Overview
Here’s an overview of our key features and resources designed to make teaching easier and learning more engaging. Hover over the categories below to see how SY can help you succeed…
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ENGAGE WITH
STUDENTS
BOOST YOUR
EVALUATIONS
IMPROVE WORK-
LIFE BALANCE
Gamification
- Gamification encourages students to earn points and badges through the completion of 7 short activities in each chapter to earn bonus content, including Study Guides with Answers, Full-Length Practice Exams, and Animated Chapter Summary videos.
- With Gamification, you know your students have all the tools they need to thrive when they engage with the course material and learning activities.
Chapter Completion Certificates
- Chapter Completion Certificates earned after students complete all in-chapter quizzes with a 100% enable students to retain more information through a “read a little, do a little” approach.
- With Chapter Completion Certificates, you know your students engage with the reading and come to class prepared.
SY in the News — Weekly Blog
- In the News weekly blog follows along with SY chapters 1-15 and applies chapter concepts to current news and pop culture topics to spark students’ sociological imagination.
- With SY’s In the News blog, you know your students are growing their sociological insights and will be ready to actively engage in a lively discussion using course concepts.
Science of Learning, Achievement, and Happiness
- The Science of Learning, Achievement, and Happiness helps students excel in the course and in their lives through scientifically proven techniques and habits.
- With the Science of Learning, Achievement, and Happiness, you can rest assured your students understand the most effective ways to learn and can apply that knowledge to improve their performance in your course and beyond.
Student Resources
- Student Resources, created by the co-authors, provide a number of ways for students to study, review, and prepare. This includes built-in Quizlets, Audio PowerPoint Lectures, Study Guides, and more.
- With Student Resources, you can ensure your students have more than enough resources to be successful in the course.
Feedback Surveys
- Feedback Surveys allow you to check in with your students early in the semester with time to optimize the teaching and learning experience before course assessments are released.
- With Feedback Surveys, you have time to make course adjustments to meet your students where they’re at and boost your course evaluations.
SimplyTeach — Interactive Lesson Plans
- SimplyTeach Interactive lesson plans customized to each of your course sections allow you to pick and choose activities, videos, and discussion and poll questions to use during class. Students receive SimplyTeach Interactive Student Notes so they can follow along, take notes, and participate in live polls.
- With SimplyTeach, you walk into class confident and prepared, knowing your students will be engaged with your lecture and activities.
LMS Integration
- LMS Integration is available for Blackboard, Brightspace D2L, Canvas, and Moodle.
- With LMS Integration, you can import the SY package into your course platform, and seamlessly use the test bank, PowerPoint, discussion questions, audience response questions, and more.
Instructor Resources
- Instructor Resources, created by the co-authors, are specifically designed to improve your work-life balance. This includes Lesson Plans, PowerPoints, Supplementary Readings and more.
- With Instructor Resources, you can reduce your prep time with numerous resources at your fingertips.
Supplementary Links
- Supplementary Links connect sociology with COVID-19 impacts and health professions to demonstrate sociology’s relevance and importance to students’ everyday lives and work in the healthcare setting.
- With SY Supplementary Links, you know your students understand the value of sociology in their lives and in forming a multidisciplinary approach.
