Increasing Access with Offline Reading in Vantage

Increasing Access with Offline Reading in Vantage*

By Jonathan Hritz, Sr. Product Manager

The Challenge

Although the world of higher education is more connected online than ever before, there are situations, for a variety of reasons, where students’ access to the internet is a challenge or impossible. 

Imagine needing to complete all your reading assignments in an online course without having access to reliable internet in your home. Sadly, this is a reality for too many students, and it can present a real challenge for those whose instructors have assigned course content that can only be accessed online. 

This can create unnecessary stress for students and cause them to fall behind on their assignments.

The Solution

We have expanded access for all Vantage users by adding an Offline Reading option to the Student Dashboard. 

Students can download one chapter of reading content at a time to a browser’s cache, allowing them access without an internet connection. Then, when they are next able to connect online, they can complete the associated assessments in their Vantage courses and/or download another chapter. 

The Offline Reading option creates more flexibility for students to access Vantage’s reading content, regardless of where they are or how strong their internet connection may be, providing them with another way to keep up with their reading assignments.

*Published 07/23. © 2023 Sage Publishing. All rights reserved. All other brand and product names are the property of their respective owners.