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WED 504 Group Project

Course Design Course Design SpecificationSpecification

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Course Design Specification (CDS)Course Design Specification (CDS)

Project ScheduleProject Schedule Project TeamProject Team Media SpecificationsMedia Specifications Lesson StructureLesson Structure

Project ScheduleProject Schedule

Description of projectDescription of project Milestones and deliverablesMilestones and deliverables Deliverable datesDeliverable dates

Project teamProject team

Roles and responsibilities of project Roles and responsibilities of project team membersteam members

Project tasksProject tasks Project phase determines project roleProject phase determines project role

Media specsMedia specs

Describes standards and designDescribes standards and design• Fonts, navigation, themes, animation, Fonts, navigation, themes, animation,

interface designinterface design Learning modalitiesLearning modalities

• VisualVisual• AuditoryAuditory• Olfactory—hard to do in a CBT course, Olfactory—hard to do in a CBT course,

huh? huh? • KinestheticKinesthetic

Lesson StructureLesson Structure

Logical and consistent grouping of Logical and consistent grouping of instructioninstruction

Lessons within your multimedia Lessons within your multimedia project should be organized with the project should be organized with the same basic structure:same basic structure:SectionsSections

Modules (contains module activities)Modules (contains module activities)Learning Cycles (contains learning activities)Learning Cycles (contains learning activities)

TerminologyTerminology Section

• Largest unit of instruction• ~ 4-6 sections in a course

Module• Subdivision of a section• Consists of an assignment and several learning cycles• ~ 2-4 modules per section

Module Assignment• Evaluate students' comprehension of the content

addressed in a single module• Assignments are team- or individual-based and often

graded

TerminologyTerminology

Learning Cycle• Course content’s smallest unit• Addresses a specific aspect of the

module's learning objectives • ~ 3-6 learning cycles per module

Learning Activity• Measures the students' understanding of

the learning cycle content• Designed to reinforce and apply content

Group Project(minimum requirements)

One section One module 1 module assignment which

contains an exam 3-6 learning cycles At least one learning activity for

each learning cycle

Role PlaysRole Plays(Silberman, 1998)(Silberman, 1998)

Experiential approach to learningExperiential approach to learning Help participants become aware of Help participants become aware of

their feelings and reactions to certain their feelings and reactions to certain issuesissues

Help participants both experience Help participants both experience certain feelings and practice certain certain feelings and practice certain skillsskills

ScriptingScripting(Silberman, 1998)(Silberman, 1998)

The development of roles and the situation The development of roles and the situation in which the drama is placedin which the drama is placed

ImprovisationImprovisation• Given a general scenario and asked to fill in Given a general scenario and asked to fill in

the detailsthe details Prescribed rolesPrescribed roles

• Given a well-prepared set of instructions that Given a well-prepared set of instructions that state the facts about the roles they are state the facts about the roles they are portrayingportraying

Semi-prescribed rolesSemi-prescribed roles• Given information about the situation and the Given information about the situation and the

characters to be portrayed but not told how to characters to be portrayed but not told how to handle the situationhandle the situation

ScriptingScripting(Silberman, 1998)(Silberman, 1998)

Replay of lifeReplay of life• Portray themselves in situations they Portray themselves in situations they

have actually facedhave actually faced Participant-prepared skitsParticipant-prepared skits

• Develop role-playing vignette of their Develop role-playing vignette of their ownown

Dramatic readingDramatic reading• Given a prepared script to act outGiven a prepared script to act out

Group Activity

Develop a script for your multimedia project using one of the following scripting strategies:• Prescribed rolesPrescribed roles

International Teaching AssistantsInternational Teaching Assistants

• Semi-prescribed rolesSemi-prescribed roles AIS 11 I-UpgradeAIS 11 I-Upgrade

• Replay of lifeReplay of life New Student OrientationNew Student Orientation

Class AnnouncementsClass Announcements

(NEW!!!)(NEW!!!) September 27: Personal September 27: Personal website duewebsite due

Oct 4: Role play script due The “best” script(s) within each

group can be integrated into the final multimedia project