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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...
eThink Education Partners with A Pass Educational Group, LLC to Offer High-Quality Instructional Design
eThink Education now partners with A Pass Educational Group, LLC (A Pass) allowing eThink clients to take advantage of the high-quality content services offered by the A Pass team and their associates, including instructional and curriculum design, editing and...
Current Trends in eLearning
The year 2018 will bring innovative new developments in eLearning. The use of augmented reality and microlearning are just a few to look out for. Knowing these trends will help keep you ahead of the game and inspire your courses. Below are the top eight trends to look...
Differences between a MOOC Course and Traditional Online Course
Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, are changing the way we learn online. A MOOC allows a large number of students to learn online at their own pace. Students use open-source material and peer feedback to interact within the course. Top universities like Stanford...
4 Questions to Ask Before Writing an Alt-Text Description
When preparing to create an alt-text description, there are several questions a writer should analyze before getting started. Having the answers to these questions will allow the writer to craft a more effective description. 1. What is the purpose of the image?...
3 Connections Between Learning Standards and Performance-Based Assessments
Let’s think about verbs. Regardless of your level of interest in sentence structure, the word verb most likely brought one thing to mind: action. The physical act of doing something. Now, what verb in the following standard do you consider most significant? Develop a...
3 Questions to Ask When Developing High-Quality MicroMasters Courses
Deciding to present your curriculum to the world via a MicroMasters MOOC is an excellent decision! This environment opens doors for learners that they may have perceived as being closed. Work, family, and other obligations leave many with the impression that they...