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Creating Engaging Online Exercises and Activities

Leveraging the Power of E-Learning Series:

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What is Learning?

Learning is not a spectator sport.

Chickering & Gamson, 1987 Seven Principles for Good Practice

in Undergraduate Education

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Interactivity

(clicking is not an “interaction”)

Goal: to create varied interactions every 5-7 minutes

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Our Objectives

• Identify personal experiences that demonstrate value of Active Learning

• Describe value of using active learning techniques in E-Learning

• Identify components of a good E-Learning instructional module

• Explore, experience, and evaluate active learning tools and techniques through resources provided

• Outline two active learning exercises to be used in one of your courses

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Share an Experience

• Describe an exercise or activity that you have used in a face-to-face course that was successful

• What made it successfulsuccessful?

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Exercises and Activities Provide practice & feedback

for: Individuals

– Puzzles– Games– Self-assessments/Quizzes

Small groups– Collaborative projects– Panel discussions– Role playing

Large groups– Online discussions– “Meet the expert” virtual lectures

with Q&A

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Instructional Content

• Objective(s)• Instruction• Examples• Practice• Assessment• Feedback

Each “chunk” of content needs to include the following elements:

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Instructional Strategy

The strategy to address each performance objective needs to include a plan for:

• Chunking & sequencing content• Selecting and incorporating examples• Integrating practice & feedback• Assessing performance & feedback • Using media appropriately

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Instructional Strategy Tips

Keep each “chunk” under 30 minutes to complete (including practice and assessment)

• Combine multiple “chunks” together to comprise a lesson or module of 2 hours or less

• Design materials for “scanability”

• Approach course content with an outline mentality

• Focus on “Need to Know” information

• Determine method for sequencing “chunks” to meet individual learner needs, if possible

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Let’s Take a Look

Before we go any further, let’s take a

look at an online chunk of instruction, complete with all the necessary elements.

Click on the red X to close this slide show and return to your Blackboard course site.

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Today’s Plan

• Module 1 - Introduction & Overview• Module 2 – Create your own Puzzles, Games, and Exercises• Module 3 – Resources for Exercises

& Activities• Module 4 – Final Project• Module 5 – Wrap-Up