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Designing and Developing Learning Content with CART

Why CART?

Theoretical

Background

CART Stages

Summary

CART Targets Acquisition, Application, & Validation

LearningCycle

Demonstrate

Acquire

Apply

CollaborateValidate

CART Is Comprised of Four Stages

Create

Author

Review

Test

Designer and SME scope module

Designer and Developer prepare module

SME reviews module for accuracy

QA conducts standards review and checks functionality

Inputs to CART originate in Analysis and Curriculum Design

Training Needs Analysis Audience Analysis Content Types Curriculum Maps Delivery Methods Tutor Output

ADDIE Dick and

Carey Mager

CART stages correspond to common Instructional Design methodologies

CART and ADDIE

CART

Identify Instructional

Goals

Conduct Instructional

Analysis

Identify Entry Behaviors

Write Performance

Objectives

Develop Test Items

Develop Instructional

Strategy

Develop/Select Instructional

Materials

Design and Conduct

Formative Evaluation

Design and Conduct

Summative Evaluation

Revise Instruction

CART and Dick and Carey*

CART

*The Systematic Design of Instruction, Walter Dick and Lou Carey

CART Stages

AR TC

CART: The CREATE Stage

The process of defining a module

Designer, with input from SME

Use the eStudy Create Form

What is it?

Who does it?

How is it done?

CART: The CREATE Form

The Create Form provides prompts to help the Designer and SME define:– Module scope– Learning objectives– Prerequisite skills– Practice activities

The Create Form also provides prompts and fields for the Designer to compose module content prior to input in the eStudy template.

CART: The AUTHOR Stage

The process of developing a module

Designer and Developer

•eStudy Author Form•eStudy Template• Viewlet Builder

•Other tools as needed

What is it?

Who does it?

How is it done?

CART: The AUTHOR Form

The eStudy Author Form is the source document used by the Developer to input content into the eStudy template. The Author form includes placeholders for:

– Text– Knowledge Checks– Viewlets– Other module components (e.g. gfx, tables,etc.)

CART: The REVIEW Stage

Content review by a SME

SME, Designer, Developer

•eStudy SME Review Form•eStudy Change Request Form

What is it?

Who does it?

How is it done?

CART: The SME Review Form

The SME Review Form guides the SME’s review of deliverable content after it is developed in the eStudy template

The SME records feedback on the SME Review Form to indicate acceptability of or changes to the content

CART: The Change Request Form

The eStudy Change Request Form enables management of changes to deliverables once they are in the eStudy Template

The form is used only for adding new content or functionality to a module

The eStudy Change Request Form includes fields for explaining the rationale for the change

CART: The TEST Stage

QA review of the deliverable

Resource(s) assigned to QA

•eStudy QA Form

What is it?

Who does it?

How is it done?

CART: The QA Form

The eStudy QA Form guides the final review of a module before it is released

The Checklist focuses on a module’s adherence to standards and performance of interface and content functionality

CART: Process Summary

Create

Author

Review

Test

Aligns needs, content & objectives

Produces effective delivery & interactions

Confirms relevance and accuracy

Assures quality of deliverables

Following the CART steps results in high-quality web-based training

Alignment of Alignment of needs, content needs, content and objectivesand objectives

Effective Effective delivery and delivery and interaction interaction

Relevant and Relevant and accurate accurate content content

Quality Quality

AssuranceAssurance

AQ&Q U E S T I O N SQ U E S T I O N SA N S W E R SA N S W E R S