Create or Customize Communication Resources

Create or customize resources aimed at strengthening your students’ communication and writing skills. Work with our Custom experts to create unique resources, such as video guides or custom writing assignments, or modify an existing Macmillan Learning resource to fit your student’s needs. If you have questions or are ready to get started, contact us below!

Image: An example of a customized resource for Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

An example of a customized resource for Virginia Tech.

How Will You Customize Your Course?

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Customize Macmillan Learning Content

Modify existing Communication resources to better align with your course objectives and students' needs. This option allows you to adapt existing Macmillan Learning content to include references to your own campus resources to personalize the student learning experience.

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Create My Own Content

Embrace the flexibility to create and customize resources based on your own authored content or materials for a truly personalized Communication course. This option enables you to craft unique course materials tailored to your specific curriculum needs, ensuring a more targeted approach and learning experience.

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Customize Your Communication Class

Macmillan Learning provides endless customization capabilities for both digital and print resources. Below are a few examples of how you can adapt your communication course with us, but our offerings extend beyond what's listed. If you don't find what you're looking for, contact us to learn how we can bring your vision to life.

How Fellow Instructors Have Customized Their Communication Courses

Creating engaging, interactive teaching materials doesn’t need to be difficult. See how other instructors and institutions have created and customized their unique teaching tools.

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University of New Haven

The University of New Haven customized a printed McCornack’s Choices & Connections, 3e by incorporating original material lifted from their previously customized second edition, and two additional chapters from Real Communication, 4e were added to the back of the book.

Additionally, two chapters from Reach Communications, 4e, and other original materials were added to their custom Launchpad course and access codes were printed on the inside front cover for easy access.

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Boston University

This custom textbook, titled COM 101, The World of Communication: The Human Storyteller, includes a 33-page introduction from the school, typeset into one cohesive design. The introduction discusses the field of communication, the COM 101 course, academic conduct expectations, and possible degrees in communication at Boston University. The base book for this custom is News Reporting & Writing 11e, with select chapters from Filmmaking in Action, The Film Experience 5e, Media & Culture 10e, Media in Society, and Telling the Story 5e added. The cover is completely custom, created specifically for Boston University, and includes school information.

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Glendale Community College

This custom textbook includes 19 pages of original material, placed after the front matter and entitled "Introduction for Glendale Community College Students." The original material, which is styled to match the design of A Speaker's Guidebook, introduces students to the communication community at Glendale, including former students and current faculty members. The material also covers campus organizations, programs, and activities, as well as a description of the course the text has been customized for, "COM 225: Public Speaking." The TOC was edited to include the original materials. This custom uses the SE cover, with the colors changed and school/course information added.

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