At Monarch Media, we know how important it is for our technical solutions to work for an entire organization, regardless of its distribution across a single office, multiple states, or different countries. We also know that once a solution is implemented, it should maintain its relevance for years to come.
Evaluating the content and design of your course with direct input from your audience is a hallmark of user-centered design. It can greatly improve the outcomes of the courses you create. We recommend surveying your audience before and after designing your course to collect valuable data. It’s also helpful to look at the data your LMS collects on users to see how they interact with the course.
In today’s fast-paced informational age, finding the right information when you need it can be a difficult task. This is where an online learning community, or community of practice, can be a great benefit. Creating a digital library of curated content with advanced search capabilities allows individuals to access information quickly.
Effective planning is crucial when approaching any kind of large-scale curriculum development. In this case study, you’ll learn about the process for defining a learning context, useful pedagogical frameworks for online programs, and eight widely accepted course design principles.
Teaching to impart a skill is inherently different than teaching to impart knowledge. With an eLearning course, designers have the added challenge to create a course that allows learners to practice behavioral skills in a medium that does not always lend itself to interpersonal interactions.
One way to motivate learners is to immerse them in an online community. After all, it’s the social connections and interactions that make learning engaging. Community is the glue that holds your online class together. It allows learners to give opinions, share ideas, provide and receive feedback, and collaborate on issues and answer questions.
Agile is a software development methodology known for allowing ultra-fast turnaround. Monarch Media believes in Agile done right, which means ongoing dialogue with our clients.
Research shows that public school teachers who receive skills training for sexual health and safety curriculum are most likely to achieve positive student outcomes. Online training offers low cost, easily accessible, skill-based trainings that are needed to meet the growing training demand of schools.
Cengage Learning’s Criminal Justice modules are designed to teach students situational crime prevention, a theory of criminology that attempts to reduce the opportunity for crimes to be committed.
Many organizations are exploring ways to reduce hunger and improve economic development in Africa. But few have the depth of learning content and expertise that 4-H offers or the reach of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.