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functionality testing
niranjana Srinivasan December 6, 2021 No Comments

Functional Testing: Measuring the Software Functionality

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Functional testing is a form of testing where the software system is tested against its functional requirements. The main aim here is to check the functionality of a component or an entire software system as well as its compliance with specified business requirements.   In functional testing, the mainline functions, accessibility, usability, and error conditions are all tested. The functional requirements are gauged first and then test data are identified. After which, the expected outcomes are computed and test cases are executed. Finally, the actual and expected results are matched to check for discrepancies. Functional testing, being a type of black box testing, can be performed without the knowledge of the internal working of the software. Thereby, it is free of developer bias. It usually describes the working of a system and helps answer questions like “Can the user do this?” or “Will this feature work?” Functional testing precedes non-functional testing. It is easy to perform functional testing manually.  Testing the functionality is done on the basis of two perspectives: Requirement-based: In this type of testing, depending on the risk criteria, requirements, and consequently tests are prioritized. This way, the most critical tests are conducted without fail. Business process-based: In this type of testing, the scenarios are those of day-to-day business use of the system. It involves the use of business processes.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Examples of functional testing: ” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1638797837429{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text] Unit testing – Testing that is performed by a developer who writes different code units to achieve a specific functionality is unit testing. Unit tests are written to call and validate the methods in each unit when the required parameters are passed and the return value is as expected. An important part of unit testing is Code coverage where test cases need to be written to cover line coverage, code path coverage and method coverage. Smoke testing – Also called build verification testing, it is the testing of a build when it is released for testing to ensure its stability. Sanity testing – It usually follows Smoke testing.  It is done to check if all the major and important functionalities of the application system are working properly. Regression testing – It is testing performed to check whether new code, enhancements, or fixing defects does not break the existing functionality and continue to work as per the specifications. Integration testing – Multiple functional modules would individually work properly, but do they work coherently when joined together to achieve an end-to-end scenario is what is verified and validated by integration testing. Some of the functional testing tools include Selenium, QTP, and JUnit. [/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Automating functional testing:” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1638798112201{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Automating functional tests can save a lot of time. However, not all functional tests can be automated. The following can be a guideline for automating functional tests: Tests that need to be run repeatedly. Tests that run with different kinds of data. P1, P2 test cases that consume much effort and time. Tests that are highly error-prone. Those tests need to be run in different environments, browsers, etc. Final word In conclusion, functional testing reproduces the system as it is in a live environment. It does not run on assumptions. It is an important testing process that ensures the delivery of a high-quality, bug-free product that meets the specifications of the customer.   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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risks in higher education
Nilesh Gutte December 2, 2021 No Comments

Emerging Risks in Higher Education and How to Mitigate Them

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Historically, most higher ed institutions have sustained by relying on traditional economic models and pedagogical methods. This meant largely following conventional teaching practices and enrolling a decent number of tuition-paying students for private institutions, whereas receiving consistent state appropriations in case of public ones. However, COVID-19 has brought a significant change by impacting the sustainability and reliability of traditional models, thus putting huge pressure on institutions to rethink, reinvent and readjust their economic models and teaching strategies. In this blog, we discuss some of the expected challenges and risks that higher ed institutions are likely to face in the near future and what steps they can take to mitigate them.  1. Resistance to complete online model The most important challenge brought by COVID-19 is how to adapt to a completely new education system. Since most colleges and universities today are operating online, institutions and administrators will want them to stay online. While in the short term, faculty will go along with this as they realize the importance and need to offer online classes to maintain social distancing. However, when these institutions pivot, seeking to adopt a completely online model for many of their degree programs, it is expected that tenured faculty will resist the change and raise serious questions leading to the emergence of several shared governance challenges. The impact of online learning on higher education is massive. However, there are other real risks of online learning too. Many of these approaches can be very solitary when expecting students to sit and watch videos, read documents online or just click through presentations. How to tackle the issue? Institutes and educators need to realize that if utilized well, blended learning can draw on the best of both worlds and create a satisfactory and better learning experience than face-to-face learning, The need here is to rebalance the mix between traditional face-to-face and online teaching methods. Educators will need to innovate and experiment with various online tools and should look forward to the exciting prospect of continuing online pedagogies for better learning outcomes. 2. Revenue will go down and costs will go up In a post-pandemic era when higher ed institutions will open up completely, there is expected to be a huge financial burden on them. While enrollment and tuition fee revenue will drop substantially, overall operations costs will go up exponentially. This will be largely due to increased IT and health services demands and loss of offsetting ancillary income. Further, institutions will likely see a major drop in state funding and other issues such as salary cuts, layoffs and program termination will continue to rise.  How to tackle the issue? Small institutions with low endowments and little brand‐name recognition may not effectively navigate the massive impact of decreased revenues, domestic and international student enrollments and decreased state funding. One of the ways to tackle this is for such institutions to merge to save money, supplement their resources and add depth or breadth to their existing operations. 3. Staffing risks tackling Facing the risk of uncertain enrollments and learning models, higher ed institutes are likely to experience significant budgeting and planning challenges. Accordingly, staffing needs may differ considerably based on multiple factors such as enrollment levels and the learning model ultimately delivered, a few of the metrics that could be difficult to forecast. Further, liquidity may become another major concern for such institutions that might be struggling with issuing refunds to the students for advanced payments made. Apart from this, there are other challenges to manage, such as reducing jobs or wages for lower-paid staff, especially if reductions are disproportionate with administration positions. How to tackle the issue? One way to address this challenge for institutions is to increase their digital marketing efforts and shift their focus more on nearby populations. This strategy can help institutions effectively engage with new prospective students who are unwilling to travel long distances to an institution they were attending or considering earlier. Alternatively, institutes can think of discounting tuition fees to attract new students or revise their curriculum or degree requirements to facilitate concurrent degrees and enhance retention, especially among graduate students.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] 4. Equity gaps will widen Noteworthy progress has been made during the last year to increase access to devices and connectivity for students to make online learning possible for the masses. However, device connectivity will still remain a challenge for institutes in the future. Students coming from diverse financial and geographical backgrounds are less likely to receive the kind of support, connectivity and extra services they require. Hence the gap between students who experience additional barriers and those who do not might further widen. How to tackle the issue? Higher ed institutes will need to ensure that every student gets access to learning resources since every student might not have internet connectivity and devices to access learning. They need to find a way to reach such students and provide them with all the resources they need to learn better.  Final word The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed our lives and the way people work and students learn.  It has resulted in a new set of challenges (as listed above) for higher ed institutions. Apart from the methods mentioned here to tackle these challenges, the only way forward for the universities is to work on transitioning their on-campus classes to virtual settings, while taking necessary steps towards addressing concerns around finances, enrollment and student support. The next few months could play a pivotal role for these institutions of higher learning across the world. The ones who will be able to adapt and navigate pandemic-induced challenges, deliver quality learning experiences in a fashion are likely to flourish and lead the way to a new era of higher education.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Custom learning content
Nilesh Gutte December 1, 2021 No Comments

Advantages of Ready-to-use Custom Learning Content For K-12 Students

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Rapid technological advancements, easy access to the internet and a significant improvement in communication technologies have equipped K-12 institutes with some excellent tools and learning strategies to ensure effective education. One such tool is ready-to-use custom learning content. In this blog, we explore more about these online resources and the reasons why K-12 institutes should invest in them.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Why Use Ready-to-use Custom Learning Content? ” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1638356812034{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Making K-12 courses from scratch requires a great deal of effort, time, money and resources. However, it’s quite likely that the content you want to create for your students already exists.  When you’re looking to deliver effective learning in a cost-efficient way, ready-made online lessons and courses can be an excellent resource to use. Here are some of the main advantages of investing in ready-to-use or off-the-shelf learning resources for your K-12 students – [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Ready To Deploy Immediately One of the key benefits of ready-to-use or pre-built learning content resources is that they are ready to be distributed to your students. This eliminates all the worries and concerns regarding testing out the final product or time-consuming and cumbersome rounds of revisions to identify and remove errors. Designing and creating digital lessons or courses take a lot of time for educators and subject matter experts to gather the required content and build the course from the start. On the contrary, off-the-shelf learning content resources come with this work already done. Educators aren’t required to test the finished product, meaning students can start completing the online lessons right away. Low Cost Typically, buying a ready-made digital course for your K-12 learners is much more cost-effective as compared to designing one from scratch. This type of online content allows you to deliver informative and engaging learning for your K-12 students at a lower price.  Apart from this, buying an off-the-shelf online course is also more efficient than having your internal team create the course. Covers Many Topics Efficiently Unlike the popular notion that ready-to-use custom learning content is more generic and topics are poorly covered or over generalized, a high-quality off-the-shelf learning content provider ensures to continuously improve the course content and always keep it up-to-date.  Furthermore, many of these off-the-shelf lessons are designed in a way that they build upon each other, thus ensuring that students get maximum value out of them. Time-Saving Off-the-shelf lessons also bring the advantage of saving a great deal of time for both k-12 institutes and students. They allow you to have the content available for your students exactly when you need it or immediately as soon as you buy it, leading to a quick turnaround time for your learners. You can also use interactive videos to enhance student engagement.  Overall, this option is far less time-consuming as compared to creating content for your students from scratch. Quality Of Content When investing in ready-to-use online lessons, you are assured a very high level of content quality and expertise as they are written and designed by subject matter experts who are knowledgeable, professionally qualified and trusted creators in that area or field respectively. Students, as a result, are likely to better understand the content/topic or what it is that they are reading as part of the lesson. They are more likely to trust the expert and gain more knowledge as a result, which will lead to better engagement and confidence-building in them.  No Stress On Your Current Resources K-12 institutes and staff, in most cases, are already pressed for time as well as learning budgets. Pre-built or ready-to-use online lessons are available in a concise little package that doesn’t require additional resources, time or assets and hence does not put any strain on existing resources. For instance, there is no need to assign more or additional work responsibilities to your teachers in terms of creating content as per the specific requirements. While there are multiple benefits of these ready-to-use online lessons for k-12 students, institutes and educators still face the dilemma of choosing between custom learning and off-the-shelf digital lessons.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Key Advantages of Custom Learning Content” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1638357091877{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text] Convenient to make edits One of the key advantages of custom learning content is the ease with which you can make edits. Whether it is a minor spelling error, broken link or a piece of media or incorrect references, there is always an option to make edits and have all the updates applied instantly for your students. Real-world examples and personalized experiences While custom learning content is great for several reasons, one of the noteworthy facts is that it allows you to include real-world examples and personalized learning experiences to focus and emphasize the points you are trying to make your student understand. Encourages sharing and collaboration Fostering collaboration among the students can be integral to their success. When content is customized to their needs,  it helps to strike a chord with the learners as it is more attuned to their interests and preferences and evokes an emotional connection with the learning programs. When students are satisfied, engaged and get a direct benefit from the learning modules, it encourages them to share and collaborate with peers as well.  [/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”To Wrap” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1638357780185{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Online learning and ready-to-use digital lessons have rapidly accelerated the evolution of education and made the content more accessible than ever for K-12 students. Choosing the ready-made digital lessons can save you not only a lot of time and money but also the hassle of figuring out the best practices and also assures that your students have access to top-notch content. There are many benefits of ready-made online lessons and custom learning content for K-12 institutes and learners. This includes higher flexibility, unparalleled reach, personalized learning and the ability to learn on the go. Therefore, investing in these custom-made resources is an

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Integration Testing
niranjana Srinivasan November 29, 2021 No Comments

All You Need to Know About Integration Testing

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The phase when individual software modules are logically combined and tested as a group is called integration testing. The compliance of a component or a system with the specified functional requirement is evaluated in integration testing.  It is undertaken after unit testing but before system testing. For its inputs, integration testing takes unit-tested modules, forms larger groups and applies the tests present in the integration test plan to those groups, and delivers its output in the form of an integrated system ready for system testing.  Typically, a software project is made up of multiple software modules. These are coded by different programmers or teams of programmers. When these individual modules are integrated, integration testing helps determine whether the interaction between the modules is smooth or has defects? [/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Since data communication between these modules is the focus, it is also called I&T (Integration and Testing).” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1638177457490{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text] Each module is worked on by an individual developer whose understanding of the requirement is unique and may differ from other developers. Integration testing is crucial to check if the modules work in unity. Typically, during module development, there is a huge probability that the client modifies the requirements, and these changes may not be unit tested; thus integration testing is necessary. There could be erroneous interfaces between the data modules and the database, or there could be erroneous external hardware interfaces too. These warrant integration testing. In integration testing, priority is given to the integrating links rather than the unit functions (that are usually already tested); the focus is on the interfaces and the flow of data between the modules. [/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”The various strategies to execute integration testing are:” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1638177717290{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text] Big Bang Approach: All components are grouped together and tested as one unit. If all of the components are not completed, this test cannot be executed. It is the most convenient method for small systems. However, fault localization is rendered difficult. Incremental Approach: Here, two or more logically related modules are integrated and tested as a unit for the proper working of the application. Following this, other related modules are integrated logically, and the process continues until all logically related modules are integrated and then tested. [/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”The incremental approach is executed by two different methods:” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal”][vc_column_text] Top Down Approach: The higher-level modules are tested first, followed by the testing of the lower-level modules. They are integrated to check for software functionality. Fault localization is easier in this method. However, critical modules at the top level get tested last. The defects in these modules are detected at the very end, making it difficult to address them. Bottom Up Approach:  The lower-level modules are tested first in this approach. These tested modules are then used while testing the higher-level modules. Fault localization is easy in this approach as well. An early prototype is made possible. Since top-level critical modules are tested first, major flaws in the design can be spotted early and fixed. The modules at the lower level may not be tested adequately. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Sandwich Testing is a combination of Top-down and Bottom-up approaches; therefore, it is called Hybrid Integration Testing strategy. Here, the top-level modules are tested with lower-level modules simultaneously. The lower modules are integrated with top modules and tested as a system.  Integration Testing – Procedure The integration test plan is designed. The test case scenarios and scripts are designed. The test cases are executed, and defects are reported. The defects are then tracked and re-tested until the integration completion is successful. Guru99.com recommends a few best practices while conducting integration testing: Determine the Integration test strategy. This makes it easy to prepare the test cases and test data accordingly. Study the architecture design of the application and identify the critical Modules, which need to be tested on priority. Create test cases to authenticate the interfaces obtained from the interface designs, especially to database/external hardware/software applications. The test data plays a crucial role post the test cases. Always have the mock data prepared before executing. It’s advisable not to select test data during the test case execution.  Guru99.com also points out that there are certain entry and exit criteria for the integration testing process.  Entry criteria include – all unit tested modules with high priority bugs fixed, all modules to be code-completed and integrated successfully, integration test plans to be finalized and documented, and the required test environment to be set for integration testing. Exit criteria include – successfully testing the integrated application, documenting the executed test cases, fixing all high prioritized bugs, and submitting all technical documents followed by release notes. Integration testing gets the system ready for system testing. It renders the whole unit as a package that is tested, and all defects and bugs are identified and fixed. Since it combines logically related units to form one aggregate and tests the aggregate as a whole against specified functional requirements, it is rightly called integration and testing (I&T).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Virtual Classroom Solutions
webadmin November 12, 2021 No Comments

How to Develop Courses for Virtual Classroom Solutions

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The world is quickly moving towards virtual classrooms and remote learning. It was already a trend before 2020, but it has become the norm for delivering learning worldwide since the pandemic. Developing interactive virtual classroom solutions is important to make the learning experience more impactful. Virtual classrooms have many benefits as students can learn from the comfort of their homes and at their own pace. Other benefits include the ability to have talent from around the globe participate in a classroom together. However, in order to make the most of the shift to remote learning, we need effective virtual classroom solutions. The first thing you want to do is plan out your course while keeping a virtual classroom setting in mind.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Here’s how to go about creating courses for virtual classrooms-” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:18|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1636708535975{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Plan for virtual delivery of lessons While developing a course for online delivery, there are a few things to keep in mind. Strategies that were effective with face-to-face delivery of classes may not work as well for virtual classrooms. It is harder to perform demonstrations and practical lab work successfully in a virtual setting. For precisely this reason, it’s important to plan your courses from the beginning for online delivery. Your students will have certain limitations when it comes to attending virtual classes. Some students may be viewing your material from a small smartphone screen, while some other students in remote geographical locations may have difficulties with their internet service. These are some of the limitations to keep in mind while adapting your course to be delivered in a virtual classroom environment. Avoiding lengthy lectures, involving students more in the learning process, and understanding the needs of each student can go a long way in making your course more valuable and engaging. Use 3D videos and simulations Virtual classroom solutions don’t have to be inferior to their traditional counterparts. Instead, they have their own advantages and strong points. Virtual classrooms can be used to achieve things that were not easily possible with in-person classroom sessions. For example, 3D interactive classes are easily implementable as almost every digital device can display these elements. To capitalize on these advantages, create simulated environments while designing the course that immerses students into the learning journey. Interactivity can be used to pique the interest of students and keep them engaged. With the use of 3D models and video, it’s easy to transform a drab, boring presentation into an interesting and engaging learning experience for your students. Check course compatibility with online learning tools While designing a course that will be delivered virtually, there are plenty of things you want to consider and make accommodations for. Firstly, making a course compatible with online learning tools that will be used to deliver your course is paramount. Institutions around the world are regularizing the use of LMS and eLearning solutions to deliver courses to students. Whether it’s a webinar application, collaboration tool, live conference, or any other virtual classroom solution, having your course integrated with a software can help take your learning program to the next level. Include actionable elements A virtual classroom solution such as an LMS or a content delivery platform enables you to include demonstrations and videos in the course, helping students understand the concepts better.  Besides this, an effective way to make sure that your students are paying attention is to increase the interactivity in your course. You can include interactive elements that test your student’s knowledge time and again. Some of the actionable elements that you can add to your course are – Quizzes Polls Learning games Create learning scenarios that simulate job environments Previously, while developing a course, it was easier to replicate actual job environments. Students were able to learn about scenarios that are common in the workplace. However, with remote learning and virtual classrooms, this can be slightly difficult. While developing online courses, it’s important to ensure that students can experience the virtual scenario in the most immersive manner. Here’s where technologies such as VR and AR come into play. Leveraging these technologies can help create a safe environment where students can learn more about performing certain tasks while on the job and gain relevant experience.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Conclusion” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1636708679135{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]The shift towards remote learning and virtual classrooms has increased over the last year. Consequently, schools and universities have to adapt to predominantly remote learning modes of delivering courses. Courses delivered through virtual classroom solutions will make your classes more engaging and result in a better learning experience. Conducting online quizzes, including learning games, and even implementing actionable elements are all ways with which you can enhance your student’s learning experience. This will not only make your course more valuable to students but will also leave them better informed about the topics that they’ve just covered.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Deliver interactive lessons
Sagar Vairagkar October 28, 2021 No Comments

How to Develop And Deliver Interactive Lessons for Higher Education

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The era of static online courses that treat their learners as passive information absorbers is long gone! No more are people bound by the traditional digital methodologies that rely on text, images, audio, videos, and other similar multimedia formats. With the emergence of artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and a multitude of highly advanced technologies, learners’ expectations have grown beyond measure. Students are now looking for professional, customized tools that can help them streamline their competencies, sharpen their cognitive skills, and polish their problem-solving abilities.  The best way to facilitate critical thinking, strengthen decision-making, and enable participative learning is an interactive lesson. [/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”What Are Interactive Lessons?” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:18|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1632730753818{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]In simple words, interactive lessons are educational lessons based on learners’ active involvement, collaboration, and participation. These lessons utilize the power of diverse interactive elements like animations, live images, digital stories, simulations, gamification, and real-life scenarios, by carefully embedding them within the structure of the course content. Such elements are used to deliver an immersive and engaging experience that caters to different levels of learning complexity. At present, interactive lessons are used by educational institutions across the world to connect with learners in a meaningful way. [/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”How to Develop Interactive Lessons for Students?” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1632730022901{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Embed Interactive Elements Interactive lessons are primarily defined by the use of synergetic elements that work towards eliciting a response from the learner. They ensure that a student does not merely sit through a lesson with no participation whatsoever. Instead, students are encouraged to take actions such as answering a quiz, participating in polls, watching learning videos, etc. Include 360 Degree Media Imagine that you are trying to explain the geographical location of a particular place to your students. Wouldn’t it be easier if you could virtually transport them to the said place? This is precisely the kind of immersive experience that 360-degree media provides. With its interactive, virtual videos, it helps students take complete control of their learning environment. Devise Real-Life Scenarios The best way to keep learners hooked onto a specific module is by giving them the choice to change its course. As bizarre as it sounds, doing so can help you retain the absolute attention of your learners! Real-life scenarios that branch out into choices can lend your students the ability to strengthen their analytical skills while learning what they need.  Create Simulated Environments  One of the greatest benefits of providing interactive lessons is that these lessons allow the creation of simulated environments. Simulation enables learners to make as many mistakes as they want until they grasp their new skills. It also permits them to be observed in a controlled manner by educators, who can intervene when required.  Add Digital Stories  Using digital stories as a medium to connect with learners will work wonders in evoking the right kind of emotions in them. Digital storytelling, due to the power of its sheer creativity, harbors the innate potential to engage learners meaningfully. [/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”How to Deliver Interactive Lessons to Students?” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:18|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1632730116040{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Warm Up to the Lesson  Quite like you would do with a regular course, start by warming up to both the class and the lesson. Ask your students some basic questions related to the topic and check whether they know enough about the course they are going to study. Gauge their level of understanding and awareness. Introduce New Topics Once this is done, start introducing new topics in a simple way. Embed images or videos into your lesson and engage your learners with what they see. You can also experiment with a guided simulation at this stage. However, make sure that your learners are constantly engaged. Gather Learner Response Next up, start gathering the first responses to your lesson so that you can make the course even more interactive than it currently is. Use your slides to ask a variety of questions and record the answers you obtain in a response sheet. Utilize these sheets to make instant course corrections.  Track, Assess & Review With interactive lessons, the best way to track, assess, and review is to prepare a live dashboard. Standardize each facet you want to measure and begin monitoring the progress of every student separately. Doing so will help you ascertain that you’ve covered all possible learning grounds.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”To Sum Up” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:18|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1632730530048{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text]With changing times, the need, importance, and relevance of interactive lessons – especially in higher education – have increased manifold. Access to technology has made it rather easy for colleges and universities to develop, disseminate, and deliver online lessons that are immersive, valuable, and wholesome in their own right. So much so that the eLearning market is projected to grow to almost $325 billion by 2025!  In such a transformative scenario, the only way for educational institutions to survive is by creating a set of technically proficient and creatively sound interactive lessons that harbor the ability to enrich content, enhance retention, save costs and thus make the learning process much more fun.  So, what are you waiting for? Follow the aforementioned tips, tactics, and techniques to successfully develop and deliver interactive e-lessons now![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Need to know more about our Products & Services ? Drop us a Note. We respect your privacy. We use the information you provide us to send you relevant content about industry trends and our products & services. You may unsubscribe from our list at any time. For more information, check out our Privacy Policy [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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