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Engaging Your Students Through Narration

Engaging Your Students Through Narration. Rhonda D. Blackburn, PhD University of Texas at Dallas. Think!. Think of a course. How would you ground this in reality?. Objectives. Discuss how I improved my course using narrative course design. Redesign a course.

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Engaging Your Students Through Narration

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  1. Engaging Your Students Through Narration Rhonda D. Blackburn, PhD University of Texas at Dallas

  2. Think! • Think of a course. • How would you ground this in reality?

  3. Objectives • Discuss how I improved my course using narrative course design. • Redesign a course.

  4. EHRD 475Multimedia Development for Training and Instruction • Started teaching in Fall 2002 • Traditional face-to-face class • Moved online Fall 2003 • Changed assessments Fall 2004 • Changed in Fall 2008 using narrative design

  5. Moving Forward • How did I teach the class?

  6. Welcome to B&B Enterprises • All students are new HR Directors • I am the VP of Training and Development • There is a face-to-face orientation

  7. Modules • Analysis • Synchronous training • Audio training • Demonstration training • Design and Development • Manual training

  8. Activities • Content • Quiz • Learning Circle • Activity • Journal

  9. Changes - Content • Started - information and directions • Ended – memos and other resources

  10. Changes - Quizzes • Stayed the same.

  11. Changes – Learning Circles • Started – collaboration between classmates • Ended – collaboration between co-workers, real world scenarios

  12. Changes – Activities • Started – they picked a company • Ended – I hired them!

  13. Changes – Journal • Started – reflecting on work • Ended – reflecting on work and how it impacts their environment

  14. Why Narrative Course Design? • Relevant • Real world • Interesting • Increases levels of engagement

  15. Example of course materials

  16. Syllabus

  17. Syllabus Mandates

  18. B&B Introduction

  19. Training Example

  20. Let’s have you design! • What is the course? • How will you ground it in reality? • What are the activities? • What can you do to make it more meaningful?

  21. Thank you! Rhonda D. Blackburn, PhD Associate Provost Office of Educational Enhancement University of Texas at Dallas 972-883-6963 rblackburn@utdallas.edu

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