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The Secret to Beating the Forgetting Curve

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Offer multiple methods for students to practice new concepts or techniques —especially through hands-on exercises that give them an opportunity to apply recently-learned information in a new context that reinforces its relevance. This is more effective than cramming the entire arc of a lesson into one nonstop session.

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Accessibility Updates

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We recently worked with an accessibility consultant to ensure that CourseArc content and interactive exercises are accessible. As a result, we completed the following updates: added alternative activities for drag-and-drop exercises. made the flashcard exercises keyboard accessible.

Exercise 100
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Role of Interactivity in eLearning

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Include a Variety of Learning Activities – Most eLearning interactions contain both visual and auditory elements, but depending on the content and objectives, instructional designers can add simulations, games, drag and drop interactions, hands on exercises and assessments that support high levels of engagement.

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H5P

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We have found that many of the H5P exercises aren’t keyboard accessible, so be sure to include alternative activities. H5P allows you to create a variety of different content types. Check out two examples below: Sample Image with Interactive Hotspots. Sample Interactive Video – Check out 3:23 and 4:57. .

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How Does CourseArc Make Your LMS Even Better?

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Shown here is a drag and drop matching exercise. (Plus, our tracking dashboard helps you see where every student is on their learning path, so you can jump in and help anyone who’s falling behind.). CourseArc has many different activities to engage students.

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Boilerplate

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vocabulary exercise. In eLearning, boilerplate refers to any reusable chunks of content or code that are included in many different parts of a course with minor changes. Some examples are: directions to take an online quiz. introductory page in a course. summary page in a course. footer with a copyright statement.

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12 Helpful Resources for Instructional Design

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Mayer is a practical resource offering best practices, examples, exercises, and more. E-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning (by Ruth Colvin Clark and Richard E. With the first edition published in 2002, this book from Ruth Colvin Clark and Richard E.