zyBooks Guide

By Dr. Nikitha Sambamurthy Introduction Engineering instructors face a persistent challenge right now: how do you write AI policies that actually support learning? Most policies are static, treating students working on their first problem the same as students who’ve built competence across the semester. Blanket bans prove unenforceable because students use AI anyway, just without […]

A practical guide for data science instructors on teaching concepts before code.

by Frank Marsaglia, Dan Goodman, and Dr. Babak Shoraka, zyBooks IT authors Your student completes a VLAN configuration lab following step-by-step instructions and gets 100%. The student can list the VLAN benefits: security, performance, management. Then comes the job interview: “Tell me when you’d recommend VLANs for a small business.” The Framework: A Three-Component Learning […]

By Dr. Nikitha Sambamurthy, Dr. Adrian Rodriguez, Dr. Yasaman Adibi, and Dr. Gregory Mason Introduction MATLAB ranks among the top three requested programming skills in engineering job postings. Analysis of over 130,000 postings presented at the 2022 ASEE Conference confirms its continued relevance across biomedical, chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineering positions. Yet instructors teaching MATLAB […]

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Teaching programming is challenging enough without the added complexity of managing group work. zyBooks has introduced a powerful feature in zyLabs that makes collaborative coding as seamless as individual work.

Computing Technology for All bridges theory and practice through real-world case studies. Most chapters wrap up with a concrete example that shows students how the concepts they’ve learned actually matter in the real world.

Many instructors using zyBooks combine CTFA with their Programming titles to fills in the gaps for introductory students.

By Dr. Ryan Barlow and Dr. Greg Mason Introduction You’ve seen it countless times: students solve manufacturing calculations flawlessly on exams, then design parts that are impossible to produce. They determine the correct extrusion pressure but can’t explain why material flows the way it does. They ace tolerance problems but specify features that would triple […]

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When 50 engineering instructors gathered for our September 24, 2025 zyBooks workshop, we focused on a problem that costs us weeks of class time every semester: students who can solve thermodynamics and fluid mechanics problems perfectly but can’t explain what their answers mean.

zyBooks has taken a responsible approach that includes content and tools. See how we are empowering students and instructors with content and tools.

Give your students the professional IDE experience they need while keeping the auto-grading features you love 📚 Why Jupyter Notebooks Are Game-Changers for Data Science Education As computer science and data science instructors, we’re always looking for ways to bridge the gap between classroom learning and real-world practice. While zyBooks’ Coding Rooms IDE serves many […]

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A zyBooks Workshop Jump to content you would like to see (click the 3 lines in the tool bar) Research links from the presentation R. Milcarek et al. The impact of peer-led study groups on student achievement in a gateway engineering thermodynamics course, Advances in Engineering Education, vol. 13 (1), 2025. Systematic literature review on the […]

See zyBooks’ new AI tools and content demonstrated by the teams who created them, including our AI Labs generator, AI Hints for labs, AI MC Questions in Assessments, and AI content in CS and Data Science.

Explore why even strong programming students face challenges with data structures concepts and how to improve success rates using zyBooks.

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

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.

Having a thorough understanding of math is crucial to student success in data science courses. See how zyBooks can support your students’ needs.

At zyBooks, we embrace the principles of learning sciences to create digital courseware that not only captivates students, but also significantly improves their academic performance.

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

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.

What is a QTI file?  QTI stands for Question and Test Interoperability, a widely used and adopted standard format for representing assessment content. A QTI file is a zip file containing assessment data in XML and its associated multimedia content such as an image. QTI files can be created, exported, and imported by different tools […]

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.

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 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.

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

The story of zyBooks is the story of rigorous peer-reviewed research. To learn more about the how and why of zyBooks research, we spoke with our head of research, Dr. Chelsea Gordon. Here’s our conversation.

No credentials in information technology are more crucial than CompTIA certifications. Here’s how to help your students best prepare for them.

Simply put, learning R is hard. In this guide, I’ll share six steps to helping your students get comfortable with this important programming language.

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

In this post, I’ll help you supercharge your autograding efforts. I’ll share insights on how to use autograding to improve how you teach and how your students learn. And I’ll walk you through the three most important autograding methodologies and how to use them.