Tomorrow is just a song away…

MindTap is a fully online, highly personalized learning environment built upon the content from authoritative Cengage Learning texts. It is the Personal Learning Experience.

More than 70% of students surveyed said it was unlike anything they have seen before.

MindTap represents a fresh approach to online learning. MindTap combines student learning tools—readings, multimedia, activities and assessments—into a singular Learning Path that guides students through their course. Instructors personalize the experience by customizing authoritative Cengage Learning content and learning tools, including the ability to add their own content into the Learning Path via “apps” that integrate into the MindTap framework.

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Hello

Tapping into…Tomorrow. It has arrived.

Cengage Learning, one of the world’s leading publishers of content in the education sector, has been listening to your needs and talking to your students. Today, we take the next big step in executing our vision of what higher education should be. Say hello to MindTap.

MindTap is a cloud-based educational platform of products and services that:

Engages students through highly interactive content including assignable and gradable learning activities
Offers instructors choice in content, adaptable learning paths, additive learning tools, and multi-platform/device support
Mashes up and orchestrates rich content, learning activities, and apps delivered in one cohesive context to drive higher levels of engagement and outcomes

Why

Tapping into…the Personal Learning Experience

Demands on instructor's time are many. Students are spread thin. All the research says that technology can be effective, yet must be paired with authoritative content and flexible avenues to deploy it. Further, current offerings rarely work together. So many devices, so many Learning Management Systems, so many content providers, but none working in harmony.

It’s because of this, as a leading partner in education, it's in our DNA to help define the next category – the Personal Learning Experience. It picks up where other technology falls short.
With MindTap, learning gets personal.

How

Tapping into…Your Needs

Driven by research into how students want to learn and how they use technology, MindTap’s interactive features enable students to:

Customize their experience with a library of learning apps called MindApps
Tap into a library of world renowned academic content, including tremendous assets from Cengage Learning’s Gale research tools and library databases
Learn ‘anytime anywhere’ via access from multiple devices
Learn concepts through assignable and gradable, in-context activities – interactive exercises, quizzes and homework
Leverage MindApps learning apps to make activities more engaging

Simple

Tapping into…Simplicity

Unlike other products that are affiliated with a single Learning Management System (LMS), MindTap will be designed to work with any supported LMS you have access to – or none at all.

Further, MindTap is device agnostic, giving students access to their experience anytime, anywhere – on their desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile phone, or even in print.

Interact

Tapping into…Interactivity

Students interact through a personal learning path of readings, assignments, and other curriculum-related learning activities.
Rich with multimedia, this powerful combination of personalized, pedagogical content and on-the-go access encourages interactivity, increases student engagement and improves
learning outcomes.

Instructors can also easily incorporate their own content right into the learning path so that they and the students can interact further with more classroom specific collaboration.

Engagement

Tapping into…Engagement

In a recent Cengage Learning / Eduventures study, 86% of students reported that their academic engagement and learning outcomes have improved as they have increasingly used digital tools in their coursework. MindTap provides an engaging learning experience for students by allowing them to interact with the content, as well as their peers, instructors, and even tutors.

This is not just about reading chapters. It’s about getting immersed in the experience.

Personal

Tapping into...Personalization

Instructors can also customize the course with MindTap – from tools to text – and make adjustments ‘on the fly,’ making it possible to weave breaking news into their lessons and incorporate today’s teachable moments.

MindTap also allows educators to incorporate their own content into the learning. They can selectively remove or re-order content to meet the unique needs of their students.

Apps

Tapping into...MindApps

MindTap functions through a library of learning apps called MindApps. Many of these apps are customizable by title – some can be selected and added to the experience by the instructor, others can be chosen by the student. Examples of apps include homework solutions, online tutoring, text-to-speech, plagiarism checking, social media integration, and more.

The MindApps program includes a myriad of apps developed by Cengage and our MindApp Partners. If you would like to suggest a future app, please contact us.

Visit the MindApps web site for more information.

Outcomes

Tapping into...Outcomes

Within MindTap, instructors can track students’ use, activities and comprehension in real-time, which provides opportunities for early intervention to influence progress and outcomes. Grades are visible and archived so students and instructors always have access to current standings in the class.