Modules and Incremental Innovation Modules as opportunities to enhance instruction in manageable steps

Why?— You already do it Use pre-existing content (PP slides; YouTube videos) and make them more interactive, available for asynchronous use A part of competency-based education: stackable/portable units Reinforce key concepts that recur throughout a program of study Students can revisit, refresh skills Attuned to cognitive load Showcase your creativity! Students notice when you’ve blazed a new trail. Breaking instruction into units makes sense; crafting learning objects that are portable and interchangeable takes them to the next level.

Advantages of Modules Allow students to navigate freely within content, re-watch sections (self pacing), and share their impressions Diversify text-heavy courses with multimedia content Low stakes assessments allow for practice Use student responses to start in-class discussions Make students aware of current events in their field Information retrieval and decision-making activities help students remember content better What you gain through modularization.

Tools for Modularization Articulate Storyline Elearning authoring tool Import PP slides Create interactions Simple quiz builder PlayPosit Interactive videos Use YouTube videos or videos you author Simple question builder Collect information on student impressions and understanding VoiceThread Multimedia discussion board Import media Students can respond to prompts via audio, video or text There are many tools available, but a few university-licensed tools are easy to get started with.

Examples Let’s review some of the work at D’Amore-McKim in modularization.

Finance Modules A macro project: modules for skills that build on one another. Click to launch.

Basic Accounting Equation A micro project: provides practice in a fundamental concept. Click to launch.

Modules for Soft Skills Applying theory to practice. Modules on cultural differences and building rapport in an international business setting. Click to launch. Click to launch.

Using existing materials Don’t reinvent the wheel! Use what you got. Click to launch. Click to launch.

Interactive Videos PlayPosit is a great way to quickly insert interactivity into videos you already use. Click to launch.

In Closing Accessibility: It is important to provide closed captioning or a transcript for videos Fair Use: Before utilizing videos that are available online, make sure applicable Fair Use criteria are met. Seek help! Website: www.northeastern.edu/idg Twitter: @DMSB_IDG Office: Suite of Hayden 120 Work incrementally, use existing materials, and remember that even a little interactivity goes a long way.