EDTEC 572 Week 8 Media Selection & LMS Ideas Minjuan Wang SDSU EDTEC 572 Summer 2011 It’s Time to Start your Final Project!

Learning about message design from commercials Always for a specific audience The Chinese boy who brought pads to school The Chinese boy who brought pads Media Selection Final project: what to do next LMS Today

Final Project Media Selection

Media “the means by which instruction is presented to the learner.” Delivery System “a means of organizing, presenting, or distributing instruction, typically employing a variety of media, methods and materials.” International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction. Instructional Media Definitions

Assigned or assumed delivery system Choice among available formats But…the medium is not as important as you might think! –Research shows the medium is less important than design of instruction –Most media formats available in multiple delivery systems Delivery System Challenges

” “ Media are useful to the extent that they effectively carry required learning components of an instructional strategy Dick and Carey, 2001 Media Selection

Bersin’s 16 Media Types Instructor-led Webinars Courseware Simulations CD-ROM courseware Rapid e-learning courseware Internet delivered video EPSS Offline video Video conferencing Collaborative systems Conference calls Job aids Workbooks Books On-the-job exercises

Availability Skill level of users Expert trainer Materials: – Flexibility – Durability – Convenience – Cost-effectiveness Use variety of formats Media Selection Practical Considerations

Media Selection Practical Considerations

Learning Domains, Media Selection and Delivery of Instruction Cindy Vinson, Ed.D.

1.Analyze and review objectives, audience & instructional strategies 2.Determine best media based on lesson components and learning domains (intellectual skills, verbal information, motor skills and attitudes) 3.Search and review existing materials for possible adaptation 4.Design and develop new media as needed 5.Implement (parts that you have doubts) and evaluate 6.Revise as needed Steps to Design Instructional Materials

Print and electronic materials to include: – Introductory piece (design approach; individual & team responsibilities….) – Teacher guide – Student guide with instructional materials – Assessment – Use of Bloom’s Taxonomy Table to map and check alignment between objectives, activities, & assessment (optional but highly recommended) Instructional Package Components

Final Project Rubrics and Assessments Please assess appropriately Informal assessments are allowed Learner self-check Practice tests A source for Rubrics:

Final Project Evaluation & Implementation Presentation Due date: see Assignments 10 minutes at the most Components: Brief description of project Explanation of testing What you learned and how you will revise.

Chocolate Soufflé And the LMS of the Future

LMS of the Present

Individual Differences?

Geographic separation of learning and instructor Perceptions of psychological distance Requisite structure Desired autonomy Distance in education

Structure Autonomy Time Transactional Distance

The Goal… appropriate each learner each moment in time The appropriate level of structure and autonomy for each learner at each moment in time in the process of teaching and learning.

Your Ideas? LMS of the Future

Students participate in setting their learning objectives Tracks student learning preferences Responds to learner’s prior knowledge of a subject Differentially responds to the student as she/he makes progress LMS of the Future

For Example… How would YOU want to learn?

Blackboard (paid service) Moodle (host server required) Sakai (host server required) Engrade Schoolology Learnboost LMS Options

Award-Winning Moodle Design See ScheduleSchedule Clean interface Easy navigation Interactivity Personalized learning Embed engaging media

Moodle Resources Quite a nice Moodle (from a graphic design perspective) The Moodle Cool Course Competition Moodle Best Practices Facebook group Rubric for Moodle Course Creator Challenge creator-challenge-the-rubric/ creator-challenge-the-rubric/ Universal Design Principles for Moodle

Next Week No Class; enjoy Spring Break!