Learning, Memory and Instructional Design

Making Learning Memorable

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…

A Pandemic of a Different Kind

By Alice Cropper | Anyone with an interest in education (hopefully that's all of us!) and its relation to socioeconomic systems should watch the Netflix series ‘Daughters of Destiny’.  A poignant, heartfelt documentary, it follows the lives of five girls from impoverished families in India who are given the opportunity to…
Online Learning Delivery

Navigating Brick to Click

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

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…