Supporting Student Transitions. Empowering Student Success.
Now more than ever, students require specific foundational skills to thrive in the classroom and beyond.
Developed by leading educators and designers, our LevelUp™ courseware for higher education offers best-in-class instructional content designed exclusively to support student transitions and success.
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Powerful Courseware for Student Transitions and Success.
Perhaps more than at any point in history, student success is now predicated on the development of foundational skills essential to academic achievement, professional preparation, and personal development within and outside the classroom.
Every day, our partners rely on LevelUp™ courseware to help tens of thousands of students develop foundational skills in areas such as critical thinking, information literacy, logic and reasoning, and culture and communication.
Best-in-class instructional content
LevelUp™ courseware is developed by leading educators and instructional designers, and easily integrates into new or existing institutional curricula and programs supporting student success and transition from orientation to commencement.
Exceptional student experience
We offer students a rich, modern multimedia experience consistent with their learning preferences and expectations. And because LevelUp™ integrates with your existing LMS, students can access this content without needing to juggle an additional digital platform.
Outcomes-oriented
Our courseware is used by dozens of colleges and universities to strengthen student transition, persistence, and success. LevelUp™ assessment and reporting enables institutions and instructors to track individual and collective progress.
Seamless integrations
LevelUp™ offers a turnkey, scalable solution that provides robust, lesson-based material out-of-the-box. It is LTI certified, standards-compliant, and easily integrated into your learning management software (e.g. Canvas, Blackboard).
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LevelUp™ Courseware
Developed by leading educators, instructional designers, and subject matter experts, LevelUp™ offers exceptionally rich, high-quality, multimedia instructional content to teach and measure key foundational skills essential to student success across the enrollment lifecycle, from orientation to commencement.
Our robust, best-in-class courseware is easily tailored to an institution’s new or existing curricula, and seamlessly integrates with your existing learning management system.
LevelUp™ instructional content is developed using a backwards-design process mapped to outcomes and national standards, and is organized into several core competency areas. Each competency area is comprised of a series of lessons, with dozens of accompanying instructional case studies, videos, and assessment tools.
LevelUp™ Core Competency Areas
Information LiteracyInformation literacy is an essential, transferable skill that students need to successfully navigate personal decisions, their academic careers, and workplace challenges. The amount of information available online and in print is increasingly overwhelming. With information literacy skills, students will be able to navigate the complex information landscape to solve problems and make informed decisions. The information literate individual is able to identify their information need; access, search for, and evaluate the relevant information; and share their findings responsibly.
- Why Information Literacy Matters
- Types of Sources
- Understanding Scholarly Material
- Search Techniques and Tools Information Management
- Preservation and Ethical Management of Data
- Why Citations Matter
- APA, MLA, Turabian Citations
- Other Citation Styles
- Academic Integrity
- Legal Issues
Critical ThinkingCritical thinking is the process of exploration, evaluation, and presentation. Curiosity is central to the critical thinking process, encouraging students to ask questions, seek out answers, cultivate healthy skepticism, and develop an analytical mind. Critical thinking builds upon students’ information literacy skills, introducing analysis and the importance of informed, evidence-based decision making.
- Why Thinking Matters
- Framing a Problem
- Research Methodology and Plan
- Search Strategy
- Evaluation Criteria
- Purpose and Value of Evidence
- Analysis
- Synthesis
- Taking a Position
Logic & ReasoningArriving at a logical conclusion requires open mindedness, observation, reflection, analysis, persistence, and selfawareness. Logical reasoning skills build off of student’s knowledge of critical thinking and information literacy practice to apply logic and reasoning to their academic research, work, and everyday life. Without logical reasoning skills, individuals may arrive at invalid conclusions, make false claims, or fail to solve problems.
- Why Logic & Reasoning Matters
- Inquiry
- Bias and Assumption
- Evidence-Based Reasoning
- Logical Reasoning
- Fallacies and Problems in Logical Reasoning
- Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning
- Visualizing, Evaluating and Interpreting Data
- Financial Literacy
CommunicationCommunication is at the heart of human interactions. Without written, verbal, and visual communication skills, students would have limited success achieving their academic, personal, and professional goals. Effective communication is critical to the success of individuals, teams, and organizations and draws upon sub-skills such as organization, analysis, responsible information use, self-awareness, confidence, and creativity.
- Why Communication Matters
- Written Communication
- Oral Communication
- Sources of Communication
- Academic Writing
- Information Production and Sharing
- Introduction to Visual Literacy
- Using Images
- Understanding Visual Information
- Teamwork
Culture & CitizenshipGlobal- and civic-minded individuals are able to broaden their world view to analyze the cultural and civic issues around them. Developing an understanding of culture, civic responsibility, and ethics helps students build their identity as conscientious members of society. Global and civic awareness integrates related skills such as effective communication, logical reasoning, empathy, open mindedness, and self-reflection.
- Why Culture & Citizenship Matters
- Introduction to Cultural Issues
- Global Citizenship
- Civic Engagement
- Civic Action and Communication
- Ethics
Our Partners
LevelUp™ has empowered student success at large universities, small liberal arts colleges, online institutions, and everything in between. We’ve helped 320,000+ students at the following institutions develop crucial foundational skills across our higher education community. Learn more about how we can partner with you.
AdventHealth University
American Public University System
Brazosport College
Claflin University
D’Youville University
Excelsior College
Fayetteville State University
Georgia College and State University
Gordon State University
Hagerstown Community College
Howard College
Indiana University – Kokomo
Keiser University
Lesley University
McMurry University
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Moreno Valley College
Mount Saint Mary College (NY)
New England College
North Carolina Central University
Northern Lakes College
Northern State University
Pitt Community College
Rutgers University
San Diego Christian College
San Joaquin Valley College
Southern New Hampshire University
Southewest Texas Junior College
Spartanburg Community College
Tabor College
Tarrant County College District
Thomas Edison State University
University of Lynchburg
University of Portsmouth
University of Saint Mary
Virginia State University
William Jewell College
Winston Salem State University
Our programs and assessments have been implemented in a variety of curricula, programs, and settings, including traditional, blended, and online classrooms:
- First-Year Experience
- Student Success & Retention Programs
- New Student Orientation
- Senior Year Experience
- Career Transition
- General Education Curricula
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A Lifelong Learning Company
NimblyWise is a lifelong learning company. We bring together educators, instructional designers, and subject matter experts to develop exceptional educational content and experiences to empower people and organizations by building and strengthening skills essential to realizing one’s fullest potential.
