Method

How we teach

You learn by doing. Our courses combine short lessons, constant practice and tools you can use at work.

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The lesson

Inside a lesson

  1. One goal per lessonEach lesson focuses on one decision or task and runs up to 13 minutes.
  2. Explained through casesYou see how a rule or technique applies to a concrete situation, step by step.
  3. Your turnAfter the video, you answer practice questions, each with an explanation.
  4. Material to take awayA lesson summary and a downloadable worksheet. Some courses add guides, templates or study tools.

The course

How a course unfolds

  1. 01

    Starting point

    A diagnostic or an introductory module to find your level.

  2. 02

    Modules

    Lessons grouped by topic, each building on the one before.

  3. 03

    Module practice

    Brings together what you learned across several lessons.

  4. 04

    Final exam

    Checks that you reached the course goals.

  5. 05

    Certificate

    You issue it from your campus when you meet the requirements.

Tools

Tools for studying

  • At your own paceStudy whenever you like. Your progress syncs across your devices.
  • Sample lessonWatch a free lesson before you buy, when the course offers one.
  • Exam preparationIn exam preparation courses, you choose a 4-, 6- or 10-week study plan, practice with timed mock exams in the exam’s format and review the questions you missed.
  • Subtitles and transcriptEvery lesson has subtitles, a transcript and speed control.

Evidence

What our method is based on

Our method draws on learning research: retrieval practice, spaced review, lessons segmented by idea, worked examples and feedback that explains.
See the 16 sources
  1. Dunlosky, J., Rawson, K. A., Marsh, E. J., Nathan, M. J., & Willingham, D. T. (2013). Improving students' learning with effective learning techniques. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 14(1), 4–58. https://doi.org/10.1177/1529100612453266
  2. Adesope, O. O., Trevisan, D. A., & Sundararajan, N. (2017). Rethinking the use of tests: A meta-analysis of practice testing. Review of Educational Research, 87(3), 659–701. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654316689306
  3. Yang, C., Luo, L., Vadillo, M. A., Yu, R., & Shanks, D. R. (2021). Testing (quizzing) boosts classroom learning: A systematic and meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin, 147(4), 399–435. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000309
  4. Agarwal, P. K., Nunes, L. D., & Blunt, J. R. (2021). Retrieval practice consistently benefits student learning: A systematic review of applied research in schools and classrooms. Educational Psychology Review, 33(4), 1409–1453. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-021-09595-9
  5. Ploetzner, R. (2022). The effectiveness of enhanced interaction features in educational videos: A meta-analysis. Interactive Learning Environments. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2022.2123002
  6. Welhaf, M. S., Phillips, N. E., Smeekens, B. A., Miyake, A., & Kane, M. J. (2022). Interpolated testing and content pretesting as interventions to reduce task-unrelated thoughts during a video lecture. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 7, 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-022-00372-y
  7. Cepeda, N. J., Pashler, H., Vul, E., Wixted, J. T., & Rohrer, D. (2006). Distributed practice in verbal recall tasks: A review and quantitative synthesis. Psychological Bulletin, 132(3), 354–380. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.132.3.354
  8. Latimier, A., Peyre, H., & Ramus, F. (2021). A meta-analytic review of the benefit of spacing out retrieval practice episodes on retention. Educational Psychology Review, 33(3), 959–987. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-020-09572-8
  9. Rey, G. D., Beege, M., Nebel, S., Wirzberger, M., Schmitt, T. H., & Schneider, S. (2019). A meta-analysis of the segmenting effect. Educational Psychology Review, 31(2), 389–419. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-018-9456-4
  10. Guo, P. J., Kim, J., & Rubin, R. (2014). How video production affects student engagement: An empirical study of MOOC videos. Proceedings of the First ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale, 41–50. https://doi.org/10.1145/2556325.2566239
  11. Lagerstrom, L., Johanes, P., & Ponsukcharoen, U. (2015). The myth of the six-minute rule: Student engagement with online videos. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.18260/p.24895
  12. Barbieri, C. A., Miller-Cotto, D., Clerjuste, S. N., & Chawla, K. (2023). A meta-analysis of the worked examples effect on mathematics performance. Educational Psychology Review, 35(1), 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09745-1
  13. Wisniewski, B., Zierer, K., & Hattie, J. (2020). The power of feedback revisited: A meta-analysis of educational feedback research. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 3087. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.03087
  14. Sailer, M., & Homner, L. (2020). The gamification of learning: A meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review, 32(1), 77–112. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09498-w
  15. Deslauriers, L., McCarty, L. S., Miller, K., Callaghan, K., & Kestin, G. (2019). Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom. PNAS, 116(39), 19251–19257. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1821936116
  16. Koedinger, K. R., Kim, J., Jia, J. Z., McLaughlin, E. A., & Bier, N. L. (2015). Learning is not a spectator sport: Doing is better than watching for learning from a MOOC. Proceedings of the Second ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale, 111–120. https://doi.org/10.1145/2724660.2724681

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