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Creating Better Content with Lessons Learned from Brain Research

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While we do know that it weighs 3 pounds, and brain information can travel up to 268 miles per hour (the equivalent of the speed of a Bugatti Veyron, the world’s fastest car), there is still so much about the brain we don’t know. This overview provides just a small sample of how brain research can be applied to creating learning content.

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Navigating the Journey to Teaching and Learning Online: Step 4

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We will also look at how to evaluate the effectiveness of your courses based on student performance and the feedback you receive from parents, students, and peers. The main goal of formative assessment is to collect information that can help improve student learning while it is happening.

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How Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction Can Make Your Online Courses Better

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For example: Start off with attention-grabbing graphics or video clips featuring interactive scenarios about the subject matter, which will require your students to focus and engage with your content. Inform Learners of Objectives. Elicit Learners’ Performance through Practice. Stimulate Learners’ Prior Knowledge.

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Navigating the Journey to Teaching and Learning Online: Step 4

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We will also look at how to evaluate the effectiveness of your courses based on student performance and the feedback you receive from parents, students, and peers. The main goal of formative assessment is to collect information that can help improve student learning while it is happening.

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Why Accessibility-First Will Always Be Our Focus

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For example, for someone using a screen reader, every word–including the words to describe a decorative image–will be read out loud. Web accessibility specialists help identify opportunities for improvement and can help gather user feedback to gain a better understanding of how online content is performing for intended audiences. .

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Navigating the Journey to Teaching and Learning Online: Step 3

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Step 3: Ongoing Support. The next step is to ensure appropriate support options are prepared. Put yourself in their shoes to determine what support and resources they need. Put yourself in their shoes to determine what support and resources they need. Congratulations! You have successfully launched your lessons online.

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How to Measure Online Course Effectiveness

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This level seeks to evaluate whether your learners acquired the information, skills, and knowledge they were expecting to obtain. One important factor to consider when measuring behavioral changes is whether learners have the appropriate environmental support (e.g. organizational culture, structured performance reviews, etc.)