5 Keys to Quality Assurance in Educational Content Development

5 Keys to Quality Assurance in Educational Content Development

Any content developer can tell you that having a solid quality assurance (QA) process will ensure deliverables that hit the mark. From our years of developing educational content development, we’ve identified the following five keys to quality assurance. Training Both...
Content Development Sweet Spots

Content Development Sweet Spots

Custom content development is much like building a custom home. If you had a choice, would you settle for a cookie-cutter home that’s going to meet only some of your needs or a custom-designed one that incorporates all your unique needs? Just as an architect spends...
4 Common Misconceptions Students Have About Physics

4 Common Misconceptions Students Have About Physics

Physics class can be a lot of fun! It doesn’t get much better than rockets, amusement parks, and roller coasters. In order to write a good physics course, make sure you address some common misconceptions with direct instruction and fun activities like those shown...
4 Scientific Discoveries That Cut Across All Classes

4 Scientific Discoveries That Cut Across All Classes

Ever had a problem you can’t solve even though you spent a lot of time thinking about it? You try one solution then the next, each with no correct answer, until suddenly—“Eureka!”—you know what to do and the solution is obvious. In this Aha! Moment, “your brain...
3 Strategies for Developing a Performance Task in Science

3 Strategies for Developing a Performance Task in Science

Looking for a way to authentically and fully assess student comprehension? Use performance tasks! As science content writers, we are familiar with hands-on challenges that assess discrete skills—for example, a multi-station practical at the end of a laboratory-based...
5 Common Science Misconceptions Course Writers Must Remember

5 Common Science Misconceptions Course Writers Must Remember

Now, more than ever, science is an exciting subject to study as new discoveries are being made, technologies introduced, and frontiers explored—all communicated globally in a blink of an eye! We can ensure our students of all ages keep up by addressing these five...