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Architectures of instruction: Selecting effective teaching methods
Jay Lynch, Ph.D. Course Design, Development, and Academic Research, Pearson | December 19, 2016Designers of instruction are akin to learning architects. They aim to construct instructional experiences that engender durable, useful, and...
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- Higher Education
- PreK-12 Education
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Designing for learning: Pearson’s learning design principles
David Porcaro, Director of Learning Design, Pearson | December 14, 2016As I write this blogpost, I occasionally stare out my window to the Rocky Mountains looming above me. It’s...
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- Higher Education
- PreK-12 Education
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How educational technology can give early insights for student remediation
Sheela Vemu, Instructor, Waubonsee Community College, interviewed by Caroline Miller, Managing Editor, Pearson | December 14, 2016“I have found that those who do well in my course are those who have the necessary foundational knowledge,”...
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- Higher Education
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Online homework helps students learn in ways traditional textbooks may not
Leslie B. Goldstein, Senior Lecturer, Freshman Math Program, Fort Lewis College | December 12, 2016How many times have you told your students that they should spend two to three hours outside of class...
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- Higher Education
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Post election insights and perspectives from higher education instructors
Pearson US Editorial Staff | December 7, 2016The 2016 US presidential election was by some accounts the most contentious in recent history. If you want to...
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- Higher Education
- Professional
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Bellwether Awards highlight innovation at community colleges
Caroline Leary, Manager, Pearson | December 7, 2016The finalists for the 2017 Bellwether Awards were notified last month, and they will present their innovative programs at...
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- Higher Education
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Active learning strategies for today’s nursing students
Susan Wilhelm, Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean, and Kim Rodehorst-Weber, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center | December 5, 2016Do you ever lament that teaching nursing care has been reduced to lecturing about every disease known to humankind?...
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- Higher Education