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eLearning 101
If you are new to the eLearning creation world, there are some basics you need to know in order to get your bearings. The field of eLearning is composed of many theories, skills, and technologies that combined produce an online course. We will focus on the basics of...
Three Qualities of a Great Content Writer
Today’s headlines seem to focus on everything that’s wrong with education. “American Schools vs. the World: Expensive, Unequal, Bad at Math”–The Atlantic “Wake-Up Call: U.S. Students Trail Global Leaders”–nbcnews.com “Obama Administration Spent Billions to Fix Failing...
An Easy Way to Correlate Open Educational Resources (OERs)
So many free and open educational resources exist on the Internet that can be utilized to enhance learning activities. What is an open educational resource? Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that are free of copyright or license...
How to Create Bias Free Educational Course Content
It is impossible to be completely objective. Creating bias free content is challenging. Our experiences and beliefs create a lens through which we view the world. This lens can subconsciously create biases. A bias occurs when we favor one thing or one person over...
Importance of Developmental Editing in the Content Creation Process
Content development involves more than researching the specified area and deciding which components of that area are worth developing into a deliverable, whether that be a course, a blog, an editorial, a handout, etc. It involves a team dedicated to the delivery of a...
Writing Items at Different Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels
Bloom’s Taxonomy is the hallmark of learning models used today. In fact, most people utilize the strategies outlined in Bloom’s without even knowing it. Through early school experiences, we are taught to function through remembering, understanding/applying, and...
Partnering with a Vendor for Education Content Development
Partnering with a vendor such as A Pass Educational Group, LLC (A Pass) gives you access to a large number of contractors with diverse specialities. A vendor provides you with a workforce that is ready to tackle a project developing courses or other educational...
Role of an Instructional Designer in Curriculum Development
Why is it important to use Instructional Designers (IDs)? The curriculum development process involves many moving parts that work to create material that compels the learner. This process includes a team of graphic designers, web developers, writers, copy editors and...
Instructional Design and Characteristics of Effective IDs
The instructional design process takes information from a subject matter expert and transforms it into curriculum with measurable results. An effective instructional designer (ID) creates dynamic instruction that meets the diverse needs of specific learner groups. IDs...
Ross & Associates, Educational Publishing & Technology Consultants, Partners with A Pass Educational Group, LLC to Offer High-Quality Custom Course Content
Ross & Associates (R&A) is honored to announce a partnership with A Pass Educational Group, LLC (A Pass) allowing Ross & Associates clients to take advantage of the high-quality content development services offered by the A Pass team and their associates,...
5 Characteristics of a Good Alt-Text
For a student who is visually impaired, alt-text descriptions are very important pieces of information. And when these descriptions are well-written, they can provide information just as effectively as the image they describe. So what makes an alt-text description...
Celebrate Digital Learning Day with A Pass!
On February 22, 2018, A Pass Educational Group, LLC joins thousands of districts, schools, classrooms, learners, teachers, and instructional technology professionals in celebrating National Digital Learning Day. Established in 2012, Digital Learning Day celebrates the...