Create a Hybrid Custom Print & Digital Course Solution

Consider creating a customized learning solution that includes both print and online components for your students. Survey results show 1 in 2 instructors believe that a blend of print and online delivery is the best mode for providing students with their course materials.

Our Customers Share Their Sophisticated Results...

“In the Spring of 2008 the Information Systems Department at CSULB made a decision to take our IS233 Introduction to Computer/Applications from a regular seminar/lab course to an online platform. We needed to be able to deliver the current course of 500 students or 12 sections online. Our mission was to create a positive and high quality environment delivered in an online platform. We were able to meet this challenge and our mission with a combination of a custom book and SAM technology. The students are getting a book specific to the course outline and the SAM technology reinforces what the course covers. An added feature to the custom book is a campus landmark proudly displayed on the front cover. The technology has instant feedback that the students like, as well as the ability to practice the application until they have mastered it. As an instructor, the prospect of grading homework and tests was overwhelming; the fact that SAM graded for me was a decision maker. Without the technology of SAM, we would not have been able to teach our class online to 500 students in the fall of 2008. Since then, we have perfected our delivery of this course and have not comprised learning. I am pleased with overall student success this solution has offered.

– Asela M. Thomason, California State University, Long Beach, CA

“We tailored the book and the online homework solution we use to only include the content that we use in the class. The Custom print component in combination with Aplia makes for a very accessible course. It’s a pleasure to work with Cengage Learning Custom Solutions to enhance the learning experience for the students. It has been easier to get the students engaged when there are multiple ways to engage them. Additionally, the quick responses and feedback permitted are very useful to them.”

– Carol Davis, California State University, Seaside, CA

“I customized Plazas 3rd Edition with QUIA an online workbook/lab manual. The customized book is lighter and more relevant to the course and the inclusion of QUIA allows for students to have access to immediate feedback 24/7. In addition the online format reduces paper waste (= sustainable).”

– Tara Rojas, Leeward Community College, Pearl City, HI

“The custom book was an economical solution for the students, and the bundled Custom Enhanced Course Cartridge provided online resources for the students to access with their computers. Custom Enhanced Course Cartridge integrates with Angel Learning’s CMS, which Creighton uses, and the process was seamless for the students, providing them with a one stop access point to the class materials and grades.”

– George McNary, Creighton University, Omaha, NE