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Redesigning Course Materials Redesigning Course Materials for Online Deliveryfor Online Delivery

Redesigning Course Materials Redesigning Course Materials for Online Deliveryfor Online Delivery

Jason Rhode, Assistant DirectorFaculty Development and Instructional Design

Center

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Session Instructions…Session Instructions…

• Select a course that you currently teach or plan to teach face-to-face and you would like to develop online materials for

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Session ObjectivesSession Objectives

• Develop specific instructional objectives for your course

• Select instructional activities that best facilitate learning outcomes

• Identify existing course materials that can be immediately incorporated into the online learning environment

• Incorporate basic instructional design model for redesigning course materials

• View examples of online course materials and activities

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Initial QuestionInitial Question

• What is the biggest challenge to redesigning existing course materials for online delivery?

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Questions to Consider…Questions to Consider…

• What are the instructional objectives for your course?

• What materials have you already developed for your course?

• How do students use your current materials?

• How do your current materials address the instructional objectives?

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A Few More Questions…A Few More Questions…

•Why are you looking to redesign materials for online delivery?

•Have you used Blackboard or any other course management system?– If yes, what tools within the CMS

are you familiar with?

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Media vs. MethodsMedia vs. Methods

Media: - carriers of instructional methods

(e.g. workbook, computer, video)

Methods: - psychologically active ingredients of instruction

- must facilitate cognitive processes of learners

(e.g. examples, practice)(Clark, 2005)

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Methods Linked to Cognitive ProcessesMethods Linked to Cognitive Processes

(Clark, 2005)

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Instructional Design 101Instructional Design 101

• Every instructor can benefit from a basic understanding of instructional design

• The media doesn’t cause the learning, it’s the methods– How as an instructor can you make use of

the available media to enhance or facilitate your instructional methods?

– How can you leverage the online learning environment for your instruction?

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Traditional ID Model: ADDIETraditional ID Model: ADDIE

Adapted from Dhal Anglada

Evaluate

Develop

Implement Design

Analyze

Evaluate

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IDEA: Pedagogy-Based DesignIDEA: Pedagogy-Based Design

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InvestigateInvestigate

Design/DevelopDesign/Develop

ExecuteExecute

AppraiseAppraise

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IDEA: InvestigateIDEA: Investigate

• Outcomes for the course• Needs of the students• Available development time• Capabilities of online medium• Purpose of the item or activity

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InvestigateInvestigate

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IDEA: Design/DevelopmentIDEA: Design/Development

• Basic outline of activity or media (ie: rough draft)

• Determine format most effective• Refine draft & create template• Create documents, media, or

activities based on thetemplate

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Design/DevelopmentDesign/Development

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IDEA: ExecuteIDEA: Execute

• Deploy the materials• Provide detailed instructions for

students• Be gracious the first time you

employ new materials in your course

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ExecuteExecute

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IDEA: AppraiseIDEA: Appraise

• How effective are the course materials and activities you are using?

• How can the materials be improved?

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AppraiseAppraise

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RecommendationsRecommendations

• Be realistic with your expectations for yourself and your students

• Test a new media type for effectiveness before spending much time in development

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SamplesSamples

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