Springer Courseware Proposal 511

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Multimedia Courseware Design Proposal

Developer: Fiona Springer Date: Oct-31-2012

EDTECH 511

FA 2013

OverviewProgram Title: Joe Bloke Pays: Criminal Action at the High Court

Grade/age level: Ages: 13/14 (Form 3)

Major Goal: Students learn essentials of police and judicial process when an

indictable offence is committed and ends up at the High Court in

Barbados.

Amount of Time

to Learn Content: 75 minutes

System

Requirements: Microsoft Windows XP SP2, 512M RAM, 56k dial-up, Flash player

10.0, audio card, and speaker.


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Program Description

Characteristics of Target Learners:The target learners are Form 3 secondary students. Program content may be useful for

Form 4 Social Studies students at the Caribbean Examinations Secondary Examination

(CSEC) level. Other persons may find the content informative as well. Familiarity with

judicial function and structure are helpful. Reading level is at minimum Form 2 level for

secondary school students. Students are comfortable in using computers for browsing

and using hyperlinked content.

Instructional objectives:

1. The students will be able to arrange the events of criminal action in correct sequencewith 80% accuracy.

2. The students will briefly describe the events of criminal action.3. The students will describe the roles of: Judge, Director of Public Prosecutions/Crown

Counsels, Magistrate, defense lawyer, and, jury in a serious criminal case.

4. The students will identify examples of aggravating and mitigating factors in a criminalcase.

5. The students will identify examples of punishments applied at the high court forcriminal matters.


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Flowchart

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Storyboard

Lesson Title: Criminal Action at the High

Court

Frame #: 1Date: 31/10/2012

Author: Fiona Springer

Screen Description: Opening page.

Text

Outline:

Dark blue

top and

bottom

borders.

Light grey

content

area.

This layout

and color

scheme is

used on all

pages.

Program

intended

for use in

Barbados

which uses

UK English

spellings.

Navigation buttons near top of the screen for visibility. Learner goes to Home page from

this page where they can access menu options.


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Court

Frame #: 2

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Home screen with

Menu options.

Text Outline:

Dark blue top

and bottom

borders.

Light grey

content area.

This layout

and color

scheme is

used on all

pages.

Program

intended for

use in

Barbadoswhich uses UK

English

spellings.

Navigation buttons near top of the screen for visibility. Audio applied on this screen

only to set the tone.

Home Page orients learners for course.

Access to Events of criminal action, Quiz, and Exit screens.


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Court

Frame #: 3

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Events Page.

Text

Outline:

Color

schemesame as

Home

Page.

The Joe Bloke graphic is a digitized, color filled drawing, for visual impact and adding a

touch of humor to engage learner attention to an otherwise serious topic.

Page orients the user to begin learning the events of criminal action.

Navigation buttons back to Home and Exit screens.

Unanimated Gavel graphic on Learn More pages


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Court

Frame #: 4

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Pre-Trial Event # 1

The Crime.

Text Outline:

Text

describing

the crimecommitted:

Breaking and

entering,

items stolen;

damage to

store;

gunshot

wound to

security

person.

Name of the

crime not

specifically

stated.

Explanation

of what is a

crime.

Learners

asked to

suggest

names forcrime

committed.

Gavel icon

and Learn

More option

provided

Navigation icons remain near the top of the page. The learner can return to the Home,

Events, and Exit screens at any time. Next button for advancing through the Events.

Learners will be able to: define a crime; give examples of crimes


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Court

Frame #: 5

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Pre-Trial Event # 1

The Crime. Learn More Pop-up Page

Text Outline:

Text identifies the

crimes committed.

Three other

examples of

serious crimes and

their definitions

are given.

Murder Fraud Arson

Navigation icons near top of screen. Return to the Home,Events screens.

Back button returns to previous frame. Next button unavailable. Keeps the learner

oriented in the chain of events by forcing return to previous frame.

Learners will be able to:

identify the crimes committed in this scenario; name other serious crimes and define them briefly.


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Court

Frame #: 6

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Pre-Trial Event #2

Investigation, Arrest, Questioning,

Charge.

Text Outline:

Descriptions

of events at

each stage.

Investigation:

Police search

for evidence.

Learners click

on images of

evidence that

police might

find in this

scene.

When

appropriateimages are

selected a

correct text

appears.

Try again

appears for

incorrect

responses.

Digitized drawings illustrating each event.Navigation icons as before.


explain briefly what happens at police investigation.


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Court

Frame #: 6

Date: 31/10/2012



Arrest

Text Outline:

Descriptions

of events at

each stage.

Arrest: A

suspect is

apprehende

d based on

evidence

collected.



Explain briefly what happens at the arrest.


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Court

Frame #: 6

Date: 31/10/2012



Questioning

Text

Outline:

Descriptions

of events at

each stage.

Questioning:

Police

questioning.

Learners

select areas

of

questioning

they think

will help the

process.

When

appropriate

images/text

selected a

correct

text

appears.

Try again

appears forincorrect

responses.

Digitized drawings illustrating each event.

Navigation icons as before.


Explain briefly what happens at questioning.


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Court

Frame #: 6

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Pre-Trial Events 3

Charge

Text Outline:

Description

s of events

at each

stage.



Explain briefly what happens at the charge.


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Court

Frame #: 7

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Pre-Trial Event 6

Committal Proceedings at the Magistrates

Court

Text

Outline:

Text

describingthe

committal

proceedings

Role of

Magistrates

Court in

proceedings

: to

establish

there is

enough

evidence to

go on with

the case.

Clarify it is a

hearing NOT

a trial.

Gavel icon

and LearnMore option

provided


explain the role of the Magistrates Court in a serious criminal case;


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Court

Frame #: 8

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Pre-Trial

Committal Proceedings Learn More Pop-

up Page

Text Outline:

Phonetic

rendering of

prima facie

(pri-ma fay-

she)

Learners visit

link to

retrieve two

courses of

action when

a Magistrate

remands (to

custody or on

bail until caseis complete.)

Emphasize

this is not a

conviction.

Audio clip of pronunciation (Own voice).Learners will be able to:

pronounce prima facie; state the two actions when remanded by magistrate


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Court

Frame #: 9

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Trial Event #1

The Plea

Text

Outline:

Description

s of events

at thisstage.

The

accused is

allowed to

say

whether he

is guilty or

not. In

some types

of cases,

e.g.murder, it

is not

required.


Explain briefly what happens at the plea.


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Court

Frame #:9

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Trial Event # 2

Jury Selection

Text Outline:

Text describing

the jury

selection

Qualifications

and

disqualification

s for jury duty.

Gavel icon and

Learn More

option

provided


explain how jurors are selected for duty


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Court

Frame #: 9

Date: 31/10/2012



Prosecuting Evidence

Text Outline:

Descriptions

of event at

this stage.

Content on

who presents

cases for

prosecution

Learners

select text

they think

would help

the

prosecution

present itscase.

When

appropriate

images/text

selected a

correct text

appears.

Try again

appears for

incorrectresponses.


Navigation icons at bottom of the page. Return to the Home and Events pages. Next

button advances through the Events.


Explain briefly what happens at prosecuting evidence.


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Court

Frame #: 9

Date: 31/10/2012



Defense Evidence

Text Outline:

Descriptions

of events at

each stage.

Content on

who

presents the

case for the

defense.

Learners

select text

they think

might help

the defense

present its

case.

When

appropriate

images/text

selected a

correct

text appears.

Try again

appears for

incorrect

responses.





Explain briefly what happens at defense evidence.


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Court

Frame #: 9

Date: 31/10/2012



Closing Speeches

Text

Outline:

Description

s of events

at thisstage.

Content on

nature of

closing

speeches.





Explain briefly what happens at closing speeches.


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Court

Frame #:9

Date: 31/10/2012



Judges Summary

Text Outline:

Text

describing

the judgesrole and

summary

Learners

access link to

find out

personal and

professional

qualities in a

judge, and

on what

must he base

his decisions.


Explain the judges role in a criminal case.


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Court

Frame #:9

Date: 31/10/2012



Text Outline:

Content on howthe jury reaches

a verdict.

Mask is placed over the Verdict. Verdict revealed on mouse click.


Explain the jurys role in a criminal case.


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Court

Frame #:9

Date: 31/10/2012



Mitigation

Text

Outline:

Text

describingthe

mitigation

and

identifying

examples

of

mitigating

factors.


Define mitigation for the accused. Identify mitigating factors.


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Court

Frame #:10

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Trial Event #10

Sentence

Text Outline:

Text

describingthe bases

used by a

judge to

decide a

penalty.

Gavel icon

and Learn

More option

provided

Gavel graphic near the top of the page is used as the trigger to access the LEARN MORE

page. It is accompanied by Text to clarify its purpose.

Gavel Graphic is used in the content with directions to click to reveal the judges

sentence.


Give examples of sentences applied at the High Court. Suggest the purpose of punishment in the judicial system.


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Court

Frame #: 11

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description:

Learn More Pop-up Page

Text

Outline:

Learnerstype letters

A, B, C, and

or D

according

to their

choices of

aggravating

factors in

this case.


Identify aggravating factors that may influence sentencing in a criminal case.


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Court

Frame #: 12

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Quiz Page.

Text Outline:

Color scheme

same as

Home Page.

Content

section:

Divided in

two. Left side

for

Instructions.

Right side for

Content and

supporting

media.

Page orients the user to the assessment section of the program. User can select Pretrial

Quiz or Trial Quiz. Access to Home and Exit buttons remain.

Two main question formats are used to assess learner performance: arranging in order

(matching) and multiple choice items. They can test awareness of more than one

event/role in a single item; involve interactivity; and answers are easier to assess

electronically.


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Court

Frame #: 13

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Pre-Trial Quiz screen

Question 1

Text

Outline:

Drag and drop requires interactivity. Events provided to reduce learner anxiety and assist

recall.


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Court

Frame #: 13

Date: 31/10/2012



Question 2

Text

Outline:

Question

to

identify

serious

crimes.

Multiple Choice requires interactivity, reduces learner anxiety, and assists recall.

Learners will

Identify examples of serious crimes.


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Court

Frame #: 13

Date: 31/10/2012



Question 3

Text

Outline:

Question

to identify

what

happens

at the

Charge.


Learners will

Identify events of the Charge.


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Court

Frame #: 13

Date: 31/10/2012



Question 4

Text

Outline:

Question to

identify the

role of the

Magistrates

Court in a

serious

criminal

case.


Learners will

Identify the role of the Magistrates Court in an indictable offense..


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Court

Frame #: 13

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Trial Quiz screen

Question 1

Text

Outline:

Question

to arrange

events in a

criminal

trial.

Drag and drop requires interactivity, reduces learner anxiety, and assists recall.

Learners will :

Arrange events of a trial for a serious crime.


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Lesson Title: Criminal Action at the High Court

Frame #: 13

Date: 31/10/2012



Question 2

Text

Outline:

Question

to

identify

roles of

persons

involved

in a

serious

criminal

trial.

This item can test more than one role at the same time. Having more items on right side

calls for more discrimination on learners part than simply elimination.

Drag and drop requires interactivity, reduces learner anxiety, and assists recall.

Learners will:

Identify roles of persons involved in a serious criminal trial.


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Court

Frame #: 13

Date: 31/10/2012



Question 3

Text

Outline:

Question

to identify

mitigating

and

aggravating

factors in a

criminal

case.


Learners will:

Identify examples of mitigating and aggravating factors in serious crimes.


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Frame #: 13

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Quiz screen Trial Events

Question 4

Text

Outline:


Learners will:

Identify punishments common at the High Court.


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Court

Frame #: 14

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: Quiz screen

Feedback (Right Answer)

Text

Outline:

Smiley graphic and Thats correct text.


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Lesson Title: Criminal Action at the

High Court

Frame #: 14

Date: 31/10/2012



Feedback (Wrong Answer)

Text Outline:

Crying graphic and Sorry. Thats incorrect text.


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Court

Frame #: 15

Date: 31/10/2012



Score

Text

Outline:

Score displayed. Learners who score less than 75% will be asked if they want to take the

quiz again.

Learners scoring over 75% can take the quiz again by clicking the Quiz button, but wont be

prompted to retake it by the program.


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Frame #: 16

Date: 31/10/2012


Screen Description: EXIT screen

Text

Outline

:

The learner can return to the Home or finally EXIT the program.

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