7140
Interactive IT Courseware Design Fall, 2004 Dr. Timothy W. Spannaus
Class Policies
All policies stated in the Graduate Bulletin of Wayne State University will be adhered to. If you must miss a class due to illness or employment demands, please contact the instructor in advance if possible. If because of the nature of the emergency you cannot contact the instructor in advance, please contact him as soon as possible after class. It is your responsibility to make up any missed work. It is assumed that a graduate student will take on the roles of active independent learner and scholar. Papers must be turned in electronically, on time, free of spelling and grammatical errors. Late assignments cannot receive a grade higher than 90%. Papers must be the students own work. References to others work requires citations in APA Style. Copying of other work, even with citation, is plagiarism and is not acceptable. I will post notices on the Blackboard site or I will email them to the class. Students are responsible for checking the Blackboard announcements and email regularly. I will not give a grade of I (Incomplete) unless you and I have agreed that your grade will be I. Incomplete means you can finish the class work without any further instruction. If you have simply not finished all of the work, your grade will include missing assignments, scored as 0 points. Any student who needs accommodation because of a disability should speak with the instructor or contact Educational Accessibility Services, 1600 UGL, 313 577 1851
Grades
95-100 93-94 91-92 85-90 82-84 80-81 70- 80 Office: 379 Education Hours: 2:00 to 5:00, Mondays and Thursdays. Other times by appointment. Please note that I will not be available for appointments September 20 and 23. Office Phone: [phone] Office Fax: [phone] Home Phone: [phone] Home Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail] A AB+ B BC+ C
Contact Information
IT 7140 Fall, 2004
Description
In this class, you will learn to create instructionally sound web based learning, using Dreamweaver, Fireworks, CourseBuilder and other tools.
Objectives
You will learn to Use a systematic design and development process for instructional web sites Evaluate e-learning products Use prototypes to communicate with a client or subject matter expert Design attractive, effective web pages Design and create effective learning interactions Document designs with storyboards and prototypes Demonstrate proficiency in authoring using Dreamweaver, CourseBuilder, and Fireworks.
Course Prerequisites
IT 6110 Proficiency in Windows 2000/XP environment Work with multiple windows Copy and paste between windows, even when there is no menu Differentiate among radio buttons, check boxes, buttons and fields Control what is on top on the desktop Send and receive documents using email Proficiency using the World Wide Web Use history, location and bookmarks to return to previously visited sites Search the web Save information from web pages Upload and retrieve documents in Blackboard If you are lacking proficiency in Windows or the Web, you must complete web courses on your own time.
Textbooks
Required: Alessi, S.M. & Trollip, S.R. (2001) Multimedia for Learning: Methods and Development. (3d Ed.) Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Green, G. & Weinman, L. (2004) Dreamweaver MX 2004: H.O.T. Hands-On Training. Berkeley, CA: Lynda.com books/Peachpit Press. Recommended: Williamson, H. and Epstein, B. (2002) Dreamweaver in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference. Sebastopol, California: OReilly. Neilsen, J. (2000) Designing Web Usability. Indianapolis, Indiana: New Riders Publishing. Baker, D. (2001) CourseBuilder for Dreamweaver: f/x & Design. Scottsdale, Arizona: Coriolis. Wayne State internet toolkit CD (optional, but its free)
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IT 7140 Fall, 2004
Supplies
You will need some basic supplies for this course. Blank CD-R disks or you may also find a USB flash drive helpful for making copies of work. Permanent fine point felt-tip marker for labeling disks. (Sharpie is one brand.)
Assignments
Most assignments require that your work be submitted electronically. In most cases, that means emailing a document to me or submitting it through the BlackBoard course site.. Later in the semester, you will upload a files to a website using FTP. We will learn to do that in class. Task Create a personal page in Blackboard Review multimedia products First Dreamweaver Assignment Midterm exam Plan for Final Project Reflection paper Final project Presentation Weight 5% 10% 10% 20% 10% 10% 30% 5% Due Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct 25 Nov. 1 Nov 8 Dec 13 Dec 20 Dec 20
Assignment: Create a Personal Web Page in Blackboard
Create a simple page. If you have done this before for another class, you may copy the old page to this site and update it. The page will help your classmates and me know who is in the class and know what your interests and objectives are. Your page must include at least these elements: A picture of you. You may use a digital camera, scan a picture or get one off a photo CD. If the photo includes other people, either crop the photo to get it to show just you or point out who you are. This picture should be in jpg format. A paragraph or two, describing your background and interests. Please make sure spelling and grammar are correct. Links to sites you like. These need not be educational sites.
Test the page using both Netscape and Internet Explorer. You may update the web page during the course if you like.
Assignment: Review and Compare E-Learning courses
The purpose of this assignment is for you to develop some familiarity with the approaches various companies take to developing e-leaning. We will look at instructional web sites from a variety companies of or organizations. To complete this assignment, search the web for instructional sites. Use any of the standard search tools. You may also go to web sites of companies that create or sell learning, or use university classes that you might find. Write a short paper (750-1000 words) that describes three sites you visited and what you found. Consider these points:
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IT 7140 Fall, 2004 What were the different approaches you found? What did you like, and why? For one of the courses, answer these questions: How easy to use is the e-learning product, for the intended audience? How instructionally sound is it? What would you do to improve it? What kinds of interactions are used? How effective are they? What were the best and worst things you saw? Submit your paper electronically, using the Digital Drop Box on the course BlackBoard site. Make sure you check Send. You may submit MS Word files, Adobe Acrobat or HTML (web) pages. Do not submit other formats without checking with me. Your paper must include URLs (links) for the sites you visited or title and publisher for CDs. Use APA Style for citations. Illustrations, graphics or sample pages from the course to show the interface, interactions and style Your personal reactions to the sites you visited.
Once the papers are submitted, I will return them to you with my electronic markups.
First Dreamweaver Assignment
Design and develop a small Dreamweaver site (two or three pages). The site should include text and graphics. Provide a way to navigate back and forth between pages. Include links to other sites Upload the site to our web server
We will share your modules on the class website.
Final Project
Your final project is an e-learning program, to be completed using Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and CourseBuilder. Working as a small team (three to five people), plan, design, develop and try out a 15minute e-learning module.
Process
1.Create a team. Teams are to be self-selected during a class activity. Try to make sure that the members of the team have different skills. 2.Decide on the nature and content of your project. 3.Create a plan for getting the work done. Your plan should define the scope of the project, tasks, who is responsible for each task, completion dates, and dependencies (which tasks have to be completed before others can start). 4.Submit the plan for approval by Nov. 8. 5.Work through the design and development process described in class, or your own variation of the process. Storyboards done in Dreamweaver or a graphics package, such as Fireworks, may save time over doing them all on paper. 6.You must prototype and try out your interface and process for getting the project done. Select a couple of typical pages, fully develop them, and try them out with users. Revise your process and design as needed. 7.As you work, upload completed pages to your website. 4
IT 7140 Fall, 2004 8.Complete development, following the revised process defined in 5. 9.Pilot test the module. Record your observations and revise as necessary. 10.Turn in the project by December 20. 11.Present it to your colleagues in class. The final presentation is expected to be prepared and rehearsed, as you might do for a professional conference. I will publicize the final presentations and invite other faculty and students to attend.
Deliverables
1. Project plan 2. Design document Audience Need for the product Objectives Course structure I...