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SIX SOFTWARE PACKAGES THAT ALLOW YOU TO AUTHOR YOUR OWN E-LEARNING

SIX SOFTWARE PACKAGES THAT ALLOW YOU TO AUTHOR YOUR OWN E-LEARNING. A NLN evaluation of e-learning authoring tools Dr Tabetha Newman, Timmus Limited. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS WORKSHOP?. 1. Useful tips for planning and carrying out your own evaluations

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SIX SOFTWARE PACKAGES THAT ALLOW YOU TO AUTHOR YOUR OWN E-LEARNING

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  1. SIX SOFTWARE PACKAGES THAT ALLOW YOU TO AUTHOR YOUR OWN E-LEARNING A NLN evaluation of e-learning authoring tools Dr Tabetha Newman, Timmus Limited

  2. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS WORKSHOP? 1. Useful tips for planning and carrying out your own evaluations 2. Information about six leading authoring tool products

  3. THIS WORKSHOP My bit (2.45pm) • Setting the scene • The evaluation aims • The shortlist Your evaluation challenge (2.55pm) • Learning objects • Authoring Let’s compare (3.30pm) • Evaluation results v your opinions • Spread the word!

  4. SETTING THE SCENE Why authoring tools? • E-learning can assist teaching and learning • Buying v editing v making e-learning • NLN realisation that many practitioners wanted to DIY • PowerPoint doesn’t always suit requirements • What software should non-experts use to create their e-learning? Why an evaluation? • We are all bombarded with too much information • How do you find software that is relevant / fast / cheap / easy to use? • Get us to sample the market for you!

  5. THE EVALUATION • Survey the marketplace for authoring software (Feb. 2004) • Rate for price and perceived ease of authoring • Shortlist 6 examples across the spectrum • Take 9 post-16 experts (FE, ACL, accessibility, instructional design) • Always evaluate the learning object first (Phase 1) • Then author some e-learning with the software (Phase 2)

  6. THE SHORTLIST OF SIX

  7. YOUR EVALUATION CHALLENGE • It’s your turn to evaluate authoring tools • Phase 1 – 10 minutes to look at 1 or 2 learning object(s) and complete the evaluation • Phase 2 – 20 minutes to author one information screen and one question • Handouts: • 2 x sheets of reaction words • 2 x grid of questions

  8. Any questions? … OK, OVER TO YOU …

  9. Creative, ordinary, responsive, usable Clean, easy to use, organised, simplistic, straightforward, usable Creative, easy to use, engaging, friendly, motivating Clean, easy to use, engaging, ordinary Inconsistent Dated, ordinary, usable EVALUATION RESULTS: Reaction words (1) LEARNING OBJECTS Your words The NLN evaluation Seminar CourseGenie Quandary Elearning Objects Lectora Trainersoft

  10. Rigid, usable, easy to use Friendly, effective, familiar Satisfying, creative High quality Creative, overwhelming, frustrating Frustrating, creative, complex, powerful, high quality EVALUATION RESULTS: Reaction words (2) AUTHORING Your words The NLN evaluation • Words provide tangible descriptions, immediately understandable Seminar CourseGenie Quandary Elearning Objects Lectora Trainersoft

  11. EVALUATION RESULTS: Question grid • Easy to visualise conclusions

  12. EVALUATION RESULTS: Marks out of 10 • Summarises both dimensions across products

  13. SPREAD THE WORD • Ask others to evaluate • Appeals to the curious • This method doesn’t take long • Engages – people love to give opinions • Standardised format allows cross-comparison (people, time) Circulate fact sheets to non-experts • Get non-experts interested in making their own e-learning • These are ‘safe’ environments outside of Word and PowerPoint • LOs and fact sheets available on Ferl website http://ferl.becta.org.uk/contenttools

  14. THE END Thanks for coming! You should now know about: 1. Useful tips for planning and carrying out your own evaluations 2. Information about six leading authoring tool products

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