Teaching Excellence

The emergence of generative AI has taken the CS education community by a storm in the last two years. As an instructor of introductory computer science (CS1) courses, I am keenly interested in leveraging AI to make CS1 better. While concerns about academic dishonesty are real, so is the golden opportunity to transform CS education. […]

See the Data Structures choices with zyBooks, so you can choose the optimal content to meet your course objectives and students’ needs.

by Dr. Nikitha Sambamurthy Why I Designed This Session As Editorial Director for zyBooks, I work with engineering faculty daily. In conversations, I kept hearing familiar refrains: “Students don’t read,” “grading takes forever,” “I want to give better feedback but…” But when I asked what they’d tried, I discovered sophisticated solutions I’d never heard about—strategies […]

A seven-semester study presented at ASEE 2025 provides new data on interactive homework effectiveness in engineering courses. Dr. Yasaman Adibi, Dr. Adrian Rodriguez, and colleagues tracked 345 students across similar course conditions, varying only whether interactive textbook activities were assigned for points or recommended and not assigned for points.  Key findings: The research addresses a […]

What if a simple change to your homework structure could reduce failing grades by 22% and boost student engagement by 500%? New research from a major public university reveals how zyBooks are transforming engineering education outcomes. Read the research here. Key Research Findings A new ASEE conference paper tracking 345 engineering students across seven semesters […]

Wiley and ASU are collaborating to help computer science students thrive in online coding labs with a new AI-powered tutor.

These best practices for teaching IT security will keep students engaged, excited and, most importantly, retaining what they’re learning.

These best practices are invaluable in helping students master data science – best practices you can put into action in your own classroom right away.

These best practices are invaluable in helping students master data science – best practices you can put into action in your own classroom right away.

In part two of this video panel discussion, zyBooks experts dig into cognitive load, research, and how students can manage their mental effort.

Here at zyBooks, we’re getting more questions about cheating than ever before. In this post, we share strategies you can use in your classroom right now that have been shown to substantially reduce cheating.

These best practices for teaching IT security will keep students engaged, excited and, most importantly, retaining what they’re learning.

In this video panel discussion, zyBooks experts dig into cognitive load and share best practices to manage it in your classroom.

zyBooks offers powerful built-in customization that makes it fast and easy to the create course material you want.

Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) is one of those unheralded topics in education, but it’s an important one. A new release, LTI 3.1, will transform how you teach.

Professor Matthew Liberatore shares his insights and research on the power of many small practice problems, and how it correlates with student success

The new block proof tool gives instructors the capability to directly assess and teach proof writing skills and do it at scale.

Dr. Horstmann shares three key insights for teaching programming that every computer science instructor should add to their pedagogical playbook. 

Apply these key best practices to your own online classrooms to create a richer and more successful virtual learning experience for your students.

What do “student hours” look like? Check out a better way to help students outside of class. Hint: It doesn’t happen in your office.

Here’s how to shore up bedrock math concepts through a novel approach that’s at once fun, accessible, and directly relevant to students’ lives.

We spoke to Dr. Jacquelyn Kelly about how her university applies a theoretical framework to teaching math, and approaches academic rigor – insights you can put to work at your institution, too.

Finding effective ways to teach complex statistical concepts is crucial for student success. Simulation-Based Inference (SBI) is an approach I’ve incorporated into my courses to meet this challenge. You should put it to work in your classroom, too.

zyBooks is at the forefront of developing – and implementing – innovations to help students with visual impairments succeed in STEM. Innovations all educators should adopt. To learn more, we spoke with three engineering and science content experts who are leading the accessibility charge at zyBooks.

“What I’ve found is that the math proficiency of my students varies significantly, from those who barely passed their prerequisites to those who really excelled in them. My challenge as an instructor is that the course I’m teaching is not a math course.”

A question we hear from instructors is, how do you choose the right language for your data science courses?

It might not be the first skill set that comes to mind in STEM education, but reading comprehension is critical for student success in everything from math to coding to engineering. 

With project-based learning, students actively solve challenges drawn from the professional world, helping them connect the dots between their studies and actual applications.