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