Introduction to REVEL
INTRODUCTION TO REVEL
REVEL can be a critical component in helping to increase students’ chances of success. Its
resources provide methods for teachers to assess and enhance their teaching, while at the same
time offering tools students can use to improve research, critical thinking, and comprehension
skills.
Description
After listening to faculty and students, Pearson leveraged the best thinking in instructional design
and applied advanced learning and assessment technologies to create REVEL. REVEL offers a
new approach to digital learning that gives educators and students precisely what they need.
Over the course of several years, Pearson has worked with more than 23,000 educators and
students to develop REVEL. All of its key aspects were guided by interactions with Pearson’s
Dynamic Content
REVEL’s unique presentation of media as an intrinsic part of course content brings the hallmark
features of Pearson’s best-selling titles to life.
REVEL’s dynamic content matches the way today’s students read, think, and learn. Integrated
within the narrative of the textbook, REVEL’s interactive features (“interactives”) and videos
empower students to engage with concepts and take an active role in learning.
REVEL’s media interactives have been designed to be completed quickly, and its videos are
brief, so students stay focused and on task.
Quizzes located throughout REVEL afford students opportunities to check their understanding at
regular intervals before moving on.
REVEL provides a fully mobile learning experience: it enables students to read and interact with
course material on the devices they use, anywhere and anytime. Responsive design allows
students to access REVEL on their tablet devices, with content displayed clearly in both portrait
and landscape view.
Familiar Learning and Study Tools
Although REVEL is innovative in its interactivity and its mobility, it offers educators and
students familiar learning and study tools: highlighting, note taking, and a glossary personalize
the learning experience.
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Tracking Tools
REVEL’s assignability and tracking tools help educators make sure students are completing their
reading and understanding core concepts.
REVEL’s Assignment Calendar allows educators to indicate precisely which readings must be
The Performance Dashboard lets educators monitor class assignment completion as well as
individual student achievement. It offers actionable information that helps educators intersect
with their students in meaningful ways, such as points earned on quizzes and tests and time on
task. Of particular note, the trending column reveals whether students‘ grades are improving or
declining—which helps educators identify students who might need help to stay on track.
Special Features for Communication Students
REVEL is a dynamic learning experience that offers students a way to study the content and
topics relevant to communications in a whole new way. Instead of just reading about how to
prepare and deliver a speech, students can experience the process by modeling the student and
professional speeches included in both the video and audio excerpts in REVEL. Historical
Other unique features include:
•Self-Assessments Self-assessments allow students to analyze their own communication styles
and review what they have learned.
•Speech Examples Examples of effective speeches are enhanced with inline audio , adding
dimension and reinforcing learning in a way that a printed text cannot.
•Videos and Video Quizzes Video examples of professionals, students and historical figures
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chapter level, which students can share with each other.