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Creating Effective Educational Materials A Guide by August Learning Solutions Effective learning requires effective teaching, and effective teaching requires effective learning materials. As an educator, it is essential to create effective educational materials that reflect your vision for learning outcomes. This guide explores how August Learning Solutions can help you create custom educational materials to meet your specific needs. Why Custom Publishing Services Matter Standardized or off-the-shelf materials may seem convenient, but they often fall short in meeting the unique requirements of teachers and learners. These materials are not designed with your specific vision for learning in [...]

Writing Tips from August Learning Solutions Having trouble putting pencil to paper (or fingers to keyboard)? Find that every time you sit down to write, you just stare at a blank sheet? Check out some of our writing tips to help get you started. Create an outline: Outlines are a great way to organize your thoughts and get the “big picture” view of your project. Make an outline and organize it into how you want your book to read from front to back. Use subsections and additional notes to help you later on in your writing process. [...]

Seek and Embrace Joy When was the last time you felt joyous? Can you recall a time that you described yourself as joyous? Or someone else described you as such? In our hustle-bustle society joy is given pretty low rank, but why is that? Is our purpose on this planet to draft and send emails? Scroll through social media mindlessly? Worry over future events or ruminate on the past? Most assuredly not, yet these items seem to engulf our days and nights. If you want to reject the rote behaviors of mundane tasks and the worry that [...]

How a Book Is Made Ever wonder what goes into creating a book? Here’s a breakdown of the steps we take to bring a book from concept to bookshelf. Concept Outline: We start by engaging the author in a discussion of the topic of the book. We ask questions like: What are the key topics that must be covered? What are the learning objectives? What order should the material be taught in? How many “chunks” (or chapters) should the material be separated into? What is the average reading level of students for this course? How do students [...]

Moving Your Way to Healthy Aging Movement is life! Staying active as you age is one of the most important ways to stay healthy. Older adults who are not active or mobile are at high risk for a whole host of problems, such as Social isolation Falls Incontinence Depression Obesity Chronic disease These are just a few of the problems that occur with living a sedentary life. The more sedentary a person becomes, the more severe the problems. The good news is that older adults who remain physically active typically stay healthy. The benefits of physical exercise [...]

Want to Become an Author? Have an idea for a book? Are you an expert in your field? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of students? Then you’ve come to the right place. We strive to make learning accessible for students and combine technology and expertise to enhance the learning experience. If you’ve got an idea for a book, we can help make it a reality. We look to partner with authors who are passionate about their area of expertise; who see a need (and a way) to make the learning experience better [...]