Post on 15-Jul-2015
NO SOFTWARE? NO PROBLEM.
Creating Interactive Lessons Using Free Online Resources
Mandi Goodsett – Performing Arts & Humanities Librarian
Cleveland State University
Does your library have information literacy tutorials?
If so, what tools do you use to create your tutorials?
Motivating Learning• We cannot learn for our
students
• Learning requires paying attention
• Motivation -> Persistence -> Practice -> Learning
• Without motivation, the quality of the content doesn’t matterhttps://learningsnippets.wordpress.com/category/motivation/
Michael Allen’s Guide to e-Learning
Navigational Control
• Pacing
• Video vs. click through
• Side-menu
• Time for reflection
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Responsive Interface
• Drag-and-drop activities
• Drop-down menus
• Collapsible units
University of Texas – San Antonio
Other Methods of Engaging Students
• Length
• Humor/relaxed tone
• Varying speed/format
• Visually appealing graphics
• Relatable, relevant material
• Positive feedback
What does all this mean?
Free online tools …..
may not be able to achieve the highest level of interactivity.
What does all this mean?
Free online tools …..
may not be able to achieve the highest level of interactivity.
But they will be more interactive than a video!
Step 1) Find (or make!) the perfect video
Length
Humor/relaxed tone
Visually appealing graphics
Relatable, relevant material
Activity Break
Pick your tutorial creation team. Choose some potential topics—preferably one skill-based and one conceptual. Then,
Find some appropriate videos for your topics as a group.
Step 3) Choose your tool.
Keep in mind …
• Grade/difficulty-level
• Comfort with technology
• Class content
• Educational theory
Navigational control
Quizzing/self-assessment
Interactive design
Guided simulations
Positive feedback
Using Zaption
1) Open an account in Zaption.
2) Click on New Tour.
3) Enter the URL from the video you found earlier. Click Add this Video to Tour.
4) Experiment! Add some quiz questions or some image/text slides.
5) When you’re ready, click Publish. From here you can embed the video or link out to it.
Takeaway
Making tutorials takes a lot of time and effort.
Make sure yours are creating real learning moments.