Norton's Dual Enrollment Commitment

We know the administrative challenges of operating a seamless dual enrollment program can be daunting. That’s why we have a close-knit college and high school sales team that work together to support unique dual enrollment program needs at the local level. Our college and high school representatives help facilitate communication and work with teachers and districts on fulfillment solutions, course material needs, and resource setups. Support includes:

• A dedicated customer success manager to support the set up of digital resources for instructors and students
• Flexible delivery options to ensure all high school students enrolled in college courses have access to the book and courseware, including ebook upgrades to help high schools stay in sync with a college textbook adoption and 1-year ebook pilots to bridge a funding gap
• A joint college and high school sales team experienced in facilitating communications, ordering, and instructor resource distribution
• Simple, set-up materials that connect instructors and students with their course resources right away

• Nationally-vetted course materials that maintain the level of rigor appropriate for earning college credits and that promote consistency across a program

• Robust, book-specific instructor resources, such as lecture PPTs, test banks, and assignments/activities

• Print instructor copies of all adopted materials

Personalized digital learning tools address individual student needs, serve a diverse range of learners, and meet the highest accessibility standards. Support includes:

• Adaptive learning activities, tied to the textbook, that meet each student where they are and ensure they understand background knowledge

• Interactive ebooks that include "check your understanding" questions and other low-stakes activities for developing basic academic skills at the college level, like engaged reading and critical thinking

• Flexible options for easy access, from sturdy printed books to reusable digital access codes. Our service team is ready to help facilitate a course material delivery set up that helps students get their course materials quickly and easily

Norton adopters can access a wealth of resources that demonstrate our commitment to supporting the latest pedagogical research and best practices, including:

Want to take your dual enrollment courses to the next level? Start here.

Written by Deborah Bertsch, a renowned professor of English and composition at Columbus State Community College and a former dual enrollment coordinator, this guide offers any instructor a comprehensive understanding of the opportunities and challenges of teaching in dual enrollment contexts, as well as concrete strategies to support dually-enrolled students more effectively. These strategies emerge from Deb’s extensive experience in the dual-enrollment classroom and can be applied in online and face-to-face classes on high school or college campuses.

Available now as a free PDF to all instructors.

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Deborah Bertsch

is coauthor of The Norton Field Guide to Writing and professor of English at Columbus State Community College, where she’s also served as writing center coordinator and dual enrollment lead faculty. A past chair of the Two-Year College English Association-Midwest, Bertsch has won a Diana Hacker Outstanding Program award from NCTE, a Campus Technology Impact Award from Campus Technology Magazine, and a Distinguished Full Professor Award from her college.