5 Benefits of Video-Based Learning

5 Benefits of Video-Based Learning

No longer regulated to the clunky VHS players, video-based learning can be used by your staff to reach students across a range of disciplines. Faculty is able to use current content to fuel lively talks on current topics. Staff are able to get the following gains off...
5 Benefits of Developing a Game-Based Course

5 Benefits of Developing a Game-Based Course

How can you squeeze creativity, problem-solving, critical thinking, decision-making, and risk-taking into your next course? Play with it! Make your next course game based. EdTech Magazine reports that sixty percent (60%) of teachers say using digital games helps...
5 Steps to Effective Curriculum Planning

5 Steps to Effective Curriculum Planning

The idea of curriculum planning seems overwhelming. There are so many moving parts and spinning pieces that it seems complicated. However, the key to successful curriculum planning is in the very name: planning. Curriculum planning becomes easier if these five steps...
Instructional Designer vs. Content Writer: What’s the Difference?

Instructional Designer vs. Content Writer: What’s the Difference?

If someone made a sitcom about curriculum planning with the classic “odd couple,” those would be an instructional designer and a content writer. Though both have the same goal, to maximize learning, they have different approaches to the task. It is possible for one...
Pros and Cons of Computerized Adaptive Testing

Pros and Cons of Computerized Adaptive Testing

What is Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT)? Let’s start by defining what Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) is. CAT is a form of computerized testing that adapts based on the answers provided by the test-taker. The algorithm commonly starts with a medium or...
Our Top 5 Content Development Articles of 2019

Our Top 5 Content Development Articles of 2019

As we get ready to welcome 2020, we thought it would be a great idea to recap 2019 with our top 5 content development articles written this year. The primary reason these content development articles made it onto our list is due to the great value they provide to our...