1 Designing & Developing Interactive Learning Objects Ms. Darla Runyon Dr. Roger Von Holzen Northwest Missouri State University

2 New Teaching Strategies Online instruction has sparked new teaching strategies for faculty to incorporate into their classes A key element in this new teaching strategy is the integration of interactive, learning objects The goal of this strategy is to more effectively engage students in the learning process*

3 Instructional Design The foundation for any course is based on good instructional design Begins with the development of clear, concise learning outcomes *

4 Learning Objects Learning objects are the application components of the critical content of a course or module These learning objects may be 1)concepts that have been historically difficult for students Equilibrium 2)critical course concepts, which students must know to function in real-world situations*

5 Integrated Learning Experience Once developed, these learning objects can become a part of an integrated learning experience –Students should have gone through some critical content learning activities prior to using the concept –Needed to build a foundation for applying the instructional concept awareness of related learning outcome readings from the textbook content and concept lectures threaded discussions brief, formative content assessments –Example: Medical Terminology—Word Building*Word Building

6 Integrated Learning Experience –Student use of the learning object complete the concept tutorial complete the activities included in the concept complete the formative assessments associated with the concept –Students are given the opportunity to work with the concept as many times as needed before completing a performance assessment Electronegativity*Electronegativity

7 Integrated Learning Experience –Additional content and/or concept related activities should follow the use of the concept threaded discussions activities and assignments –To close the learning cycle the student completes some type of summative assessment*

8 Design and Development The curriculum specialist works with a faculty member to identify an appropriate learning object –Simple storyboarding techniques outline the basic project –Sample drawingSample drawing Appointment is scheduled with a project development team –Faculty, student employee/intern, computer specialist, and curriculum specialist –Project plan*Project plan

9 Design and Development Student employee/intern becomes main coordinator of project with faculty –Set up meetings as the project progresses –Project outlineProject outline –Make sure the project is on target with the instructor’s expectations –Final project*Final project

10 Template A template is used to plan the learning object The parts of the template include –Related learning outcome(s) Press release –Related critical content Timeline –Learning object tutorial Includes text, graphics, animation, and narration of process Includes ability to replay the tutorial Tutorial example*Tutorial example

11 Template –Incorporate multiple learning modalities Text and graphics Animation with narration –Change DemandChange Demand Script of the narrations –Be aware of ADA compliance issues –Group CommunicationGroup Communication –Build in the functionality to complete multiple applications/examples of the concept Equilibrium –Include formative assessment of the concepts with immediate feedback –Provide the opportunity for working through the concept multiple times*

12 Delivery Format –Determine the appropriate delivery format As multimedia software—Flash Utilizing productivity software—Word, Excel, PowerPoint –Calculating Net Percent ValueCalculating Net Percent Value As an HTML file--Library TutorialLibrary Tutorial Content creation software—Tegrity –Scatterplot SessionScatterplot Session – The Computer Specialist assists in determining the most appropriate delivery format*

13 Resources Building a library of resources available to faculty campus-wide –many of these Learning Objects can be used in a variety of content areas –templatetemplate –web site to access resources –Northwest Online Resource Center*Northwest Online Resource Center

14 Ms. Darla Runyon Dr. Roger Von Holzen