Instructional Design and Technology:

Digital Media, New Tools, and Technology University of Maryland, University College - IDT300x

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Week 7 - Lesson outcomes

Upon completion of this module you will be able to:

• Explore different technologies used in the development of digital media learning tools like e-learning

• Apply digital media design strategies to develop instructional design assets

• Create an e-learning development tool incorporating instructional design best practices 

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Week 7 ACTIVITY: Storyboard and Interactive Module

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Directions:  

This module focused on authoring tools for instructional designers. Review the e-learning author tools presented in this module.  

You can use one of these free authoring tools or search online for another tool you prefer.

 

1. Identify a learning objective or instructional need and create an e-learning module of at least 5 scenes/slides (storyboard) to fill that need.  

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2. You do not need to purchase software for this assignment, there are free trial versions available for you to choose from.  

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3. Develop your module and post a discussion of your instructional need / objective, your module URL and a 3 - 5 sentence reflection on how your module supports your objective.

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Response

Task:

Use Articulate 360 Rise to create an Interactive Knowledge Check of the Constructivist art movement information presented to week 3 of the Multimedia course.

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Click the link image below: 

 

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Interactive Knowledge Check

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Storyboard Link: Week 7 - Knowledge Check Storyboard

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This weeks findings:

This week has been a good experience in experimenting with the different on-line software that have been suggested.

I settled for Articulate Rise as it's a very intuitive authoring software that comes with a host of media library assets to use and allows the author to design lessons/presentations with a great variety of interactive actions. The software has great depth in regards to it's interactive features, with too many to cover in this brief first round effort. It's also very well thought out in regards to the design features and layout possibilities, which make it a breeze to design clean looking interfaces.The software can be found here: https://articulate.com/#

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I also generated and experimented with a great tool we have access to, through our LMS system, by the name of Ally. This is a tool that integrates into the Canvas LMS and works to support content creators and ensure that the materials they are creating and using are accessible. I used it to produce the voice over for the Vladimir Tatlin podcast contained in this week's interactive presentation.

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This made for a great starting point to design a mid-project "Knowledge Check" that will engage students and allow them to review course information and how much they have retained from the previous 3 weeks.

The online multimedia course would need to have three knowledge check points, one for each of the projects, and a similarly produced end of course graded tests could be generated in this same manner.

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RESOURCES:

Best Practice Resources: Instructional Design Processes with E-Learning Author Tools

1. ***** (9 Myths About eLearning Authoring Tools and How To Use Them Properly - Ever since e-learning authoring tools were born, many people doubted their authenticity. People’s opinion about these tools keeps changing every now and then. Some form their opinions based on their experiences and others on hearsay.   Category: Instructional Design. https://itystudio.com/9-myths-elearning-authoring-tools-use-properly/

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2. The Best E-Learning Authoring Tools – Getting employees up to speed on what's happening in your organization can be quite a challenge. If you use author tools or are considering using them, this article will be of great interest to you. These 10 tools can help you regardless of what medium you'd like to work in.  Category: Instructional Development. https://www.pcmag.com/roundup/348022/the-best-elearning-authoring-tools

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3. Your E-Learning World: Authoring Tools – This website links to several articles related to authoring tools, how to use them, outputting differing file types, and access to hundreds of free e-learning tools.  Category: Instructional Development. http://yourelearningworld.com/category/authoring-tools/

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4. E-Learning Authoring Tool Guide Is an e-Learning Authoring Tool Right for Your Organization? - This guide will help answer this question, and help determine what type of licensed authoring tool can best meet your training needs and accomplish your instructional learning goals—by providing you with an overview of the skills required to utilize each tool, the amount of time and effort each one requires, and the kind of final product you should expect. Category: Instructional Development. https://www.leanforward.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/LeanForward-Authoring-Tool-Guide.pdf

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5. *****  9 Instructional Design Principles for Building an E-Learning Course – This set of practical examples illustrates how Gagne’s nine instructional design principles can help you to design an outstanding eLearning course today. This resource is recommended for instructional designers specializing in the pre-design of technical learning projects. Category: Instructional Design. https://www.learnupon.com/blog/instructional-design-principles-building-elearning-course/

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6. *****  E-learning Methodology’s Guide for Designing and Developing E-Learning Courses - The purpose of this guide is to provide detailed guidance on designing and developing an e-learning course for trainers and instructional designers who are new to e-learning design. It also provides basic concepts and information on the processes and resources involved in e-learning development, which might be of interest to capacity-development managers. Category: Instructional Design and Development. http://www.fao.org/3/i2516e/i2516e.pdf

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E-Learning Author Tools Demonstration:

1. Articulate Storyline 2,

2. Storyline 360,

3. Rise, and

4. SmartSparrow

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Articulate Storyline 2 Demo - Star rating x 5 *****

Used Articulate Rise to produce this weeks interactive.

Articulate Storyline 360 Demo - Demo
https://articulate.com/learn-about-award-winning-storyline-360

Excellent results and usability!

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SmartSparrow
A final adaptive learning technology to be aware of is SmartSparrow (https://www.smartsparrow.com).  

 

According to their homepage, SmartSparrow will allow designers to "Create learning experiences as unique as your students. Address individual student needs, increase engagement and improve student outcomes."  I'm intrigued by their ability to create branching scenarios and adaptive learning modules.   You can read more here: https://www.smartsparrow.com/what-is-adaptive-learning

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SmartSparrow has both a free and paid version, which you do not have to pay for access to the authoring tool for this course.  It is another authoring tool option to consider are you create your interactive module for this weeks activity.  You can access their online training resources for design and publishing support: 

https://kb.smartsparrow.com/guides/getting-started/introduction.

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