2020 Education, Training, & Learning Trends
We're at the tail end of 2019 and many of us are thinking about New Year's resolutions and setting personal goals. Our team likes to take the opportunity to set professional and workplace goals as...
View ArticleSoft Skills Series: Teaching Empathy
For many of us, the month of December is about helping others and giving. Our team has decided to get into the spirit of the season by featuring a blog that relates to this theme every Monday this...
View ArticlePlayPosit 3.0 Feature Highlight: Analytics
You asked and we heard you. PlayPosit analytics are back! And, in typical PlayPosit fashion, our team wanted to not only keep things simple but make them better. Instructors can access analytics on the...
View ArticleSoft Skills Series: Building Leadership Skills
For many of us, the month of December is about helping others and giving. Our team has decided to get into the spirit of the season by featuring a blog that relates to this theme every Monday this...
View ArticleServer upgrade
PlayPosit is undergoing a planned upgrade on Christmas Day. The upgrade window is from 7 PM PT on December 25th until 1 AM PT on December 26th. Please plan accordingly, and reach out to...
View ArticleDecember Update
We love the month of December. While it might be cold here in Denver, the festivities and kindness of this time of year warm us right up. It's great to see so many people going out of their way to be...
View ArticleInteractive Syllabus for Increased Learner Success
Nearly every class or course incorporates a syllabus. It is a useful tool for establishing expectations and setting learners up for success. However, the reality is that it can be boring for learners...
View ArticleCreate a PlayPosit Bulb in 3 Easy Steps With Templates
Our team is a little obsessed with time management and efficiency and we're convinced that everyone else must be also. The simple fact of the matter is that it never feels like there are enough hours...
View ArticleThe Power of Personalized Learning
Interaction rich, video-based lessons unlock the potential of personalized instruction for remote and proximate learners alike. Driving viewers to take specific actions within their video journey leads...
View ArticlePlayPosit 3.0 Feature Highlight: Export Certificates of Completion
It's time for our first feature highlight of the year! Today we're talking about a classic PlayPosit feature that has been refreshed for 3.0: certificates of completion. PlayPosit gives instructors the...
View ArticleIntroducing Critical Thinking in a Prelab Environment
Our community partners do some pretty incredible things with PlayPosit. This week we're highlighting how the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) reimagined the prework for their introductory...
View ArticleJanuary Update
We can't believe that it's time for our first monthly update of the year. 2020 has been off to a great start at PlayPosit HQ as our team is feeling refreshed and already working hard. It might be the...
View ArticleReduce Performance Anxiety for Nursing Students While Improving the Feedback...
tl;dr: Nursing students record themselves performing tasks that would traditionally be directly supervised and upload the content for direct instructor feedback. As a result, students experience lower...
View ArticleCultivate Community with In-video Discussion Commenting Boards
tl;dr: Add discussion forums to interactive video assignments to encourage interaction amongst learners, building a sense of community and engagement that increases retention.Invitation Vectors by...
View ArticleEquitable Access: Distance Learners Overcome Time & Technology Challenges...
tl;dr: Fully online counseling courses have removed the technological and time challenges associated with recording and transcribing evidence of learned attending skills through the use of learner...
View ArticleQuick & Easy Tips: Convert Slides to Video Instantly
With COVID-19 related school closures becoming an increasingly growing concern for institutions and districts, our team wanted to address one of the biggest barriers to entry for many instructors and...
View ArticleA Quick and Pedagogically Meaningful Workflow to Take Your Class Online Due...
We know that moving to a fully remote teaching environment can be intimidating. However, there are a range of structures for online courses that make it easy to fit your unique needs. We are going to...
View ArticleQuick & Easy Tips: Continue Engaging Learners with PlayPosit + Zoom
*This article is for institutions that have a Zoom integration. Let us know if you're interested in a Zoom integration.Are you using Zoom to quickly and easily take your classes online synchronously?...
View ArticleQuick & Easy Tips: Leverage PlayPosit's in-designer recording, hosting and...
At PlayPosit, we recognize the importance of having an all-in-one solution for interactive video design. As such, we created our HLS solution to defragment the creation, upload, and video addition...
View ArticleSpotlight on Security: PlayPosit’s Administrator Dashboard Affords Oversight...
*Please note that these features apply only to PlayPosit institutional and enterprise partners with admin-level privileges for their organization. Click here to request more information.When working...
View ArticleSpotlight on Access: Supporting Students Remotely in a Time of Campus Closures
Tl;dr: This article focuses on the asynchronous delivery of student services through interactive video to address concerns over equity and access in an online learning environment.The continuation of...
View ArticleSpotlight on Peer Review: Promoting a Culture of Learning & Growth
PlayPosit’s new peer review platform takes our classic Learner Made Bulbs (our word for interactive video) to another level. Leverage peer review to promote and foster feedback for employees, career...
View ArticlePlayPosit Meets CARES Act Requirement for Funding Allocations
With so many institutions working to decipher if and how they can allocate CARES Act funds, our team wanted to make answering questions for those of you considering bringing PlayPosit into your...
View ArticleTeaching in the Time of Coronavirus: How One PlayPosit Partner Transformed...
Tl;dr: A communications course at the University of California-Riverside adapted a fully in-person course to fully remote instruction due to Coronavirus-related campus closures in one week. The...
View ArticleOur blog is moving
Hi there! Our blog is moving to our main website. Please click the link below to access our new content as we transition over.https://go.playposit.com/blogThank you and we apologize for the...
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