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Writing on course production

Practical, long-form pieces on turning lessons into material learners actually use.

AssessmentQuizLearning science

Quiz design that actually checks retention

Most course quizzes measure whether a learner recognises a phrase they read twenty minutes ago. Here is how to write multiple-choice items that measure understanding instead.

· The Coursewright team · 6 min read

A learner watching a captioned lecture on a laptop in a quiet library
AccessibilityCaptionsWCAG

Captions and course accessibility: what actually matters

Captions are the highest-leverage accessibility work in online course production — and the most commonly botched. What good captions look like, what the standards require, and how to review machine output fast.

· The Coursewright team · 5 min read

Hands annotating a printed course workbook next to a laptop playing a lecture
Course designWorkbooksWorkflow

How to turn a lecture into a workbook

A lecture is linear and disappears as it plays. A workbook is structured and stays. Here is the repeatable process for converting one into the other — and where automation helps.

· The Coursewright team · 5 min read

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