By Anna Shepherd | I am a Project Manager. I’m not sure what I feel about the mental image my job title can conjure. To some, it may suggest being the sole point person on any given project, owning every failure and success, driving everything forward, and bringing clients and colleagues…

By Katie Bradford | I believe in the power of empathy. On a day-to-day basis, it’s one of the primary tools in my toolbox as a manager and leader on my team. When I see struggle - whether it’s solving a complex problem for a client or the personal struggle of…

By Meg Knight | “Chaos and uncertainty breed Opportunity.” According to, Bruce Whitfield, this is nowhere more clear than in the current situation on the African continent. Africa is facing not only a medical crisis, but also an educational crisis. With the forced closure of most educational institutions, this has been brought into…

By Pasqua Lawrenson | Have you ever wondered how to create a world-class online program? The answer is that it takes a team, and one of the most influential people on that team is the Subject Matter Expert (SME). An engaged SME that is open to learning can do wonders for…

By Sarah Polhill | “As learning and teaching evolve to serve new and different needs, it is crucial for us to continually consider what guiding concepts for education will be essential and most effective for this stage in time. For this reason, we, at Construct, are committed to recognizing this “new…

By Victoria Hekking | Consider how many great things in life often evolve to be “great,” but do not start perfectly. Things change to better suit their times, and if they don’t, they either cease to exist or are replaced by something superior. This pattern of evolution is present in our everyday…

By Meg Knight | Being a COO for the globally distributed workforce of an education technology company during the pandemic has required me to pivot my leadership style and has brought different leadership skills to the fore. I have moved from spending much of my time doing urgent tasks to now dedicating…

By Armando Peña | Working at home can be a challenge but also a benefit that can save you money and help you do more things that you normally would not be able to do. With the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) many schools, workplaces, and businesses have gone from face-to-face interaction…

By David Casey | On Friday, March 13th, all of our teams at Construct were physically working at offices across multiple global geographies.  The following Tuesday a remote working business continuity plan kicked in company- wide in response to COVID-19. Sustaining operations, continuing to be productive, and delivering on milestones, all…

By Jessy Polzer | My mom messaged me yesterday. I hear a lot more from her these days. A local plastics manufacturing company near my hometown jumped right into the fray, prototyping and producing critical ,,PPE (because I know that acronym now) for our local hospital in under 48 hours. They’ve…

By Sarah Polhill & Victoria Hekking | At Construct, we integrate a variety of resources into the courses that we create in order to facilitate better collaboration and interaction between educators and learners. We worked with our team of learning experts to make a list of some of our favorite learning…

By Robin Van Dusen | What is it about teaching that is so hard? For years I couldn’t put my finger on it, and even now the simple answer is that it’s everything. This school year I finally left my teaching job. Like other teachers, I would entertain the idea of leaving…

By Carl Dawson | "It goes without saying that last week was challenging. Repatriating staff across the USA and the Middle East from universities that implemented social distancing was the main priority as our business continuity plan kicked in. The next challenge was how to best focus our hundred plus staff around the…