Apr 3, 2012

MPSA 2012

Posted by Zara Elizabeth Ricks
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Soomo is getting ready to head to Chicago for the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference April 13 – 15. If you’re going too, stop by booth #201 to pick up our fall catalog and get all your course questions answered by Maureen and Susan.

Hourly Giveaways!

This year Soomo will be holding drawings every hour to give away gift certificates for local restaurants, bars, stores, and cab service. Send us an email to enter your name in Thursday’s first drawing for a Palmer House gift certificate that can be used anywhere in the hotel. Stop by our booth to enter your name for the other drawings.

Handy Links

Check out this list of conference info and links for some of our favorite things to do in Chicago.

Mar 21, 2012

Cool Infographic: Change in Global Age Demographics

Posted by Zara Elizabeth Ricks
in Comparative Government, Global Studies, Infographics, International Relations | 0 comments

I recently came across this amazing set of infographics from Rand that illustrates four global population trends through 2050. The infographic contains interactive maps that show projected changes in working age populations, elderly dependency rates, youth dependency rates, and the rise in oldest old global populations. Hovering over individual countries reveals specific country data, so they’re easy to compare. The maps look super for teaching policy or comparative politics. What do you think? How can these maps be used for teaching?

Mar 20, 2012

What People Are Saying about Central Ideas in American Government

Posted by Zara Elizabeth Ricks
in About Us, American Government, Press, Soomo Judo, Teaching and Technology | 0 comments

Since many of you may still be considering which text you want to use this fall for your American Government classes, we want to let you know what professors and students are saying about our webtext, Central Ideas in American Government.

Below are listed just a few peer review and student survey comments from last fall. If you would like more survey data, just drop us a line.

Peer Review Feedback

•  “My students do best when they are engaged.  So this would surely work better for them than a basic book.  They can get desired engagement and feedback as they absorb the chapter’s materials.” - Christopher Whitt, Augustana College

Mar 16, 2012

Americans Governing with Textbook Media E-text

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in American Government, Teaching and Technology | 0 comments

Soomo Publishing recently signed a distribution agreement withTextbook Media to distribute the e-text of American Government: Your Voice, Your Future 4e by Matthew Kerbel. The e-text is available with Americans Governing, our collection of online homework assignments. Students can easily access the e-text in the sidebar of each chapter of assignments. Americans Governing with the Kerbel e-text is only $50 for students and print options are available.

Check out the test drive to see how it works. If you’re interested in using this combo, click here to register as a new instructor and set up your free instructor account or email Maureen at the PoliSci desk and she’ll do it for you!

Mar 16, 2012

New Americans Governing Correlation!

Posted by Zara Elizabeth Ricks
in American Government, Soomo Judo, Teaching and Technology | 0 comments

Last year we found out that Flat World Knowledge released its first political science title, American Government and Politics in the Information Age by Paletz, Owen, and Cook. We thought the free e-text would be even better with our Americans Governing assignments, so we created a brand new correlation. Students using it will find an easy link to the Flat World text in the side bar of each chapter.

Check out our test drive to see how it works. Students pay just $25 for both the assignments and the e-text. If they want a PDF or ePub version of the text, it’s an additional $29.95, and a print version is available for $34.95.

If you’re interested in using our new correlation, click here to register as a new instructor and set up your free instructor account or email Maureen at the PoliSci desk for more information!