In the fast-paced digital landscape, maintaining a robust online presence is crucial for businesses of all sizes. One of the key components to achieving this is through Search Engine Optimization (SEO). However, merely implementing SEO strategies is not enough. Regular SEO audits are essential to ensure that your efforts are effective and aligned with the ever-evolving search engine algorithms. In this blog post, we will explore the importance of conducting SEO audits and how they can significantly impact your website’s performance and visibility. What is an SEO Audit? An SEO audit is a comprehensive analysis of your website’s adherence to …
Highlights of a Very Odd Year
Before the new year engulfs us in its busy-ness and opportunities, Digital Wake would like to take a moment to identify our highlights of 2021. Like other businesses dealing with a second year of uncertainty during a global crisis, we had our share of challenges. However, we are very proud of the work we did as a team! In 2021, Digital Wake: Successfully executed all projects with a 100% remote team Gained a new employee Redesigned websites for industries in healthcare, senior living, import brokerage, and others Implemented and deployed several custom Learning Management System solutions Designed and developed nearly …
Digital Wake Wins Brandon Hall Group Gold!
Digital Wake won a coveted Brandon Hall Group gold award for excellence in the category: Future of Work – Best Advance in Diversity and Inclusion Innovation. Digital Wake’s win was announced on December 9, 2021. A full list of winners can be found here. Digital Wake’s submission, Healing Centered Engagement Courseware, was developed for Flourish Agenda. This online course and Learning Management Solution allows educators and youth justice workers to engage in an experience that enhances their abilities to positively interact with and create safe environments for marginalized and oppressed youth of color. (View Flourish Agenda project profile here.) John Flores, Digital Wake’s …
Digital Wake Wins Bronze ADDY!
Digital Wake received a Bronze American Advertising Award (ADDY) for the production and presentation of a social media distribution kit for our client who develops and sells CBD products for military veterans and first responders. The kits are designed for social media influencers. Each kit comes in a bag and includes custom designed hats, t-shirts, stickers, and sample CBD products for the influencer to try. Each kit is constructed with the influencer in mind and no two kits are alike. Contact us today to learn how we can help promote your products, too.
Digital Wake Wins Silver in 2019 Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards
Digital Wake won a Brandon Hall Silver award for Excellence in Corporate Initiatives. The Excellence Awards recognize organizations that have successfully deployed programs, strategies, modalities, processes, systems, and tools that have achieved measurable results. We’re proud to partner with our clients to develop engaging solutions that are recognized by the industry. Learn more about our capabilities and custom digital marketing and training solutions.
The Brighton Center Breaks Ground on New Campus
Digital Wake is proud to be a supporter of the Brighton Center. We recently attended the Brighton Center’s groundbreaking for their new Harvey E. Najim Early Childhood Campus. The event was a great tribute to the hard work that made the new facility possible. Furthermore, many of San Antonio’s philanthropists and largest companies were in attendance and acknowledged for their great contributions. These include H-E-B, Valero, Whataburger, Capital Group, Explore USA RV, Front Bank and Overland Partners. As a matter of fact, Digital Wake is proud to support its clients through Training Solutions and Data Management Solutions. The new …
Inquiry-Based Learning Sets the Stage for Innovation
In the 1960’s we saw shifts from traditional forms of instruction to discovery learning and other problem-solving approaches. This shift meant less rote lecture and memorization. Joseph Schwab was considered one of the key founders of the inquiry-based learning method, which professes that individuals learn through investigation. In other words, students acquire knowledge through aggressive questioning and creative thinking. Inquiry-Based Learning in the Classroom Inquiry-based learning was first applied in science curriculum. This makes sense, since asking questions is a fundamental aspect of any scientific experiment (Edelson, et al, 1999). However, educators are also applying this technique in other …
Adult Learning: What Really Differentiates Adult Learners?
Several decades ago, Malcolm Knowles instituted adult learning theory by making the distinction between how children learn (pedagogy) and how adults learn (andragogy). Specifically, he highlighted how adults draw from past experience while learning. On the contrary, children are only just forming their experiences. Furthermore, he believed adults need practical reasons to learn concepts through problem solving. Additionally, he theorized that adults are more internally motivated (than children) to learn (Knowles, 1980). We often hear this motivation referred to as “they need to know – what’s in for me?” Finally, adults want to take a part in their own learning. …
Demystifying Learning Styles and Tailored Instruction
How often have you heard “he’s a visual learner” or “she learns better hands-on”? Over several decades, we’ve heard of three main learning styles: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic (some sources provide more than three). Although some individuals can have a combination of two or all three, there is usually a dominant style. For example, a visual learner grasps concepts when presented with illustrations and struggles with concepts presented with a lecture. As a result, instructional designers include instructional approaches that touch these learning styles when designing a training course or module. As an example, a typical eLearning module includes text …
The Benefits of Virtual Reality and Serious Games Training
Over the last two decades, virtual reality and serious games training have emerged in educational settings. However, this movement has not gone without skepticism. Critics assert that these training methods are not as effective as instructor-led classroom training or live exercises using real equipment. It is also possible that some learners hold a similar critique by attributing “guilt by association” to these training methods. The thinking goes that any type of computer-based training must mean another boring CBT. Furthermore, there is also the critique that virtual reality and serious games are more for entertainment. Therefore, the thinking goes that they …