Get Students Ready for Life after Graduation
Students have a multitude of opportunities ahead of them post-graduation, but they may not be certain where they want to go or how to get there. Are they considering alternatives to college and exploring apprenticeships? Are higher ed students “career ready”? Are any of them really prepared for the job hunt? Infobase has resources that […]
Integrating Microlearning Assets into Your Instructional Design Using the ADDIE Model
With so many educators and students today asking for the flexibility and convenience that microlearning provides, it is important to plan out how to include bite-size learning opportunities into your overall instructional design. Using the ADDIE model as our guide, we’ll lay out a few suggestions and motivations for blending microlearning into your instruction. How […]
Microcredentials in Higher Education Are Key to Student Success
This spring, many college students will prepare for life after graduation. Many undergraduates, graduates, and reskilling alumni will start their job searches in a market that is geared toward employees. If students are just starting right now, they are already behind. There are two types of currency job seekers must need and understand to put […]
Motivate Continuous Learning with Digital Badges
The changing nature of work as well as technological and medical advances are intensifying the need for individuals to be able to learn continuously throughout their careers. For individuals to be successful, it is important they’re aware of these factors and are motivated to seek continuous learning. As part of a research initiative by SHRM […]
Trending Professional Development Topics in Higher Education
Educators have always had to stay on top of their field and keep up to date with their skills and knowledge. But since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demands and expectations placed upon them have changed—and grown—at breakneck speed. Learning new technologies, moving coursework to a virtual environment, and engaging and supporting students […]
The Best Way to Start Creating Your Blended Learning Curriculum
“When technology integration is organic, it emerges naturally. It is not forced.” —Adam Juarez & Katherine Goyette, The Complete EdTech Coach In 2021, we have seen a move from traditional on-site or physical classroom learning to more online or remote instruction. Usually, online learning is conducted in one of two key forms: asynchronous, when learners […]
Summer Readings for 2020: Open Access Editions
Looking for a good book to read during the summer? Recently I came across some interesting new publications on social media channels. These recent open access publications may get you thinking of new practices, theories, and services to consider for your community. Marking Open and Affordable Courses: Best Practices and Case Studies edited by […]
Solution Showcase: Personalize Your Professional Learning
Personalized and in-depth professional learning opportunities foster effective teachers, engaged parents, and prepared students. Professional development has moved away from the sit-and-get learning style and pivoted towards interactive, outcome-based learning. Infobase provides districts the ability to take online instructional content to the next level. With our 100,000+ hours of professional learning content, Infobase provides a […]
Trending Professional Development Topics in Our New Reality
As schools closed in March and went remote, educators were tasked with adapting new teaching strategies and online management tools. As teachers and administrators across the country changed course, the heavy weight of doing your best to ensure students’ basic needs were met didn’t come without challenges. Ensuring students are fed, safe, secure, and engaged […]
