McGraw-Hill’s Connect Geology for Physical Geology is a web-based assignment platform that gives students the means to better connect with their coursework, with their instructors, and with the important concepts that they will need to know for success now and in the future. With Connect Geology, instructors can deliver assignments, quizzes and tests online. Nearly all the questions from the text are presented in an auto-gradable format and tied to the text’s learning objectives. Instructors can edit existing questions and author entirely new problems. Track individual student performance – by question, assignment or in relation to the class overall – with detailed grade reports that are easily exportable. By choosing Connect Geology, instructors are providing their students with a powerful tool for improving academic performance and truly mastering course material. Connect Geology allows students to practice important skills at their own pace and on their own schedule. Importantly, students’ assessment results and instructors’ feedback are all saved online – so students can continually review their progress and plot their course to success. A powerful addition to Connect is LearnSmart™! Built around metacognition learning theory, LearnSmart provides your students with a GPS (Guided Path to Success) for your Geology course. Using artificial intelligence, LearnSmart intelligently assesses a student"s knowledge of course content through a series of adaptive questions. It pinpoints concepts the student does not understand and maps out a personalized study plan for success. Available as an integrated feature of McGraw-Hill"s Connect Geology, you can incorporate LearnSmart into your course in a number of ways to: Gauge student knowledge before a lecture Reinforce learning after lecture Prepare students for assignments and exams Discover for yourself how the LearnSmart diagnostic ensures students will connect with the content, learn more effectively, and succeed in your course. NEW for CONNECT: McGraw-Hill Higher Education and Blackboard® have teamed up! What does this mean for you? Life simplified. Now, all McGraw-Hill content (text, tools, & homework) can be accessed directly from within your Blackboard course. All with one sign-on. Deep integration. McGraw-Hill’s content and content engines are seamlessly woven within your Blackboard course. No more manual synching! Connect™ assignments within Blackboard automatically (and instantly) feed grades directly to your Blackboard grade center. No more keeping track of two gradebooks! A solution for everyone. Even if your institution is not currently using Blackboard, we have a solution for you. Ask your McGraw-Hill representative for details.