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Lighting the Path with Asynchronous Learning Tutorials

Explore the journey of asynchronous learning tutorials developed at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, offering flexibility & accessibility. Engage with the pros and cons of synchronous and asynchronous learning methods, and envision the future possibilities of online education. Discover the collaborative efforts and diverse technologies utilized in creating an interactive learning platform that adapts to individual learning styles.

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Lighting the Path with Asynchronous Learning Tutorials

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  1. Lighting the Path with Asynchronous Learning Tutorials Amy Harris Houk Beth Filar Williams Vanessa Apple Jenny Dale The University of North Carolina at Greensboro University Libraries

  2. Pros • Reach all students at one time, one location • Read body language • Intervene immediately • Personal connection • Familiar style of teaching Cons • Everyone has to be there, same time, same place • Need to have physical location arranged • Not always convenient to students • May be difficult to go at own pace Synchronous Learning http://www.flickr.com/photos/78124518@N00/1397737955/

  3. Pros Cons • Reach more people • Reach more variety of people • Student centered - time/place of their choosing • Users go at their own pace • Easy to gather data • Great for self-motivated learner • Student control of learning • Tech problems • Can be expensive (tech) to build • May need expertise to build • No immediate feedback • No direct intervention possible • Sense of disconnect • Relies on student motivation Asynchronous Learning http://www.flickr.com/photos/86657707@N00/2348649408/

  4. Background • 2000: Creation of First Steps tutorial • 2005: Update for usability and ADA compliance, name changed to FIRST: Finding It! A Research Skills Tutorial • 2009: Began discussing updating tutorial again • 2010: PATH goes live http://www.flickr.com/photos/cobalt/409924867/

  5. What can we tell from the numbers? • Total number of distinct visits: 30868 • A lot of visits for one semester • Percentage of users who logged in and completed all mini quizzes and the final quiz • 49%, or essentially 1 in 2 people • Ratio of video views to transcript views • 10 to 1 • Needed for accessibility and technical difficulty

  6. Quiz Saves versus Quiz Visits

  7. Technologies Used & Alternatives Code Database • ASP.NET (server side code) • jQuery (client side code) • Architecture on MS SQL Server • T-SQL statements Alternate Options: Alternate Options: • PHP/Perl/Python • MooTools, Javascript • No code, just HTML • MySQL • MySQL SQL statements • None hardcoded, not dynamic

  8. Database Use Modules • Allows dynamic quizzes • Allows tracking user progress Questions Users Answers

  9. A Team Effort • Students, faculty, and staff at UNCG all contributed to PATH’s development http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/1384952210/

  10. Future? • Printable certificate • Collecting data when not logged in • Shared question bank • Create paths by discipline

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