Soomo Blog

May 26, 2026
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8 minutes
Author Jocelyn Evans breaks down why we made Civics Reader and why it's working.

April 22, 2026
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6 minutes
How Professor Leah Murray engages her students in primary documents using our Civics Reader webtext

March 24, 2026
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4 minutes
A behind-the-scenes look at how we brought all our original video content up to Title II accessibility standards

October 20, 2025
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6 minutes
New voice, new upgrades: Our popular Read to Me feature is now better than ever thanks to student feedback.
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August 24, 2025
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8 minutes
Sociology: You Are Here author shares his experience working with Soomo and using the webtext in the classroom.

August 19, 2025
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7 minutes
Our newest webtext guides students through key texts in U.S. history.

August 15, 2025
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8 minutes
Biology authors Farshad Tamari and Trevor Quirk on creating a text built around the needs of nonmajors

January 28, 2025
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8 minutes
We surveyed instructors on how they teach outlining and where students struggle—here’s what we learned.

November 25, 2024
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6 minutes
Editor Kaylee Eberhardt reviews the updates we’re making to our poli-sci webtexts to reflect political developments in 2024.

November 12, 2024
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7 minutes
Author Jennifer Harper on how Psychology in the Real World is addressing the need to teach scientific thinking skills

October 22, 2024
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10 minutes
Authors Adrienne Kaufmann and Ashley Bourne-Richardson on Critical Thinking with AI
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October 1, 2024
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11 minutes
Author Jim Henson on Texas Politics and using public polling as an educational tool

September 9, 2024
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7 minutes
Confronting the uncomfortable stuff: author Elizabeth Jones’s approach to public speaking

August 14, 2024
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6 minutes
Author Jocelyn Evans on the big ideas of political science

July 30, 2024
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6 minutes
Finding success with nonmajors: coauthor Farshad Tamari’s approach to introductory biology

July 16, 2024
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7 minutes
Author Jennifer Harper on the need to use more science and research in introductory psychology













