Filling in the Learning Cracks with Multimedia Spackle

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Filling in the Learning Cracks with Multimedia
Spackle

• Internet Multimedia and E-Business Conference
• CCBC Essex
• June 25, 2004
• 200pm 250pm

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• Linda Moultonlmoulton_at_mc3.edu
• Patricia Rahmlow
• prahmlow_at_mc3.edu
• Roseanne Hofmann
• rhofman_at_mc3.edu
• Presentation Web Site
• http//

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Here is Our Spackle for Filling in Some
Learning Cracks

• Identify ProblemSelect Topics (Linda)
• Design SolutionStoryboard (Pat)
• Implement SolutionCreate Distribute Learning
  Objects (Roseanne)
• Evaluate SolutionAssessment (Roseanne)
• Questions Discussion

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Selecting TopicsWhere Are Some Learning Cracks?

• Forgotten Topics
• Difficult Topics
• Generic Topics

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Selecting TopicsWhere Are Some Learning Cracks?

• Forgotten Topics
• Review grade school topics such as percentages,
  order of operations
• Example Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally
  http//faculty.mc3.edu/rhofman/flash03/oct1/menuor
  der.html

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Selecting TopicsWhere Are Some Learning Cracks?

• Difficult Topics
• Display a hard to understand topic in a visual
  way that might help students with different
  learning styles
• Example Operations with Fractions
  http//faculty.mc3.edu/rhofman/flash03/Finalprojec
  tflash/menu.html

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Selecting TopicsWhere Are Some Learning Cracks?

• Generic Topics
• New or assumed knowledge across disciplines such
  as drawing tools in Word, charting in Excel,
  Blackboard features, web options, drive options,
  file handling
• Example Copy / Move Files http//faculty.mc3.edu/
  prahmlow/movecopy.html

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StoryboardPlan Twice Create Once!

• Purpose
• Review forgotten topic
• New learning style for difficult topic
• Introduce generic unknown topics
• Style
• Serious
• Humorous

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StoryboardPlan Twice Create Once!

• Storyboard Template
• Executive Summary
• Style Sheet
• Application Flow and Branching Sequence
• Detail Design Document

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StoryboardPlan Twice Create Once!

• Executive Summary
• Delivery Format
• Commercial
• Kiosk
• Web
• CD-ROM
• Authors
• Summary statement

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StoryboardPlan Twice Create Once!

• Style Sheet
• Audience
• Treatment
• Reading Level
• Fonts
• Background Colors
• Buttons

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StoryboardPlan Twice Create Once!

• Application Flow and Branching Sequence
• Diagram of scene sequence
• Scene titles

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StoryboardPlan Twice Create Once!

• Detail Design Document
• Scene by scene description
• Screen and Animation Detail
• Graphics Detail
• Audio Detail
• Video Detail
• Special Detail

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Executive SummaryMoving and Copying Files

• Delivery Format Web
• Authors Pat Rahmlow and Linda Moulton
• SummaryThis learning module is an interactive,
  web based application that illustrates the
  difference between copying and moving a file. It
  includes a quiz to reinforce concepts, optional
  review of concepts, and concept summary.

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Style Sheet Moving and Copying Files

• Audience Community college students, 18 - adult
• Treatment fun and informative
• Reading level 8th grade
• Fonts
• Main titles Comic Sans, 36 points
• Menu items Comic Sans, 18 points
• Text items Comic Sans, 18 points

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Style Sheet Moving and Copying Files

• Background Colors
• Stage White
• Shadows None
• Main Titles Red
• Menu Items Red
• Text Items Black
• Buttons
• Exit, replay, review copy, review move, continue,
  submit (How did I do?)

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Application Logic Flow and Branching
SequenceMoving and Copying Files
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Application Logic Flow and Branching
SequenceMoving and Copying Files
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Detail Design Document Scene 1 Moving and
Copying Files

• Screen and Animation Detail

Moving and Copying Files Have you ever had that
_at_! computer lose one of your files? Just when
you have written the finishing touches on your
Pultizer prize winning novel, saved your work and
put it where you can find it, that computer
decided to hide it! Stay tuned the Copier
and the Mover are going to help you solve the
mystery of Moving and Copying Files.
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Detail Design Document Scene 1 Moving and
Copying Files

• Graphics Detail
• Clip art of moving van
• Clip art of copier
• Audio Detail
• Copier sound clip
• Moving van sound clip

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Detail Design Document Scene 1 Moving and
Copying Files

• Video Detail
• None
• Special Detail
• Animation sequence
• Title flies in from top.
• Dissolve in paragraph 1
• The copier flies in from left with sound clip
• The mover flies in from right with sound clip
• Dissolve in paragraph 2
• Continue button appears

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Detail Design Document Scene 4 Moving and
Copying Files
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Detail Design Document Scene 4 Moving and
Copying Files
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Detail Design Document Scene 4 Moving and
Copying Files
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Creating Learning Modules

• Search for existing modules
• Do it yourself

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Creating Learning Modules Search For Existing
Modules
Yellow Pages of Existing Modules Appropriate for
MCCCs Curriculum
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Creating Learning ModulesDo It Yourself

• Development Software
• Flash
• Authorware
• Link to Learn

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Creating Learning ModulesDevelopment Software
Flash

• Positives
• Web based
• Visual
• Downloads quickly
• User friendly

• Negatives
• Time line vs flowchart programming
• Adding menus after the fact
• Adding audio after the fact

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Creating Learning ModulesDo It Yourself

• Auxiliary Software
• Screen capture and Graphics editing software
• Print Screen / Paint
• Snagit
• Smartboard
• Photoshop Elements
• Audio recording and editing software
• Recorder
• Video capturing and editing software
• Camtasia

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Creating Learning ModulesDo It Yourself

• Mathematical Learning Objects

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Making Learning Objects Available

• Local Shared drive
• Swiff file
• Plug in
• Mathematics Resource Page
• Individual Web Page
• Individual Blackboard

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Informal Assessment Comments from Teachers and
Students

• I love this technology!!!
• The audio and visual components made learning
  easy and fun.
• What neat things you can do with Flash! I loved
  the graphics. I also liked the voice over. All
  were extremely easy to use and the visualizations
  were great.
• It is amazing to see how much supplemental
  learning aids (especially online technology) was
  utilized.
• I thought the flash fraction segments were really
  cool.
• Ability to break down difficult concepts in such
  a clear, organized manner as well as the
  additional resources available at our fingertips.

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Questions