Create High Quality Online Lessons And eBooks That Are Interactive And Engage Students

From yesterday’s inbox…

You have a learning management system (LMS)—but is the content in your LMS course awesome, or is it meh? If you’re a college or university educator, instructional designer, or school administrator who is looking to upgrade the LMS course experience, look no more! In this webinar, we’ll show a fast and easy way for faculty to create high quality online lessons and eBooks that are interactive and will engage students. Did we mention it’s FAST and EASY? You’ll also learn how you can deliver your lessons directly inside of your school’s learning management system (LMS). Register for a FREE webinar today and see how you can create a professional-looking, interactive, online lesson in an hour with SoftChalk Cloud! Thursday, September 14 3:00PM ET Friday, September 29 4:00PM ET Friday, October 6 3:00PM ET We look forward to seeing you there! The SoftChalk Team www.softchalk.com www.softchalkcloud.com Like us on Facebook  •  Follow us on Twitter  •  Check out the SoftChalk Talk Blog

SoftChalk LLC 22 S. Auburn Ave. Richmond VA 23221  877-638-2425

Instructional Design for Online Learning – Reusing and Repurposing Learning Content

Also from yesterday’s inbox.

Instructional Design for Online Learning (Step 2): Reusing and Repurposing Learning Content How can you create a more engaging, interactive, and personalized online or blended course? This is the second in a series of articles addressing key steps for creating high-quality online learning content. Step Two: once you have found learning content that you can reuse or repurpose, the next step is to make that content understandable and engaging to help your students work with and learn from it. Read the full article… This article is one of a series published in SoftChalk Talk, a blog covering timely issues related to all aspects of instructional design and published by SoftChalk LLC. Have a comment on this topic? Suggestions for future topics or interest in being a guest writer? Send me an email at natalie@softchalk.com . I look forward to hearing from you! Natalie Saltzberg www.softchalk.com www.softchalkcloud.com Like us on Facebook  •  Follow us on Twitter  •  Check out the SoftChalk Talk Blog

SoftChalk LLC 22 S. Auburn Ave. Richmond VA 23221  877-638-2425

Feedback and Formative Assessments Fuel Student Achievement

From Wednesday’s inbox…

Hi Michael, Here’s a simple way to fuel student achievement—add formative assessment and feedback to your online lesson modules. Formative assessments and feedback support learning during the learning process. This type of assessment may be graded or ungraded, and serves as practice for students. By incorporating feedback and formative assessments into your online learning modules, you allow students to check for understanding along the way, so they can better understand how to improve their performance. The end result? Improved student achievement! View examples of formative assessment activities you can create and embed in your online lessons using SoftChalk Cloud: Labeling DragNDrop Selection And much more! Create activities like these to help your learner engage with your content in a more meaningful way. Want to know more? Learn how other college and university educators are creating interactive and engaging online lessons using SoftChalk Cloud. Need additional info? Please contact me directly at natalie@softchalk.com. I look forward to working with you!Enjoy! Natalie Saltzberg www.softchalk.com www.softchalkcloud.com Like us on Facebook  •  Follow us on Twitter  •  Check out the SoftChalk Talk Blog

SoftChalk LLC 22 S. Auburn Ave. Richmond VA 23221  877-638-2425

Instructional Design for Online Learning – Discovering Good Content

From Tuesday’s inbox…

Instructional Design for Online Learning (Step 1): Discovering Good Content How can you create a more engaging, interactive, and personalized online or blended course? This is the first in a series of articles addressing key steps for creating high-quality online learning content. Step One:learn how to navigate the tremendous storehouse of content found on the internet. This post shares factors to consider in order to determine whether or not the content you’re discovering is useful and reliable. Read the full article… This article is one of a series published in SoftChalk Talk, a blog covering timely issues related to all aspects of instructional design and published by SoftChalk LLC. Have a comment on this topic? Suggestions for future topics or interest in being a guest writer? Send me an email at natalie@softchalk.com . I look forward to hearing from you! Natalie Saltzberg www.softchalk.com www.softchalkcloud.com Like us on Facebook  •  Follow us on Twitter  •  Check out the SoftChalk Talk Blog

SoftChalk LLC 22 S. Auburn Ave. Richmond VA 23221  877-638-2425

Create Awesome Online Lessons to Upgrade Your LMS Course

From Thursday’s inbox…

You have a learning management system (LMS)—but is the content in your LMS course awesome, or is it meh? If you’re a college or university educator, instructional designer, or school administrator who is looking to upgrade the LMS course experience, look no more! In this webinar, we’ll show a fast and easy way for faculty to create high quality online lessons and eBooks that are interactive and will engage students. Did we mention it’s FAST and EASY? You’ll also learn how you can deliver your lessons directly inside of your school’s learning management system (LMS). Register for a FREE webinar today and see how you can create a professional-looking, interactive, online lesson in an hour with SoftChalk Cloud! Thursday, September 14 3:00PM ET Friday, September 29 4:00PM ET Friday, October 6 3:00PM ET We look forward to seeing you there! The SoftChalk Team www.softchalk.com www.softchalkcloud.com Like us on Facebook  •  Follow us on Twitter  •  Check out the SoftChalk Talk Blog

SoftChalk LLC 22 S. Auburn Ave. Richmond VA 23221  877-638-2425