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    McGraw-Hill Connect

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMcGraw-Hill Connect is an e-learning platform offered by McGraw-Hill Education. Features include course and assignment creation, grading, learning aides, e-books, and student portals.N/A

    Watermark Planning & Self-Study

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AWatermark Planning & Self-Study is a solution to drive continuous improvement with unified planning, assessment, and outcomes data. It creates an integrated hub for managing strategic planning and assessment reporting across campus. The solution supports program review, self-study, and outcomes assessment, while creating a data repository that allows for comparison and measurement year-over-year.N/A
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
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    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
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    Happy with the feature set
    86%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67%
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
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    User Ratings
    McGraw-Hill ConnectWatermark Planning & Self-Study
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
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    Usability
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    2.9
    (4 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    McGraw-Hill Education
    For institutions and students who do not want to own books or engage in a majority of in-class only lecture material. Ideally it makes course material cheaper as digital assets, but some people still prefer the more tangible assets. Participants will like the product if they want a more online learning experience.
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    Pros
    McGraw-Hill Education
    • Integration with Canvas is seamless and easy to use.
    • Assignment completion, for students, is straightforward and easy to use.
    • The SmartBook allows students to read as they are tested with questions and this helps them learn the material easily without having first trying to read, memorize a chapter and then answer questions.
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    Cons
    McGraw-Hill Education
    • The ebook is not a real ebook, it's really just a web page, or a series of webpages. It can only be accessed through MH Connect, therefore, when logging into the system. A real eBook would be able to be accessed as such-- on a Kindle or other e-Reader, or on a desktop eBook reader. The interface for this is also not very dynamic, just kind of obnoxious and Web 1.0.
    • Limited learning tools beyond simple exercises, at least from what I saw.
    • Terrible customer service. Long wait times with representatives who do not seem to understand their own product and cannot seem to answer very basic questions.
    • Hard to get resolution for basic problems.
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    Usability
    McGraw-Hill Education
    There is quite a steep learning curve in effectively navigating the site and using the resources. MGH seems to discourage integration with other sites, by only allowing links to their site rather than full assignment integration with grade pass back. Resources for teachers and students is good, but presentation format is different than many other programs, forcing both to learn another system.
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    Support Rating
    McGraw-Hill Education
    Personally, I did not encounter McGraw-Hill support. However, I worked with colleagues who needed support and were able to receive in a timely manner. Overall, McGraw Hill Connect is user-friendly (at least from teacher interface) and easy to navigate, which minimizes the need to reach out for support. The help button is useful and provides plenty of immediate support.
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    Alternatives Considered
    McGraw-Hill Education
    McGraw-Hill is the most user-friendly and teacher-friendly for students and teachers. McGraw-Hill provided the online portion of learning that helped teachers provide the resources to students that were needed. Additionally, even though McGraw-Hill is wordy in its descriptions in the workbooks it was the least "wordy" of the other options provided to teachers, such as, Go Math.
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    Return on Investment
    McGraw-Hill Education
    • Improved efficiency from analysts looking to speed up the time it takes to do certain tasks.
    • Less waste on searching and researching how to do certain concepts.
    • Negative impact is use by individuals that can learn better through other methods that don't require activities.
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    Screenshot of where Planning & Self-Study unifies planning, assessment, and outcomes data in a single, integrated hub.Screenshot of where to link assessment plans to curricula through automated, intelligent curriculum mapping features. Assessments and measures can be aligned around specific goals. Insights and evidence of student learning can be used to improve the curriculum management process and refine the design of the curriculum over time, and identify gaps where outcomes can be layered in to achieve expected levels of mastery.Screenshot of an example of how Planning & Self-Study simplifies strategy development, data collection, and reporting.