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Informal Learning

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While formal training plays a tremendous role in improving learners’ competencies, most real learning occurs on the job through informal knowledge sharing, coaching, and direct observations. Thus, informal learning is now becoming an indispensable part of a blended learning solution.

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Breaking Down Barriers: How UDL Transforms the Learning Experience

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Ortiz Universal Design for Learning, or UDL, provides a framework for instructors–whether its higher education, K-12 or even corporate learning–that removes potential learning barriers for all learners, including those who experience learning differences and those with learning disabilities.

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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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Plain Language for Course Creators: Enhancing Clarity and Engagement

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Tips to Write for Clarity and Understanding Put information in logical order, with the important details first. Provide definitions for any unusual words. Define Acronyms or Avoid Altogether Every year he donates two hundred dollars to the SPCA. Use language familiar to your target audience. Avoid jargon.

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Why Accessibility-First Will Always Be Our Focus

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When design is accessible, it provides a better learning experience for everyone, not just some. Criteria are provided to evaluate if content successfully conforms to WCAG. We also regularly provide tips and tools to help users create content that is more accessible, including our Accessibility Checklist for online courses.

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CourseArc Develops Tool that Enables Sharing of Course Content Across Counties and States

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Members of the VLLA, a 501c3 educational nonprofit organization, serve over a quarter million online course enrollments annually, provide their districts and students with over 2,200 active, highly-qualified teachers trained in online instruction and supply blended learning services to their constituents. Headquartered in Baltimore, Md.,

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Q&A: World of Learning Institute

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With a noble mission to ensure foreign language education is accessible to everyone, the World of Learning (WOL) Institute has capitalized on existing technologies to provide face-to-face world language instruction in a virtual format. The organization has provided close to 10,000 hours of instruction to over 1,600 students worldwide.