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Why Investing in Ancillary Materials for Textbooks Could Increase Sales for K-12 Publishers
Ancillary items are important to textbook sales. What are ancillaries? Additional items can range from teachers’ guides, presentation slides, online study guides, and more. Educators use these extra materials in a variety of ways to support student learning. Ancillary items may be remote-ready. Why should K-12 publishers invest in creating high-quality ancillary materials?
4 Reasons Why Colleges Need to Develop Curriculum Around Guided Pathways
Early adopters, of the guided pathway model, experience high success rates at their colleges. These institutions enjoy higher completion rates in their programs. Graduates of the student pathway college programs enjoy good jobs. How did they do it? They followed a plan that works.
4 Common Mistakes Universities Make When Designing Their Next Curriculum
What’s so difficult about creating a new snazzy curriculum that wows? So, it turns out quite a few challenges are lurking out there in that dusty stack. Here are four common mistakes to keep in mind when developing the next university curriculum.
6 Ways to Promote Critical Thinking Through eLearning
Critical thinking skills are needed. Sadly, critical thinking skills are not something that can be taught in a short amount of time. While it is tempting to create one eLearning course and go, critical thinking must be promoted throughout a series of courses to create deep learning experiences. Savvy course creation teams work in ways to promote critical thinking…
The Importance of Designing eLearning Courses For Different Generations in Higher Ed
There’s lots of chatter about creating eLearning courses for different generations in Higher Ed. Let’s start by saying that there is no question that students of different generations learn, think, and connect differently.
7 Reasons Why Publishers Should Revamp Legacy eLearning Courses
So much content. So many lessons learned. Here are seven reasons why revamping legacy eLearning courses is a surprisingly good idea. Course authors know the world has changed a lot since eLearning…
The Importance of K-12 High-Quality Instructional Materials
High-quality materials (HQIM) take time to create. Besides that, well-designed HQIM materials stand the test of time. Teachers stick with what they know works. Likewise, publishers who create HQIM get the following…
A Pass Educational Group, LLC Purchased Victory Productions
Greater Capacity with Complementary Content Development ServicesA Pass Educational Group, LLC (A Pass), a national leader in custom education content development, has acquired Victory Productions, another leading content development house for learning companies and...
Why K-12 Publishers Should Offer Mobile-First Digital Learning Content
K-12 publishers should offer mobile-first digital learning because it works. What is it? Mobile-first is when course authors start with the smallest screen and work their way up. Why is this the best way for publishers to go? Why is it worth the effort for a publisher to retool their design process?
5 Tips to Overcoming Testing Barriers in Education’s Digital Transition
This past year educators had to solve how to teach students online. Publishers rose to meet the testing challenges. Still, educators continue to struggle with testing obstacles. Here are tips for publishers to use to beat these testing barriers.
Difference Between SMEs and Course Authors
Why can’t the subject matter expert just write the course? Why would anyone hire a course author?
Course authors bring valuable skills to a project. Besides that, course experts identify what is the correct delivery method for the audience. This skill alone could pay back those who hire a course author. Yet, the difference between SMEs and course authors gets overshadowed by the budget.
Will Online Learning for Higher Ed Stay after the Pandemic Is Over?
Online learning is here to stay. In the 1990’s eLearning started to take off in the corporate world. At the time, eLearning was met with skepticism. Instructors feared being replaced by online courses. Learners did not like online learning. Still, despite the negative rap, online learning survived. Why? The benefits outweigh the dislikes. Here are five reasons why online learning is here to stay after the pandemic.