11 team communication tips to improve workplace interactions
29th September 2020 -Working in a team has its advantages and disadvantages. Among its advantages can be a shared workload, interpersonal connections and a shared goal. Often, though, one of the most cited disadvantages of working in a team is a lack of communication.
How can you solve this common dilemma? Will solving communication problems lead to an improvement in your team? We asked 11 professionals for their thoughts on how to improve workplace interactions and what it means for your diverse team.
Continue ReadingAssessing the impact: learning in a changing landscape
28th September 2020 -We recently commissioned a study with educational analyst, ImpactEd, to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in the UK, US and Australia. Our aim was to understand the effect that remote and blended learning is having on student motivation and the role of technology to help address this going forward. We’re excited to finally be able to share the key learnings from the paper.
Continue ReadingDrawing on a personal experience to carve a career
25th September 2020 -When we were planning our Blended Learning Jungle event we wanted to make sure that the information from our speakers was being distributed in as many formats as possible, including visual, which is how we met Tom Hanicak who is a visual note taker. Not only is Tom awesome at what he does, he has a great story to tell too. Read on to find out more...
Continue ReadingWhat's the WriQ score?
17th September 2020 -The WriQ score is a recognized writing standard that establishes common expectations for writing assessment and achievement at a state or national level.
The WriQ norms are based on over 100,000 writing samples from students across all grade levels. This national norms comparison (combined with several other useful metrics) allows WriQ to provide a meaningful score that helps teachers assess how well their students are writing compared to other students in their grade.
Continue ReadingUncovering the inner writer
15th September 2020 -Motivating students to engage in writing instruction can be tough. Creating goals that they can work towards can often help to set them off on the right path for success. In this blog we take a look at some simple tools and tricks that you can share with your students to help them bring out their inner author.
Continue ReadingHow website accessibility can positively impact SEO
15th September 2020 -In this guest blog, Claire Brotherton, Founder of A Bright Clear Web, explores the link between web accessibility and SEO. Read and discover some simple measures you can take to increase your website’s accessibility, whilst positively impacting your SEO.
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