News & Events

Find out what's happening with MyMathLab and MyStatLab. What conferences are we going to? When are the new features going to release and what are they? And how is this technology changing the way people teach and learn mathematics and statistics?

Course Redesign Presentations

Submitted by ruthb on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 16:07 | By: | Category:

View workshop presentations from instructors who have redesigned their courses using MyMathLab. These presentations were provided by instructors around the country who have redesigned their large-enrollment courses using MyMathLab, MyStatLab, or MathXL. Each presentation outlines the following:

MyMathLab, MathXL, and MyMathTest Training at AMATYC 2009

Submitted by mymathlab on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 21:41 | By: | Category:

If you are planning on attending the 35th Annual AMATYC Conference November 12-15 in Las Vegas, join Pearson for some more in-depth training. (You can't know too much, right?)  You don't need to sign up in advance, but do come to the room early as these trainings tend to fill up quickly!

Welcome to the new MyMathLab.com!

Submitted by mymathlab on Tue, 10/20/2009 - 07:54 | By: | Category:

As you've probably already noticed, we've just brought a new look and feel to the MyMathLab.com website.  We hope you like it!  In addition to adding a blog for our News and Events information, we've done a little reorganizing and have added the following new features here and around the Web.

Pearson, Career Colleges & Schools of Texas Partner to Improve Student Success

Submitted by mymathlab on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 16:16 | By: | Category:

Pearson, the world’s leading education and technology company, and the Career Colleges & Schools of Texas (CCST) today announced a partnership designed to improve retention and achievement for students enrolled in job training programs at the state’s nearly 140 career colleges. The announcement was made during CCST’s annual meeting of career college educators, administrators and service providers in Austin.

Introducing a Remedial Program That Actually Works

Submitted by mymathlab on Mon, 09/28/2009 - 00:00 | By: | Category:

Learn how Cleveland State Community College in Tennessee has used MyMathLab to effectively redesign their remedial courses, as reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education by Kevin Carey.

 

Cost-Effective Strategies for Improving Student Performance: Redesign + MyMathLab in Higher Education Mathematics Courses

Submitted by Becky Anderson on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 21:36 | By: | Category:

In the face of continued funding reductions, rising enrollments, and increased demand for financial aid, today's higher education administrators are looking for ways to contain costs without sacrificing academic quality. This report details how eight two- and four-year institutions are using National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT) redesign methodology and Pearson's MyMathLab to support and improve some of their largest introductory math courses.

 

New Features for June 2009

Submitted by mymathlab on Sat, 06/27/2009 - 00:00 | By: | Category:

 

Read about the new features released for MyMathLab and MathXL on June 27, 2009.

Pearson, University of Alabama Honored for Groundbreaking Use of Technology to Increase Student Achievement

Submitted by mymathlab on Wed, 06/17/2009 - 12:41 | By: | Category:

Pearson and the University of Alabama have received top honors from a consortium of the world’s leaders in education and learning technology, in recognition of their innovative use of technology to improve math achievement. The award was presented during the IMS Global Learning Consortium’s annual Learning Impact conference in Barcelona, Spain.

Louisiana State University Math Lab Honored for Groundbreaking Work to Increase Student Achievement in Math

Submitted by mymathlab on Tue, 05/05/2009 - 12:34 | By: | Category:

Baton Rouge, LA May 5, 2009 -- Louisiana State University's groundbreaking work to increase student achievement in introductory math classes using innovative technology has been honored with an award from Pearson, the world's leading education publishing and technology company.

Compatibility with Microsoft Internet Explorer® 8

Submitted by mymathlab on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 00:00 | By: | Category:

On March 19, 2009, Microsoft made Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8) part of its automatic update system. MyMathLab will continue to work normally with IE 8. While Pearson works to make MyMathLab fully compatible, MyMathLab will detect IE 8 and automatically use the Compatibility View option to emulate IE 7.