SAGE Campus expands to online learning for skills and research methods

Libraries can now subscribe to the new platform for institution-wide access

SAGE Publishing has announced that it is expanding its SAGE Campus product from its original focus on online data science courses to now offer high-quality support for the teaching and learning of a wide range of skills and research methods that can be applied across all stages of academic study; from undergraduates looking to critically assess information to researchers looking to report their data and publish their research.

Teaching social research methods and supporting the development of skills for study and research is more challenging than it ever has been. Institutions must ensure students and researchers are data literate and equip them with an array of new skills to navigate the changing worlds of research and publishing, all while managing drastic changes in the world of higher education itself.

These skills take significant practice to hone and data literacy takes time to develop, and without having access to the physical classrooms or shared spaces faculty are used to, this is even more challenging. As faculty’s limited class time is under more pressure, the resources we create for institutions need to support their students, researchers and faculty better than ever.

To support the teaching and learning of skills and research methods across all stages of academic study, SAGE Campus is publishing 18 brand new courses in 2021 - growing the full SAGE Campus suite to 29 courses and over 250 hours of learning time. The suite includes courses on critical thinking, data literacy, research planning, data analysis and publishing your research. SAGE Campus has identified some of the most difficult and pivotal moments in the academic experience, and designed courses to support learners to come through these and excel.

In addition to the new courses, the SAGE Campus platform has been significantly updated to be made available as a digital library resource. As with other SAGE Digital Library Products, libraries can get institution-wide access to SAGE Campus via IP, EzProxy, Shibboleth and OpenAthens authentication.

Since SAGE launched SAGE Campus online data science courses in September 2017, it has helped thousands of social scientists learn new skills to work with big data and new computational methods. This September marks the close of the individual purchase options for SAGE Campus courses and the last ever individual cohorts started on 7th September 2020. We thank all our individual learners for their enthusiasm for learning with SAGE Campus, and look forward to welcoming thousands more learners through the launch of our new institution-wide access offer.

“I’m thrilled that SAGE Campus is now available for institution-wide access, “ says Rachel Crookes, Head of SAGE Campus. “Now more learners can benefit from our rich pedagogy and high-quality instruction. Our new platform has enhanced functionality to make it easy for librarians and faculty to administer, and the courses have been designed with the learner in mind. Thousands of learners have benefited from taking our courses since we launched in 2017, and we look forward to supporting thousands more,” finishes Crookes.

Content pathway

The future suite of 250+ hours of SAGE Campus courses cover topics along the below content pathway; some of the most difficult and pivotal moments in the academic experience.

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About SAGE Publishing

SAGE is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and a growing suite of library products and services.

Driven by the belief that social and behavioral science has the power to improve society, we focus on publishing impactful research and enabling robust research methodology. We produce high quality educational resources that support instructors to prepare the citizens, policymakers, educators, and researchers of the future. We publish more than 1,000 journals and 900 new books globally each year, as well as library products and services that include archives, data, case studies, and video. SAGE is majority owned by our founder, Sara Miller McCune, and after her lifetime will become owned by a charitable trust that secures the company’s continued independence.