepared!  ..read more