Multimedia and Graphics to Facilitate Deeper Learning

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Syllabus [Aug. 21, 2011, 1:53 p.m.]

Course developer and facilitator:

Stephen J.  O'Connor (Steve)

Preferred contact methods:

email: steve@wellsny.com
Skype by appointment

We will also have at least one synchronous web session, schedule to be announced

 

Week 1 (Oct. 17-23) - Introduction

Goals:

  • Discuss possible team collaborations
  • Set up a network of resources
  • Explore the pros and cons of multimedia in instruction

 

Tasks/assignments:

  • Introduce yourself and get to know others by viewing other participant’s answers to sign up questions
  • Build our own help desk—share areas of technical expertise
  • Set your own objectives for participating in this course
  • Read, view, and comment upon pros and cons of multimedia instruction

 

Week 2 (Oct. 24-30) - Multimedia and Graphics

Goals:

  • Establish common framework for discussing and critiquing multimedia
  • Explore the roles of graphics in instruction
  • View multimedia and instructional graphics with a critical eye

 

Tasks/assignments:

  • Read, view, and discuss media that explores research on improving effectiveness of multimedia
  • Read, view, and discuss media identifying & exploring role of graphics in instruction
  • Reflect upon multimedia and use of instructional graphics in light of research including (some or all):
    • Examples provided
    • Multimedia created by others
    • Multimedia created by self

 

Week 3 (Oct. 31-Nov. 6) - Application

 

Goals:

 

• Create or majorly revise multimedia applying ideas learned in the course

 

Tasks/assignments:

 

• Select a lesson or lessons for your classroom to deliver through multimedia 

• Create the multimedia lesson(s)

• Evaluate and revise multimedia lesson

• Post the lesson so that it can be viewed by other participants

 

Week 4 (Nov. 7-13) - Reflection:

 

Goals:

 

• Reflect upon how you will use what you have learned to create and revise multimedia for classroom learning

• Learn from examples of multimedia created by other participants

 

Tasks/assignments:

 

• View and reflect upon multimedia created by other participants

• Think and write about how you will use what you learned to improve multimedia in your classroom

• Identify others you might collaborate with for course tasks

• Complete course evaluation