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From paper to platformCharlotte Keys and Sophie Acomat

Online Essay Writing Tutorial

Tutorial: Aims and Content

Development / Production Process

Technological Development

Sneak Peek


Design a tutorial which highlights theusefulness of RHUL e-resources in meetingacademic challenges, especially researching,planning and writing essays and dissertations.


REDEFINED AIMS

PERCEIVED LIMITATIONS

OF THE AIMS

PROJECT AIMS


Non Interactive

Models

Semi-interactive Interactive


Content: task-based, integrated approach

◦ 7 stages of the essay writing process

◦ One essay question: Evaluate the economic and social impacts of international tourism on developing countries.

◦ Online tools and essay writing techniques

◦ A set of integrated tasks

Design:

7 self-contained stages connected by the same essay question: Introductory video Practice tutorial List of online resources



Stage organisation


E-learning team

Technical support

Learning design approach:Authoring tools ◦ Articulate ◦ Camtasia


Conceptualising the project Research openly available models / resources / tools Content design Technological development Testing Enhancements / Adjustments Launch Long-term trial: feedback / review / enhancements


Key components: ◦ Content: paper based◦Authoring tools: Articulate and TechSmith

Minor components: Wikimedia, Flickr, Creative Commons, iStock




Research

Experience: ◦ Pedagogical ◦ Technological

Timeframe

Equilibrium between content, technology and learner

External commitments


Timeframe: ◦ Low range development of E-learning content: 1 : 127

Chapman Alliance, Estimating Cost and Time in Instructional Design. Available at http://sas.byu.edu/

◦ Personal timeframe: 19 mn : 200

Research: Merlot, academic reference resources

Training: self-training using tutorials, forums

Scheme of Work: ◦ Excel sheet of all slides

◦ Paper-based outline of each slide with inter-connections and hyperlinks

Process: not linear


Essay Writing Mini-series:

http://academicwriting.articulate-online.com/5857003334


Chapman, B (2010) A Chapman Alliance, Research Study. Available at www.chapmanalliance.com(Accessed: 05 May 2013)

Estimating Cost and Time in Instructional Design. Available at http://sas.byu.edu/(Accessed: 04 May 2013)


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