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What’s New With Cengage Group

On April 2, the company announced that “Gale Digital Scholar Lab (the Lab) [is getting] seven major tool updates that expand text and data mining (TDM) research possibilities for students, faculty and librarians. Developed based on feedback from Lab users, these updates give researchers the ability to personalize their approach to TDM with more customization, expanding the possibilities of research and creating new ways of exploring primary sources.”

On April 3, Cengage Group rolled out “updated data from its ‘AI in Education’ research series, which regularly evaluates AI’s impact on education.” It finds, “Nearly half of [higher education] instructors (45%) and almost three in five K12 teachers (55%) have positive perceptions about GenAI, despite concerns and perceived risks in its adoption.” However, the data shows differences in adoption rates: “Nearly 2 in 3 K12 teachers (63%; +12% year-over-year) say they (or their school district) have incorporated GenAI technology into their teaching process compared to 49% (+5% YoY) of HED instructors.”

On April 7, Cengage, the higher education business of Cengage Group, shared that “new AI-powered insights will be integrated into its faculty dashboard, beginning fall 2025. This new functionality, built on anonymized, real-time interactions from the Cengage Student Assistant, will provide faculty with personalized, actionable insights to help them support students, track learning patterns and enhance classroom engagement.”

On April 8, Cengage expanded the availability of its generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) tool, Student Assistant, which will be accessible by more than 1 million students this fall. “Embedded into Cengage’s online learning platform, MindTap, Student Assistant guides students through the learning process, providing access to relevant resources right when they need them with tailored, just-in-time feedback, and the ability to connect with key concepts in new ways.”