Using Engagement Data to Visualize the “Doer Effect” and Improve Learning Gains

By Alison Pendergast, CMO, Acrobatiq; Benny G. Johnson, Ph.D., Director of Research and Development, Acrobatiq; and Rachel Van Campenhout, Director of Content, Acrobatiq In 2015, […]

Adult Learners: Why Adaptive Learning is Designed for Them

With more adult learners looking to re skill, skill up or complete a degree, it’s more crucial than ever for higher education institutions find new […]

Your Typical College Freshman: How They Really Feel and How You Can Help

Do you remember what it was like to be a college freshman? A new city or state to navigate. Meeting new friends. Exploring new subjects. […]

No Instructional Designer? No Problem- Try This Basic Blended Course Design

Course design is an important part of using adaptive learning effectively, particularly in blended classes that bring together both online and in-class instruction. A course […]

Why Online Course Offerings Matter to Postsecondary Students

In a recent article from Higher EdSurge, The Power of Choice: Why it Matters to Students, authors Jaime Hannans, Jill Leafstedt and Michelle Pacansky-Brock explore […]

Online Course Design: A Roundup of Tips, Strategies, and Best Practices

Simply delivering a traditional course via the internet is not enough for today’s students. Online learning needs to actively engage students if higher education leaders […]

Four Lessons on Adaptive Learning From the Frontline: How One Professor Is Improving Student Outcomes

In a recent case study, Dr. Erik Moody, an assistant professor of psychology at Marist College, explains how he incorporates adaptive learning into his classes […]

How Does the Degree Attainment Gap Affect Pell Grant Students?

Since 1973, the Federal Pell Grant program has been making college education possible for millions of first-generation, low-income students. The program has not been without […]

How Faculty And Instructional Designers Can Work Together To Optimize Learning and Improve Learning Outcomes

More institutions of higher education are considering blended or hybrid instructional formats as growing evidence that blended learning significantly outperforms face-to-face classroom instruction. As a […]

Prepare a Solid Instructional Designer Job Description for Higher Ed

Instructional design plays an important role in course development for higher education, whether the course involves online learning or traditional in-classroom teaching. Surprisingly, there is […]

How Teaching and Learning Are Changing In Response To New Educational Technologies

Idea in Brief Technology is evolving the way educators teach and helping tech-savvy students stay more engaged in their classwork. Whether by incorporating innovative ways […]

Shifting the Conversation From Cost to Value: Third Way’s Analysis of Mobility for Public University Students

The centrist think tank Third Way released a report in August that uses the first year of data from the U.S. Department of Education’s new […]

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