Teaching Excellence

At zyBooks, we recognize the value of real-world applications in fostering a deeper understanding of complex concepts. Our case studies serve as a bridge between theoretical knowledge and practical application.

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

30 years of teaching experience informs key concepts where students typically struggle Operating System Concepts (OSC) is a mature title that has been around for over 25 years and is now in its 10th edition. The zyVersion of OSC presents the fundamental principles of contemporary operating systems using zyBooks active learning pedagogy that directly engages […]

Are animations helpful to student comprehension of complex concepts? See what Dr. Michael Goldwasser recommends and how zyBooks can help you deliver.

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.

Learning some of these facts about zyBooks might just help your course run more smoothly.

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

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.