Active Learning inComputer-Based-Instruction

Edward Anderson

Texas Tech University

ASEE- 2007 Workshop

Agenda

Why active learning Computer-base-instruction examples Organizing your own lectures in “audio

over slide” format working session Roman Taraban - assessment and

what we have learned.

Why Active Learning?

Why active learning?

Lecture Good CBI

Why active learning?

Poor CBI

Why active learning?

Breaks

Why active learning?

Immediacy & Practice

Why active learning?

Immediacy & Coaching

Immediacy & Coaching Results

Why active learning?

Why active learning?

Examples

Introduction to Thermodynamics Engineering Statics Material Science Laboratory Nos Vemos Project

Your Turn Project

Flash Software Ubiquitous Flexible Vendor-Independent Band Width Friendly Time Line – Layer Metaphor Readily Learned Today’s presentations become part of

tomorrow’s course modules

Your Turn Project

Nos Vemos Engine is a good Starting Point Allows presentation of videos, audios,

graphics and streaming text Engine written for content creator, not for

programmer Navigation, streaming, and

synchronization are automatic

Your Turn Project

Storyboard is the heart of the project Two Screen Formats

Large Screen with Audio, Graphic, & Streaming Text

Small/Medium Screen with Audio, Graphic, & Streaming Text

Your Turn Project (Large Screen Format)

See LARGE SCREEN WORKSHEET.DOC File

Your Turn Project (Small/Medium Screen Format)

See SM-MED SCREEN WORKSHEET.DOC File

Your Turn Project

Take some time to begin building your own storyboard

Large and Sm/Med forms are in your packet

I have additional forms if you need them

Your Turn Project

QUESTIONS & OBSERVATIONS

Your Turn Project - Production

Audio Production Any audio recording and editing software

that produces MP3 file is acceptable; I prefer AUDACITY which is freeware. Available at

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ or search on “audacity freeware”

Don’t forget to install the separate MP3 DLL module.

Your Turn Project - Production

Graphics Production Any graphic editor that produces JPEG

files will work I prefer Macromedia FIREWORKS Export Powerpoint slides as JPEGS and

resize them with a graphic editor. There must be many other ways of

producing JPEG graphics.

Your Turn Project - Production

Video Production Record Digital Video Edit with software such as Adobe

PRIEMER Import video into Flash Publish from FLASH as a Flash movie

(.SWF format)

Your Turn Project - Production

FLASH Production Use FLASH to prepare you Flash movie Publish the movie as a shockwave file

(.swf) Time consuming Suggest that these be developed as

student projects

Your Turn Project – File Organization

Files can be all be placed in a single folder or a system of folders like shown here.

HTML & flash Movie files required for Web

Flash player required for CD or Hard drive

Module Map is always required

Your Turn Project – File Organization

Place MP3 files in audio folder

Place JPG files in Graphics folder

Place SWF movies in Movies folder

Load all files on a web server or local media

One folder like this one for each learning module

Your Turn Project -Sequencing

ModuleMap.XML is the slide sequencing file This is an XML file using XML markup Edit only with a XML editor, like Macromedia

Dreamweaver or a no-frills text processor like Notepad

All markup tags must have an opening and closing tag and must be properly nested.

Your storyboard is used to generate this file

Your Turn Project -Sequencing

SAMPLE MODULEMAP.XML FILE <CourseModules TITLE="NOS VEMOS" PROF="Ed Anderson"> <MODULE ID="1"> <AUDIOFILE>Audios/a001.mp3</AUDIOFILE> <LARGEFILE>Graphics/Scr001.jpg</LARGEFILE> <STEXT>Buenos dias mi amigos!</STEXT> </MODULE> <MODULE ID="2"> <AUDIOFILE>Audios/a002.mp3</AUDIOFILE> <MEDIUMFILE>Graphics/Scr002.jpg</

MEDIUMFILE> <SMALLFILE>Graphics/Scr002A.jpg</SMALLFILE> <STEXT>First off</STEXT> </MODULE> </CourseModules>

Your Turn Project -Sequencing

Write a ModuleMap.xml file for your storyboard

Your Turn Project -Sequencing

Questions & Observations