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Mindfulness in the Workplace: Fluffy, Foreign, or Fruitful?

April 20, 2022
Illustration created by upklyak - www.freepik.com By Kate Lehnerdt Each day we bring a certain amount of energy to work. Some days may be high-energy days, and some days you may feel like you’re running on empty. Typically, this happens on a Monday or Friday! We’ve all had the experience…
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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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Augmented Reality and Haptic Technology: Is this the Future of learning?

March 15, 2022
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Already with our access to information and ability to communicate with massive bodies of other people, we have seen the average human IQ jump 3 points per decade, 15 points since 1970. We…
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Making Learning Memorable

February 25, 2022
How to Design Better Courses and Improve Learner Retention By Jacques Fourie Memory is a fundamental aspect of all learning since it stores and retrieves learned information. Conversely, learning also depends on memory because stored knowledge in your memory provides the framework to link new knowledge. Subsequently, high-quality learning experiences should…
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Why We Should Humanize the Online Classroom

March 3, 2021
The impact of the global pandemic was worldwide, causing many people to reach the end of 2020 with a sigh of relief. Teachers, lecturers, and learners were no exception - the impact of suddenly transitioning to a remote teaching model due to government lockdowns and educational institution closures was not…
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How Online Learning Has the Ability to Help Create Job Opportunities in South Africa

January 27, 2021
By Sone Thasi | A job is not just the daily duties that one performs for a company; it is the very clothes that we wear, the food we eat, the house we call home, and the schools we send our children to. It is our way of making a living,…
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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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Add Character to Your Course

November 25, 2020
By Justin Lawrence (updated 8 February 2023) | When creating a course, you want to make sure that the learner can easily grasp the concept. Crafting perfect learning outcomes that align with the course content often takes precedence over content such as graphics, film, or animation. However, you need to be…
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How to Thrive Using Synchronous Learning in Online Courses

October 21, 2020
By Percy Mkhwanazi | Online education has been growing in popularity and accessibility, especially over the last few months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Online learning has attracted both students and teachers with its flexible and schedule-friendly format options. These formats can be grouped broadly into two categories: synchronous and…
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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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Student Perceptions of Virtual Reality in Higher Education

November 13, 2019
Meet Tebogo. Tebogo joined the team at Construct this year as a Learning Technologist. In his recent studies at the University of Western Cape, Tebogo had the opportunity to conduct research on the student perceptions of virtual reality in higher education. He has earned a Bachelor's of Commerce Degree in Computer…
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