Meghan Campbell & Jennifer Stein Connecting Industry and Trades Training through Flexible Learning Design Plan. Design. Develop. Evaluate. Transform Meghan Campbell & Jennifer Stein
Context Plumbing Officials Association of British Columbia and Camosun College Partnership with industry Shared ownership F2F > online Majority of learners have little to no experience with the BC Plumbing Code Average score 65% for L1 Design challenge - transforming technical and “dry” material to an engaging online experience
Development Team Darren Vaux Brian Husband Instructor & SME Plumbing Inspector Development Team Jennifer Stein Course Developer Instructional Designer Meghan Campbell Project Manager Instructional Designer Bob Preston Multimedia Developer
Design Elements Flexible, self-paced facilitated delivery model Personalized learning paths: various practice options Opportunities for achieving mastery before progressing to more challenging material Modules will be conditionally released to ensure checkpoints are achieved Integrate experiential learning activities to connect theory > practice > workplace Integrate perspectives from the experts: instructor, inspector and plumber
Redesign Goals
Flexible Learning for Plumbing Inspectors Interactive Content Learning Activities Assessments Communication & Collaboration Learning Community The Learning Environment
Rapid Prototyping
Module Structure 7 Modules: Course Overview Definitions & Code Terminology Drain Waste and Venting for Single Family Dwellings (SFD) Wet Venting Basic Circuit Venting Water Pipe Sizing for SFD Water Pipe Sizing for Other Than SFD Conditionally released. Learners must complete modules in order.
Prototype Testing Content validation – is it accurate? Navigational Structure – does it make sense? Practice Components – effective? Multimedia – does it work for you? Moving Forward – keep, change, adapt and new development
Interactive Content Solutions
Mini-Lessons Numerous examples throughout course modules highlighting Code requirements, tables and solution techniques. Integrates video, audio and other forms for media. Short lessons allow students easy access to specific examples for study and review. Accompanying worksheet lets students try the solution first. End of module playlists allow students easy access to all mini-lessons.
Interactive Practice
Solving Schematics
Games
Drag and Drop Activities
Flash cards
Interactive Glossary Glossary will include key terms, audio, visuals and resources for learners
Mini-Quizzes & Module Tests Quick quizzes can also be referred to as self-tests. We’ll be integrating them into most of the lessons within the modules to enable the learners to receive automated feedback. We are hoping to integrate some audio feedback as well and link to relevant material/resources to assist learners at the end of the quiz.
Online Assignments
Virtual Office Synchronous virtual classroom that allows the online teacher to meet real-time with students. Sessions can be held real-time, archived for students to review at a later date and /or pre-recorded. Integrated into online course to provide learning checkpoints as students progress The online office can be utilized for demonstrations, to explain complex concepts or to assist students when they have questions. Sessions can be scheduled or “on the fly” to answer student questions as they arise.
Contact Information Darren Vaux vauxd@camosun.ca Jennifer Stein stein@camosun.ca Meghan Campbell campbellm@camosun.ca Brian Husband bhusband@victoria.ca
Image Credits Storyline Quizlet Camtasia Brightspace Crossword Labs Video Cutter Adobe Connect