Scoring the GED/HSED Essay
By Laurie Jarvis
In this learning activity you'll review answers to commonly asked questions about the GED/HSED essay and view the official scoring guide.
The Importance of Attire in Early Childhood Education
By Tracy Craker, Dawn Matott
Learners read about the types of clothing considered appropriate for a childcare setting. This activity is designed for students enrolled in an early childhood education program.
Brain Food
By Tracy Blahnik
In a drag-and-drop exercise, the learner considers various food items and determines if they improve brain functioning. This learning object is designed for instructional assistants.
Window 10 and Desktop Elements
By Dawn Matott
In this interactive object, learners identify the elements of the Windows platform in a drag-and-drop exercise.
Nine Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning: Where Do I Stand?
By Terri Langan
In this interactive object, instructors use an extensive inventory to assess their beliefs and uses of assessment. The inventory is based on the work of educators supported by the American Association of Higher Education Assessment Forum in 1996.
The Coherence Principle
By Kris Wilson
Explore how the coherence principle uses concise narration and graphics to illustrate good eLearning.
Assessment: Teacher-centered or Learner-centered?
Users complete a self-inventory to determine if their approach to assessment is teacher-centered or learner-centered.
Focused Student Evaluation Questions
The learner reads about the kinds of questions that are most effective to use on student questionnaires evaluating instruction. Generic evaluations are less helpful than evaluations focused on the specific types of instruction and learning expected in a content area. Sample questions are provided.
Proper Diapering Procedure
By Joan Klinkner
Learners consider the steps and supplies to use when diapering infants and toddlers. The proper diapering procedure not only meets basic care and sanitation needs but builds relationships and promotes the child’s learning. Brief quizzes complete the learning object.
Reflections: Learning Together About Formative Assessment Tools
By Laurie Barz
Users examine ways for students to give feedback to their instructor about what they have learned and what part of the lesson is not clear.
Space Relations Assessment Examples
By Marie Hechimovich
Learners mentally manipulate two-dimensional diagrams to visualize the objects in their three-dimensional forms.
The Signaling Principle
By Wisc-Online
Multimedia Principles - Signaling. Explore how using voice and visual cues can help your learners focus, organize, and process your content.
Bloom's Taxonomy for Affective Learning and Teaching
This lesson focuses on the affective domain, which refers to attitudes of awareness, interest, attention, concern and responsibility. Users quiz themselves on their basic understanding of the content.
Processes of Science
The purpose of this learning object is to introduce the learner to the different processes of science.
Reading Comprehension Assessment Example
Learners read a passage and answer two questions based on the information found it that passage. Immediate feedback is provided.
Questioning Clue: Are You an Effective Questioner?
In this interactive object, learners solve a school mystery by identifying the "suspects" in the hierarchy of questioning: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. This activity was designed for teachers and instructional assistants.
Design Principles Introduction
Explore the history behind today's eLearning best practices in this introduction to our design principles series.
How Well Do I Listen?
By Barbara Liang
Learners reflect on their thoughts, feelings, and reactions toward such listening behaviors as interrupting, selective listening, and unresponsive listening.
Mechanical Reasoning Assessment Examples
Learners solve two sample problems for a mechanical reasoning assessment.
What Is a Blog?
By Dean Lodes, Becky Kinser
This learning activity describes the definition, the uses, and the terms associated with a blog.
Searching the Internet
By Leanne Healy
In this interactive object, learners answer questions about doing research on the Internet.
The Contiguity Principle
Explore how aligning on-screen text and narration with graphics can help improve knowledge retention and learner engagement.
Intercultural Communication: Gestures
By Elizabeth Jones
The learner will recognize common gestures and identify the meanings associated with those gestures.
Assessment Jeopardy
By Leanne Healy, Chris Hofer, Gretchen Gall
Learners play a game to review concepts connected with student assessment. The categories on the game board are "General Assessment," "Science Assessment," "Math Assessment," and "Famous Scientists."
Time Management for Online Success
By Kaye Krueger
Learners listen to other students express their concerns about taking an online course. Strategies for how to be successful in school are discussed.