Andrew Pass, Author at A Pass Educational Group LLC

Benefits of Micro-Credentialing in Higher Education

For years, institutions of higher learning have been diversifying their course offerings to appeal to more students. Not only are they offering a wider range of subjects in traditional study areas, they are capitalizing on technology to mix and match face-to-face and...

5 Strategies for Giving Learners a V.O.I.C.E. in Competency-Based Education

I recently asked a friend of mine, Elizabeth, a student enrolled in a competency-based program, why she chose that program instead of a traditional program. Without hesitation, she said, “The ability to learn on my own terms and to make the process work for me.”...

3 Tips for Writing Terrific Alt Text Descriptions

Alt text, or alternative text, is one of the critical components of good content design. For those newer to the topic, alt text sometimes is referred to as alt attributes, alt descriptions, or alt tags. Great instructional designers, course developers, and content...

Learning by Doing: 5 Strategies to Increase Learner Engagement in Competency-Based Education

Most students who enroll in a competency-based education (CBE) program start out excited, motivated, and ready to learn. For too many students, that enthusiasm starts to wane a few weeks into the course. This is bad news for students and the enrolling institution....

4 Critical Questions to Ask Your Instructional Designer

Have you worked with an instructional designer before? An instructional designer (ID) creates learning outcomes and builds activities that help learners master those outcomes in engaging ways. Schools, districts, and organizations can use instructional designers to...