Designing & Developing Interactive Learning Objects

1. Northwest Missouri State University Designing & Developing Interactive Learning Objects Ms. Darla Runyon Dr. Roger Von Holzen

2. New Teaching Strategies • Online instruction has sparked new teaching strategies for faculty to incorporate into their classes • A key element in this new teaching strategy is the integration of interactive, learning objects • The goal of this strategy is to more effectively engage students in the learning process*

3. Instructional Design • The foundation for any course is based on good instructional design • Begins with the development of clear, concise learning outcomes*

4. Learning Objects • Learning objects are the application components of the critical content of a course or module • These learning objects may be 1) concepts that have been historically difficult for students Equilibrium 2) critical course concepts, which students must know to function in real-world situations*

5. Integrated Learning Experience • Once developed, these learning objects can become a part of an integrated learning experience • Students should have gone through some critical content learning activities prior to using the concept • Needed to build a foundation for applying the instructional concept • awareness of related learning outcome • readings from the textbook • content and concept lectures • threaded discussions • brief, formative content assessments • Example: Medical Terminology—Word Building*

6. Integrated Learning Experience • Student use of the learning object • complete the concept tutorial • complete the activities included in the concept • complete the formative assessments associated with the concept • Students are given the opportunity to work with the concept as many times as needed before completing a performance assessment • Electronegativity*

7. Integrated Learning Experience • Additional content and/or concept related activities should follow the use of the concept • threaded discussions • activities and assignments • To close the learning cycle the student completes some type of summative assessment*

8. Design and Development • The curriculum specialist works with a faculty member to identify an appropriate learning object • Simple storyboarding techniques outline the basic project • Sample drawing • Appointment is scheduled with a project development team • Faculty, student employee/intern, computer specialist, and curriculum specialist • Project plan*

9. Student employee/intern becomes main coordinator of project with faculty Design and Development • Set up meetings as the project progresses • Project outline • Make sure the project is on target with the instructor’s expectations • Final project*

10. Template • A template is used to plan the learning object • The parts of the template include • Related learning outcome(s) • Press release • Related critical content • Timeline • Learning object tutorial • Includes text, graphics, animation, and narration of process • Includes ability to replay the tutorial • Tutorial example*

11. Template • Incorporate multiple learning modalities • Text and graphics • Animation with narration • Change Demand • Script of the narrations • Be aware of ADA compliance issues • Group Communication • Build in the functionality to complete multiple applications/examples of the concept • Equilibrium • Include formative assessment of the concepts with immediate feedback • Provide the opportunity for working through the concept multiple times*

12. Delivery Format • Determine the appropriate delivery format • As multimedia software—Flash • Utilizing productivity software—Word, Excel, PowerPoint • Calculating Net Percent Value • As an HTML file--Library Tutorial • Content creation software—Tegrity • Scatterplot Session • http://www.Tegrity.com • The Computer Specialist assists in determining the most appropriate delivery format*

13. Resources • Building a library of resources available to faculty campus-wide • many of these Learning Objects can be used in a variety of content areas • template • web site to access resources • Northwest Online Resource Center*

14. Ms. Darla Runyondrunyon@mail.nwmissouri.eduDr. Roger Von Holzenrvh@mail.nwmissouri.eduhttp://cite.nwmissouri.edu:2000/presentations/