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What are the best practices used in the assessment and evaluation of students’ knowledge? With this course, you will learn about the key formative and summative assessment methodologies. It will also introduce you to an overview of good teaching attributes and how to present clear and understandable course content to keep your learners on track. Learn to effectively evaluate your students by taking this course today!

This free online course will train you on how to become an effective teacher. With this course, you will learn to use best practices to interact with students to keep them motivated and engaged. It will introduce you to the concept of outcome-based education (OBE) and the challenges that educators face in the 21st-century educational system. Learn to inspire students to reach their full potential by taking this course today!

Alison offers a free online Diploma in Teaching Skills course for Educators that will teach you how to become an effective teacher or trainer. Being a teacher takes more than just accumulated knowledge. With this course, you will learn different techniques to effectively communicate with your students, motivate them to learn, and implement successful instructional planning within the classroom. Level up your skills with this course now!

This free online course covers effective communication techniques for teachers and trainers, and is very useful for learners who are on their way to becoming professional educators. It helps them communicate effectively with their students by teaching the most important types of effective communication skills and their use in the classroom. Enroll now and learn how to properly engage with different kinds of students and manage difficult classroom

This free online Growth Mindset for Teachers course is designed to help teachers get the best out of their students and themselves, focusing on the approach and attitude towards learning in your classroom. The quality of a student's teacher has been proven to have a higher impact on learning outcomes than any other factor. Take this free online course today to expand your teaching toolset and improve the quality of your classroom environment.

This free online Instructional Planning for Successful Teaching course will help you understand the US national and state learning standards as well as curriculum frameworks and guides. Instructional planning is one of the most important skills an effective teacher needs to acquire. With this course, you will learn how to formulate educational objectives as well as how to use your students' interests and abilities to design lesson plans.

This free online course in e-learning theory and practice will give you an overview of research-based e-learning methodologies for the creation of effective e-learning courses. E-learning content is a great way to share your expertise with a large audience, boosting your revenue and reputation along the way. By the end of this course you will have the skills and confidence required to build high quality online courses.

Alison's free online Introduction to the Learning Process for Teachers and Trainers course will teach you how to fulfill your instructional role effectively by using teaching methods that are grounded in the learning process of education. You will look into a framework for planning, creating, and delivering effective lessons and assessing a student's learning, as well as Piaget's theory of cognitive development and Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning.

This free online Supervision Skills course will teach you how to handle disagreements, arguments, and conflict at work. This course will teach you effective and tactful workplace management, including how best to deal with a variety of situations, take appropriate corrective action, and manage change in the organisation. Start this free online course today to build on your skills as a current or as a future supervisor.

Alison's free online Student Development and Diversity training course will give you a solid grasp of the main development factors involved in student growth. To be an effective instructor or teacher, one must have a good understanding of student development and student diversity. With this course, you will take an in-depth look at the physical, cognitive, social, and moral development of students, which you can then put into practical use.

Higher education has not experienced any dramatic change for decades, that is until COVID-19 hit. More than twenty years into the 21st century, we wonder what will drive the future of higher education into the next decade.

Education activist (and recent Oxford graduate) Malala Yousafzai reflects on the defining moments of her life, how she balances passion with personhood and where the world finds itself during the COVID-19 crisis. With humor and humility, she shares her dreams of seeing social progress in her lifetime, explains why girls education advocacy must not relent during the pandemic and champions youth activists worldwide leading the fight for a fairer future for all. (This virtual conversation, hosted by TED's current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers, was recorded July 8, 2020.)

Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the successful students from those who struggled. Here, she explains her theory of "grit" as a predictor of success.

Tim Urban knows that procrastination doesn't make sense, but he's never been able to shake his habit of waiting until the last minute to get things done. In this hilarious and insightful talk, Urban takes us on a journey through YouTube binges, Wikipedia rabbit holes and bouts of staring out the window -- and encourages us to think harder about what we're really procrastinating on, before we run out of time.

Higher education remains rooted in rigid, traditional structures and tracks -- and it's at risk of getting left behind in favor of expanded access, greater flexibility and tailored learning. Educator Tyler DeWitt explains how innovations in digital content and virtual reality are ushering in the future of learning, emphasizing why academia must adapt to this new reality and embrace an approach to education that works with students' needs -- not against them.

The abrupt shift to online learning due to COVID-19 rocked the US education system, unearthing many of the inequities at its foundation. Educator Nora Flanagan says we can reframe this moment as an opportunity to fix what's long been broken for teachers, students and families -- and shares four ways schools can reinvent themselves for a post-pandemic world.