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Soomo Learning Leading higher ed publisher of online, interactive webtexts.

Soomo blends expertise with innovation to create modern courseware and provide services that enable schools and instructors to improve student outcomes in foundational college courses. Since 2004, we’ve collaborated with hundreds of schools and supported more than a million students in our effort to create next-generation courseware that costs less and works better than traditional textbooks.

Teaching public speaking? Join coauthor Ashley Bourne-Richardson and professor Elizabeth Reeves O’Connor for our live we...
10/01/2025

Teaching public speaking? Join coauthor Ashley Bourne-Richardson and professor Elizabeth Reeves O’Connor for our live webinar on Wednesday, October 8, at 12:30 p.m. EDT.

You’ll get an inside look at how our public speaking webtext helps students build confidence through guided practice with built-in tools.

Register today at soomo.co/pse-webinar. Preview the webtext anytime at soomo.co/pse-GoReact.

Teaching American government? See what works in the classroom! Join author Jocelyn Evans on October 2 at 1 p.m. EDT. Sig...
09/25/2025

Teaching American government? See what works in the classroom! Join author Jocelyn Evans on October 2 at 1 p.m. EDT. Sign up now at soomo.co/ciag-webinar.

Jocelyn will share her experience using our Central Ideas in American Government webtext to engage students and make classroom time more effective.

You’ll also hear about the Civics Reader, a new resource designed to help instructors respond to renewed interest in primary texts and civic literacy requirements.

Want to preview the webtext ahead of the webinar? Go to soomo.co/CIAG.

Join us Tuesday, September 30, at 2 p.m. EDT for a hands-on look at Sociology: You Are Here. Hear from author Miguel Ce...
09/23/2025

Join us Tuesday, September 30, at 2 p.m. EDT for a hands-on look at Sociology: You Are Here. Hear from author Miguel Centellas, and see how this interactive webtext helps students stay engaged and build critical skills.

We’ll also demonstrate how the webtext aligns with the Sociological Literacy Framework (as recommended by the American Sociological Association).

Register today at soomo.co/soc-webinar. And go to soomo.co/soc to access a preview copy of the webtext!

Tough crowd… 😜
09/16/2025

Tough crowd… 😜

We don’t have a giant spotlight or a special symbol to summon him, but we probably should. In addition to being our Chie...
09/11/2025

We don’t have a giant spotlight or a special symbol to summon him, but we probably should.

In addition to being our Chief Technical Officer, David Perkowski is the person we all rely on to solve problems and get things done. He leads our tech team to keep our platform running smoothly and to turn our big ideas into realities in our webtexts.

David just celebrated his 13-year anniversary with us at Soomo. He says: “Working every day to help students succeed—in whatever form it happens to take—is what I love about my work. At Soomo, everything we do connects back to that foundational principle, and it’s a gift to be able to both foster it within teams and simply work in such an environment.”

We’re so grateful for David’s brilliance, problem-solving, and leadership.

Join us on Tuesday, September 16th at 2 p.m. EST for a live webinar with Jennifer Harper, author of Psychology in the Re...
09/09/2025

Join us on Tuesday, September 16th at 2 p.m. EST for a live webinar with Jennifer Harper, author of Psychology in the Real World.

See how the webtext uses backward design and our interactive platform to align with the American Psychological Association’s Introductory Psychology Initiative—all while keeping students engaged and learning.

Register today at soomo.co/psych-webinar! And explore the webtext before the webinar with a preview copy. Just fill out the short form at soomo.co/psych-preview for access.

09/05/2025

In this video, author Jim Henson takes us through the new Investigations in our Texas Politics webtext. In these interactive activities, students engage with real polling data, interpret trends, and connect their findings to key political concepts.

Plus, they support three of the Core Objectives outlined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board—critical thinking and social and personal responsibility!

Visit soomo.co/txp and click “Request educator access” to start exploring the webtext yourself.

In our recent Civics Reader webinar, we heard from faculty that students struggle to read and understand the context of ...
09/03/2025

In our recent Civics Reader webinar, we heard from faculty that students struggle to read and understand the context of the documents that shaped American government. Our new webtext addresses that challenge head-on.

Want to learn more? Check out our new blog post at soomo.co/cr-blog-post, where you can watch our highlight video of the webinar or quickly read about what we covered.

You can also explore the webtext yourself by visiting our catalog page at soomo.co/civics and clicking “Request educator access.”

08/26/2025

In this quick walkthrough, author Miguel Centellas shows how our new sociology webtext engages students with interactive questions, real data, and activities that make concepts concrete and relatable.

Read Miguel’s new blog post at soomo.co/why-I-switched to learn more about his experience using the webtext in the classroom and why one student said the webtext is “by far my favorite way of learning.”

You can explore the webtext on your own by visiting soomo.co/soc and clicking “Request educator access.”

For World Photography Day, we’re sharing a few of our favorite shots from across our webtexts. We use visuals like these...
08/19/2025

For World Photography Day, we’re sharing a few of our favorite shots from across our webtexts.

We use visuals like these on nearly every page to draw students in and keep them engaged. Every image is licensed or created by our team, carefully chosen to focus attention, illustrate key concepts, and make people, places, monuments, and moments in history feel real and tangible.

Check out our webtexts at soomolearning.com, and learn about what other tools we use to improve student reading and learning!

At Soomo, we don’t just make books; we love them! In celebration of National Book Lovers Day, we asked our writers, edit...
08/07/2025

At Soomo, we don’t just make books; we love them! In celebration of National Book Lovers Day, we asked our writers, editors, and bookworms to share the best books they’ve read this summer.

There’s a little bit of everything in this list. Ancient mythology? Check. History? Check. Aliens, robots, and witches? Check, check, and check. We love how it reflects the range of interests (and personalities!) that make our team what it is.

Happy reading!

Wish your students participated more? Try think-pair-share in the upcoming semester! We just released free guides tailor...
08/05/2025

Wish your students participated more? Try think-pair-share in the upcoming semester!

We just released free guides tailored for intro courses in biology, psychology, sociology, public speaking, American government, and AI literacy. Each guide includes

✅ a step-by-step breakdown of the activity,
✅ slides you can customize, and
✅ example scripts that model best practices.

Go to soomo.co/TPS-guides to download now!

Huge thanks to our amazing webtext authors who wrote these guides for their disciplines:

Biology: Farshad Tarami, PhD
Psychology: Jennifer Harper, PhD
Sociology: Miguel Centellas, PhD
Public speaking: Ashley Bourne-Richardson, PhD
American government: Jocelyn Evans, PhD
AI literacy: Adrienne Kaufmann

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