Understand the Best Practices of Teaching There are many models and methods of teaching available for instructional designers to use. Keeping up to date on the newest and best practices in teaching will help an instructional designer ensure that every learner at any...
PARCC defines technology-enhanced items (TEIs) as “tasks administered on a computer and [that] take advantage of the computer-based environment to present situations and capture responses in ways that are not possible on a paper-based test” (PARCC, 2016). Although...
“An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.” Edward de Bono Beyond the vague response of “subject matter,” what exactly does a subject matter expert (SME) contribute to...
If you ask the average student what they think about career centers, they might make comments such as “Career centers are only for seniors.” or that “Many graduates are handed a job upon completion of their program and their major dictates their career path for life.”...
Every great course begins with the knowledge of a Subject Matter Expert (SME). Being an effective SME, however, requires more than an understanding of the subject matter. Because the SME contributes as one member of a larger development team, skill in navigating the...
A performance task, which provides students opportunities to put their knowledge into practice, can be a double-edged sword. While they give students the chance to show what they know and engage in higher-order thinking skills, performance tasks are more difficult to...
