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Attached is a Word document containing my outline for a module on Content Options (it can be accessed by going to Tools>Attachments on this page - I'm still getting used to Confluence as this is my first exposure to it, so I wasn't sure what the best way to do this would be).

The module consists of 4 major topics with various presentations, discussions, and activities in each. I picture this as being sequenced fairly linearly (at least within each topic, if not the whole module).  A flowchart showing each topic within the module is now available on LucidChart.

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  1. kfmcsh@ucsb.edu

    Thanks Dan,

    for your detailed (helpful) planning.

    I could - I can - work with these kinds of notes. Actually on closer reading, your planning style is very familiar to me!!!  I feel like I am reading my own notes ;-)

    I particularly like the LMS Intro 2b Discussion Forum topic idea - nice!! I can use that in several different contexts! (I think I am a discussion board junkie... tragic!)

    I am still wondering about how I might sequence some of what you have here.  Also, reading Lisa's drew my attention to the need to be more specific about my own resources.  I know, when we met, you mentioned some specific resources, so I wondered if you planned on referencing those - or indeed sharing them in the common pool?

    I appreciate what you have put together here, and I'll be interested to hear your comments in the call about this exercise and what you have put together.

    Cheers,

    Kim

  2. Rosemary Capps

    Dan, ditto to Kim's comment about helpful planning. Some questions for you:

    • What categories of tools would you suggest? I made a table which you saw in my workshop, but it was fairly cursory. 
    • How much time would you give faculty to research the tools? Would you provide the list of tools under each categories (this is what I would do) or would you have them go out and search for tools (this might take a long time and people would get lost)? If you would provide the tools, which ones would you use as examples under each category?
    • How long would you plan to demo the LMS? I'm guessing that would be f2f, or maybe a set of videos? It's not purely content delivery, because people who aren't very familiar with the LMS will have lots of questions.
    • I really like the ideas for Universal Design: the demo of user testing and the captioning exercise. I'm going to steal this for the next time I teach my workshops.
    • About the make-your-own-video exercise: I can imagine lots of in-person consultation requests, because that's what faculty have done for me when I tell them to go out and try a new tool. Or at least they would want to see a demo in class. Do you see supplementing this with consultations or not?

    Looking forward to seeing this unfold!
    Rosemary

  3. Dan Comins

    Thanks for the comments and suggestions!  I've added an updated document that contains a chart with the categories of tools along with links to popular examples from those various categories which could be used as a starting point for someone providing an overview and a list of tools for participants to research and present.  I sort of see the overview of tools presentation as being about a half an hour, and then as homework participants could investigate one or more of the tools that struck their fancy to present in a future meeting (like the following week).

    In terms of demoing the LMS, I do think this would be best served by a F2F session, perhaps an hour or so depending on the level of complexity the facilitator is going for, with plenty of opportunities to ask questions and then employing the LMS tools in various aspects of the course itself to get participants used to them.  Supplemental instructional videos could be beneficial here -- I'm actually planning on creating a series of these for Sakai Tools used in our local SmartSite and the OIPP OAE, hopefully this summer.

    I think any of the topics in this module and in others could be supplemented with consultations once the workshop has run its course, but it's more about getting them to understand the process of making a video (or other media), to get them used to the software and hardware necessary to make a video (getting participants to a certain level of "digital literacy").  I think some participants would be able to just "fly on their own" with minimal guidance, but for those who need more hands on help, yes, I think that could be facilitated by post-workshop consultations.  Learning to make video is a lot like learning to write - the best way to get better at it is to jump in and try making one and then building skills over time once you get familiar with the basics, in other words - to practice, practice, practice!

    To answer some of Kim's comments, I think some of this module's material could be taught with a guideline/outlines we provide in a central repository along with actual "canned" material that is also housed there.