As COVID-19 extends its reach into a new school year, administrators are once again faced with numerous challenges as to how best support students, teachers, and families with remote learning. While districts’ and universities responses to the pandemic were largely reactive at the end of the last school year, the start of 2020-2021 represents an […]
One thing about COVID-19 is clear: the pandemic has accelerated the movement toward key improvements in remote learning. As the needs and demographics of students change, higher education institutions are seeking solutions that offer additional flexibility, without sacrificing the quality of instruction, in the distance learning experience. However, not all remote learning technologies are made the same. Education leaders […]
With many school districts taking on remote or hybrid learning models in the fall, administrators, educators and parents continue to have questions: How can we effectively bring real-world skills to students online? Can distance education keep students engaged? What happens if eLearning becomes a national requirement? Luckily, there are many EdTech platforms and tools that […]
In digital assessment, usability describes how easily someone can learn and navigate a testing system or test. As a test creator, if you’re building any kind of assessment beyond simple quizzes, authoring and storage environments can quickly become complicated — or even unwieldy. It can be difficult to evaluate how “usable” an interface is. If […]
It’s taken longer than many of us hoped, but online assessment platforms are finally taking accessibility seriously, and many platforms are openly boasting about their accessibility compliance and features. It’s tempting to celebrate and pat ourselves on the back. Admittedly, I have indulged in a bit of jubilation myself. However, assessment programs need to dig […]
As citizens of the world today, we all encounter web-based content in all its various forms, which includes text, audio, video, interactive widgets – even virtual reality. We’ve become accustomed to these forms as part of how information is distributed and consumed. Online assessments programs are increasingly including media in their tests. There are alternatives […]