Curriculum and Instruction

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Mastery Learning

Much of online learning is built on mastery learning. Benjamin Bloom revealed mastery learning for the first time in 1984 in his landmark book, The 2 Sigma Problem (Bloom, 1984). Bloom explored several educational methods in The 2 Sigma Problem, including private tutoring, lecture-based training, and mastery learning. In this study, Bloom claimed that mastery…

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Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation

Online learning has expanded due to the quarantine imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Online learning offers a new world of opportunities to those who want to learn something new, gain a credential, or finish that degree program. However, some online programs have demonstrated low completion rates, with as many as 95 percent leaving in the…

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data

Data-Driven Learner Models

As we explore data-driven learner models, let’s define the metrics that contribute to the execution and analysis of data-driven decision making, identify different data-driven learner models, and outline the metrics used for strategic implementation of learning. Let’s take a course where the training delivery model is Online or Web-Based Training (WBT). The evaluative data collection…

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flex

Hybrid Flexible, Hy-Flex, Or Hybrid Streaming. There Is An Instructional Model For Pandemic Times.

An instructional approach that combines face-to-face (F2F) and online learning. Each class session and learning activity is offered in-person, synchronously online, and asynchronously online. Students can decide how to participate. Hybrid Flexible, Hy-Flex, Or Hybrid Streaming, this course model’s flexibility demonstrates a commitment to student success, and that flexibility can also enable institutions to maintain…

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zoom

From Remote Teaching to Online Learning

When the coronavirus hit, college and universities turned on a dime, retooled, and the Synchronous Zoom Classroom was born. The “Zoom Room” was asynchronous, real-time instructional experience, typically via videoconferencing. Recently, Inside Higher Ed reported that “experts” said synchronous instruction “wasn’t necessarily a bad thing in an emergency.[1] Among other benefits, synchronous instruction can provide socially…

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adult learner

Returning to School at Age 40, 50, and Beyond

The number of adult undergraduates (over 25) is projected to grow 21 percent by 2022.[1] Adults are going back to college for a master’s degree or finishing degree; a bachelor’s degree is becoming increasingly common. With flexible options, including online education and accelerated learning, the opportunities are endless. There are many reasons adults return to…

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case study

What I Wish Everyone Knew About Making Individual Connections With Online Students

In the absence of meeting your students in a face to face course, how can instructors make individualized connections with their students in the online course environment? Introduce yourself and demonstrate to the students that you have a passion for the subject of the course. Provide a video introduction. Provide your professional biography and a…

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A Focused Look at ADDIE

Focus Eduvation is taking a look at the ADDIE instructional model. We are always exploring how learning theory and motivation can be applied to the instructional process to make it more engaging and practical for diverse learning audiences. Focus Eduvation is taking a look at the ADDIE instructional model. We are always exploring how learning theory and motivation can be applied to the instructional process to make it more engaging and practical for diverse learning audiences.

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Making Individualized Connections with Online Students

As an educator, you are trying to provide students with the best educational experience, whether it be online or “in-seat.” Think of things you do in your real-life courses and how they can be translated into digital format. Do not be afraid to experiment. In the absence of meeting your students in a face to…

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