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An SME Guide: Create an Outstanding Online Course with Expert Collaboration

March 8, 2023
Congratulations on your new role as a subject matter expert (SME) in developing an online course! Working on an online course can be an exciting and fulfilling experience, but if you're new to it, you may not know what to expect. This article provides a guide to working with an…

The Key to Thriving as an Instructional Designer

February 10, 2023
Unpacking What Makes the Best Instructional Designer Is it the knowledge of theories, methods, or practices? Does having a Ph.D. Degree or several credentials and certifications set you up for success? Some may argue that you need the best soft skills in the industry, and others will tell you that…
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Five Strategies to Improve Student Engagement in Online Learning

January 26, 2023
With an average attention span of more or less eight minutes, it can be very challenging for students to stay engaged in online learning. Social media, texting, YouTube, and Netflix are all distractions that make it difficult for students to stay focused. Fortunately, there are strategies that you can use…
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Designing Learning for Homo Prospectus

January 10, 2023
Why do our learning outcomes fail to inspire students? Why do students not immediately connect with the subjects that we know to be valuable? What can we do to change this? When faculty and I have worked with design learning materials, they are often good at writing outcomes based on…
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Designing to Empower Learners through PBL

August 18, 2022
Have you ever faced a problem thinking that you would never be able to solve it as you do not have the skills or competencies to come up with a solution? Have you ever taken a course and come across content and thought “Well great, thank you for telling me…
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Beyond Authenticity

July 22, 2022
Values that drive good online learning experiences At Construct, authenticity is fundamental to our design and development methodology. More importantly, authenticity is the key that opens the door to our employment of values that serve as a means of extending our understanding of clients' and learners' needs into meaningful…
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The Future of Quality Learning Design: Values In = Value Out

April 6, 2022
The post-COVID era has seen more learners shift online, opting for quality blended learning journeys, and with institutions scrambling to meet these increasing demands, the need for good learning design is more crucial than ever. However, creating successful learning journeys, journeys that meet the competitive expectations of an ever-expanding online…
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The Power of Prospection: Psychology Lessons for Learning Design

January 13, 2021
By Richard Mee | What is it that draws a student into learning? Why would they invest time and resources, time away from family, mental energy, into the piece of learning that I produce? Why would they choose one course over another? We invest where we expect the greatest value. The…
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Make Your Online Course Better Than a Textbook

November 11, 2020
Have you seen an online course that essentially resembles a digital textbook? Such courses contain page after page after page of informational text or lecture videos. Upon arriving at the end of a module or unit, there is a multiple-choice assessment (or something similar). In the next module, you rinse…
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Navigating Brick to Click

October 28, 2020
By Lindsay Thomas | The era of click is here to stay, and everything you try will be about continuous iteration. For the EdTech space, this has brought many exciting and sometimes daunting navigation opportunities. The year(s) of surprise navigation has forced many educators to adopt online learning delivery. If…
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Moving Your Courses Online: The Importance of Authentic Tasks

July 1, 2020
By Seth Crandall | As we transition to designing courses online, the most effective courses will focus on having the learner perform authentic tasks. In other words, focus on tasks and let that determine the content. Are you in a position where you are taking your course or campus online for the…
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