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Choosing New Materials is No Easy Task… – News from the Nest

Written by Hawkes Learning | Jan 30, 2024 5:00:00 AM

This whitepaper can help!

Navigating the digital courseware landscape can feel like a maze of details where you may feel unsure of where to even begin.

To help you identify some essential factors for consideration when reviewing new materials, we’re excited to share this strategic (and free!) whitepaper authored by Michael Feldstein, Chief Accountability Officer of e-Literate, “The Common Sense Guide to Courseware Selection.”

This whitepaper isn’t just another opinion piece; it distills the complexities of materials selection into a strategic guide, spotlighting what’s truly important when choosing not just a product, but a partner in education.

 

6 Key Considerations:

  1. Thinking Big Picture
  2. Alignment with Your Own Approach
  3. Evaluating Your Invisible Workload
  4. Flexibility Is King
  5. Supplemental Features vs. Needs
  6. Support When It Counts

Check out the whitepaper here and get the free EdTech Evaluation Scoring Guide to help you make a data-driven decision for your courseware.


About the Author

Michael Feldstein
Chief Accountability Officer, e-Literate

Michael Feldstein is a lifelong educator who has spent much of his career as an ambassador between educators and educational technologists. Best known for his eclectic writing on the e-Literate weblog, Michael’s equally eclectic career has taken him wherever he could find interesting problems to solve at the intersection of education and technology. He has been an administrator at the SUNY system serving the 64 campuses, product manager for Cengage MindTap in its early days, and product manager for Oracle designing better roster and grade integration between the Oracle’s Student Information System and LMSs. He also co-founded a start-up for courseware based on technology from Carnegie Mellon University. Most of his career, Michael has been a consultant to both universities and EdTech vendors, working with both to help educators and students get the most support they can out of their technology.

Michael has also served in a variety of volunteer positions over the years, such as Advisory Board member for the University System of Maryland’s Kirwan Center and Board of Directors member for the Sakai Foundation.