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Designing for e-learning:

Designing for e-learning:. Helping academics to ‘wysiwyg’ their way through the many dimensions of online learning environments. Alice Goodwin-Davey, Unisa NADEOSA 2011 Johannesburg. What is a storyboard?.

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Designing for e-learning:

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  1. Designing for e-learning: Helping academics to ‘wysiwyg’ their way through the many dimensions of online learning environments Alice Goodwin-Davey, Unisa NADEOSA 2011 Johannesburg

  2. What is a storyboard? • For designers, storyboards help you plan for more than one dimension, eg graphics & text • Walt Disney • Storyboards must suit the purpose • Animation: narration with movement • Movies: camera angles, soundtrack • Multi-media: audio, visuals, slides, text Graphic from http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2009/01/lessons-from-the-art-of-storyboarding.html

  3. Different types of storyboards Graphic from http://www.themberg.com/cms.ashx/gallery/storyboard Graphic from http://marvinqgirons.blogspot.com/2011/08/tv-western-storyboard-example.html Graphic from http://www.showboatentertainment.com/storyboards/quirky-monochrome-storyboards.html

  4. Why storyboard for eLearning? • Storyboarding can also be used for planning websites for learning Graphic from Kuo & Srebalus (2003) http://jtc.columbusstate.edu/vol3_1/kuo/Kuo.htm Graphic from http://www.webconcerns.co.uk/tutorial/default.asp

  5. Design Rich Environments for Active Learning in a VLE Principles of REALs Authentic tasks Active learning Meaningful engagement Collaborative & social learning Intentional learning & reflection These dimensions of interaction need to be designed in the Unisa Virtual Learning Environment [myUnisa]

  6. Multi-dimensional storyboard • How do we design for online? • Start with learning texts • Linear • Number of topics [focus areas] to cover

  7. Tools available @ Unisa • LMS = myUnisa [SAKAI open source platform] • Email announcements • Discussion forums • Additional resources: ppt, pdf, URLs, html, doc, • Learning Units: interactive teaching texts • Wiki: group work & editing • Blog: with comments • Self-assessment: surveys, quizzes, tests, assignments • Others include RSS, podcasts, multi-media, etc

  8. e Communications Ann e e Resources More about course ppt ppt docs Active Interaction Act Act Act quiz quiz test Assessment Tasks Designing for eLearning Home Page Home Page Teaching Texts LU1 Focus 1 LU1 Focus 1 LU2 Focus 2 LU2 Focus 2 LU3 Focus 3 LU3 Focus 3 LU4 Focus 4 LU4 Focus 4 LU5 Focus 5 LU5 Focus 5 Time line Time line

  9. Multi-Dimensional storyboard design • Activities for interaction & engagement • Individual: read, analyse, answer, write • Group: wiki, blog & comment, discussion forums • Resources • Static resources: RLOs, articles, pdfs, ppts, docs, URL • Dynamic resources: multi-media • Communication tasks • Announcements & emails • Personal & public communications between students & facilitators • Assessment tasks, assignments & exams • Online assessment: surveys, quizzes, tests, assignments • Captured & submitted activities, tasks • Portfolio or ePortfolio assessment

  10. Case studies • VLE training workshop • Blueprint to storyboard to prototype • Design for Software Project Management • Honours in Computing • Year long module

  11. Teaching Texts Home Page LU1 Focus 1 LU2 Focus 2 LU3 Focus 3 LU4 Focus 4 LU5 Focus 5 Active Interaction Act Act Act Design interactivity • Individual activities • Online self-assessment survey • Introduce themselves in blog [profiles & photos] • Watch video/podcast & comment in disc forum • Collaborative activities • Wiki for group work on specified tasks • Read case study & analyse as group • Reflect on what you learned in the group

  12. Teaching Texts Home Page LU1 Focus 1 LU2 Focus 2 LU3 Focus 3 LU4 Focus 4 LU5 Focus 5 Resources More about course ppt ppt docs Active Interaction Act Act Act Design engagement with resources • Reusable Learning Ojects: all file types & audio & video • Ex: Add URLs for academic articles • Students read & summarize & • Share summaries [Discussion Form or blog] & critique • Ex: Students bring resource & share • Disc forum & then added to class resources

  13. Home Page e LU1 Focus 1 LU2 Focus 2 LU3 Focus 3 LU4 Focus 4 LU5 Focus 5 Communications Ann e e Resources More about ppt ppt docs Active Interaction Act Act Act Design communication with instructor & institution • Online teacher presence & persona • Example: Welcome to course & regular updates • Announcements that go out as email & sms • Academic presence & management • Ex: Schedule reminders on student calendars • Appointments & individual conferences • Instructions for assignments & tasks

  14. Design authentic assessment tasks • Ongoing continuous assessment • Exs: Self assessment quizzes • Summaries of articles from WWW • Longer essays on theory & practice • Case study problem solution • Groupwork Wiki feedback & report • Research questionnaire of professionals • Projects of their own design

  15. artcl Home Page e LU1 Focus 1 LU2 Focus 2 LU3 Focus 3 LU4 Focus 4 LU5 Focus 5 Communications Ann e e survey quiz Assessment Tasks Wiki assessment example e Drop Box Resources More about course ppt docs Active Interaction Act Act Assign blog

  16. e Communications Ann e e Resources More about course ppt ppt docs Active Interaction Act Act Act quiz quiz test Assessment Tasks Multi-dimensional Storyboarding e e e Home Page Home Page Teaching Texts LU1 Focus 1 LU1 Focus 1 LU2 Focus 2 LU2 Focus 2 LU3 Focus 3 LU3 Focus 3 LU4 Focus 4 LU4 Focus 4 LU5 Focus 5 LU5 Focus 5 blog quiz assign quiz quiz exam Time line Time line

  17. In summary... • Storyboarding is normal for large audio-visual & text projects • Online learning demands such a technique for its many opportunities • Difference between storyboards for media & for learning: multi-dimensions • REAL principles • VLE context for 21st century learning

  18. Contact details • Alice Goodwin-Davey • Directorate: Curriculum & Learning Development • UNISA • goodwaa@unisa.ac.za • 012-4296701

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