eLearning WorkshopeLearning WorkshopKCN, LilongweKCN, Lilongwe

Oct 210Oct 210

Jo Spiller & Ross Ward

Learning Technology SectionCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

University of Edinburgh

Workshop PlanWorkshop Plan

Day 1: Planning eLearning resource creationDay 2: Hands On resource creationDay 3: Reviewing and revisingDay 4: eLearning Gallery, top tips, review  

Ice breakerIce breaker

Introduce yourself

Your nameWhere you workOne of your favourite things about Malawi

  

Glencoe

The Tunnock’s tea cake

First things first…First things first…

• What previous experience of eLearning have you had?

• What, in your opinion, are the advantages/disadvantages of eLearning?

• What is your motivation for coming to this workshop?

• What do you hope to have achieved by the end?

Key aims of these workshopsKey aims of these workshops To identify how eLearning resources can be of value to your teaching

To have enabled you to create an initial set of useable eLearning resources which can be built upon in future.

To equip you with the technical/design skills to create online learning materials after these workshops end.

Key outcomes of this workshopKey outcomes of this workshop By the end of this series of workshops you will:

have worked through the steps required to PLAN the creation of eLearning materials.

be familiar with the authoring software to create eLearning materials.

have CREATED at least one useable eLearning resource.

have REVIEWED and EVALUATED an eLearning resource.

Blended LearningBlended Learning

Presentation of new subjects/topics and

concepts

Consolidation of taught subjects/topics and

concepts/enabling deeper learning

Review of key concepts required as prior

knowledge for but not taught within the

curriculum

Revision of subjects/concepts taught

within the curriculum.

Consider the following statements. How would you Consider the following statements. How would you complete them with regards to your own teaching?complete them with regards to your own teaching?

• There isn't space in the curriculum to teach _________ but it would be useful to provide some self-paced learning resources for students on it.

• Students must have prior knowledge of __________, there isn't room in our curriculum to review this.

• Students really struggle with the concept/subject of ______________, additional learning material would really help them.

• Students would benefit from more revision material on _______________

Steps to creating online learning resources.Steps to creating online learning resources.

Presentation

radio waves

receiver wherewaves are collected

wavesconverted intoelectro signals

computerreceived as signal

Presentation and ConsolidationPresentation and ConsolidationUse interactivity to turn passive viewers into active learners

What are the learning outcomes?What are the learning outcomes?

What are your objectives?What are your objectives?

Plan the steps of your online resources

What should the students know/learn from this resource?

Let’s get planning...Let’s get planning...

Think SMART!Think SMART!

SPECIFIC – be precise about what you want to/or want students to achieve.

MEASURABLE – can you measure success/failure

ACHIEVABLE – don’t try to attempt too much

REALISTIC – be practical about what can be achieved given time, resources, etc?

TIMELY – use time efficiently

Review and RevisionReview and Revision

• To consolidate and reinforce learning at a deeper level

• To measure success

• To activate knowledge/reactivate prior learning

• To identify areas of weakness

Quiz PropertiesQuiz Properties

• Scoring • Set % passing score• Set time limit• Set default points awarded for each question• Set no of attempts allowed

• Feedback• Default/tailored correct and incorrect answer feedback• Question completion feedback• Summary slides

MCQ QuestionsMCQ Questions

An MCQ comprises

A Question Stem4-5 Answer options

These include- One correct answer- A set of Distracters

Good v Bad QuestionsGood v Bad Questions

4. What is the acceleration of gravity?

a. purpleb. yellow submarinec. 9.8 meters per second per secondd. the War of 1812.

Good v Bad QuestionsGood v Bad Questions

The American flag has three colours. One of them is:(1) red (2) green (3) black

Good v Bad QuestionsGood v Bad Questions

My favourite fruit is an:a) pearb) mangoc) appled) dog