On line section—summer, 2012
Session 1: Wednesday, May 23
Please join us for an optional live WebCast, Wednesday, May 23, 4:00pm Pacific Time (find your time).
- Course introduction and overview
- An archive of this WebCast will be available here for those unable to make the live session.
Decide on your first project. For example:
- Scenario-based e-learning (if you haven't done this in a previous class), or
- eBook, m-learning, or augmented reality (AR) design and development, or
- a design and development topic of your own, with approval of the instsructor
If you've chosen scenario-based e-learning, here's how to get started:
- View Cathie Moore's How to save the world with e-learning scenarios
- Log into eLearning Blueprint (username: TBA; password: TBA), read "Why?" and read and complete:
- Map: What's your business goal? (yes, you can translate this for P-12 and higher educational settings!)
- Map: What must learners do?
- Choose a topic from an EDTEC class that lends itself to scenario-based elearning. See examples on the Scenario-based e-learning assignment page.
- Choose and begin learning an authoring platform. See examples on the Scenario-based e-learning assignment page.
- Optional relevant reading
- Michael Allen's Guide to e-Learning (hitherto known as MAG), Chapters 1-2
If you've chosen an "independent study" project, gather the information you need and email the instructor a brief proposal (1-2 paragraphs) of what you'd like to accomplish.
Session 2: Wednesday, May 30
Live small group meetings with instructor for individual project consultation, Wednesday, May 30, starting at 4pm Pacific Time (find your time). See Meetings to sign up for convenient time. Archive of this Meeting.
Scenario-based e-learning project:
- Log into eLearning Blueprint, read and complete:
- Scenarios (separate section toward bottom of nav bar)
- Map: Draft your activities
- Map: Identify your content
- Continue learning your chosen authoring platform
- Optional relevant reading
- MAG, Chapters 2-3
Session 3: Wednesday, June 6
Live small group meetings with instructor for individual project consultation, Wednesday, June 6, starting at 4pm Pacific Time (find your time). See Meetings to sign up for convenient time. Archive of this Meeting.
Scenario-based e-learning project:
- Log into eLearning Blueprint, read and complete:
- Organize your materials
- Optional relevant reading
- MAG, Chapter 4
Session 4: Wednesday, June 13
Live small group meetings with instructor for individual project consultation, Wednesday, June 13, starting at 4pm Pacific Time (find your time). See Meetings to sign up for convenient time. Archive of this Meeting.
Scenario-based e-learning project:
- Log into eLearning Blueprint, read and complete:
- Create: Write your materials
- Create: Use media appropriately
- Examples
- Optional MAG readings:
- Motivation (chapter 5)
- Navigation (chapter 6)
- Instructional Interactivity (chapter 7)
Session 5: Wednesday, June 20
Live small group meetings with instructor for individual project consultation, Wednesday, June 20, starting at 4pm Pacific Time (find your time). See Meetings to sign up for convenient time. Archive of this Meeting.
Scenario-based e-learning project:
- Begin prototyping and user testing
Session 6: Wednesday, June 27
Live small group meetings with instructor for individual project consultation, Wednesday, June 27, starting at 4pm Pacific Time (find your time). See Meetings to sign up for convenient time. Archive of this Meeting.
Scenario-based e-learning project:
- Continue prototyping and user testing
Session 7: Wednesday, July 4
No webcast this week due to US Independence Day holiday, but…
When you're finished, complete and post your scenario-based e-learning module or other project on your assignment page and let us know via the course listserv, so that we can start to enjoy the fruits of one anothers' labors before we start in on the informal learning project next week.
Session 8: Wednesday, July 11
Due:
- Post your finished scenario-based e-learning module or other project to your assignment page and send us the link on the course listserv.
- Please join us for an optional WebCast, Wednesday, July 11, 4:00pm (find your time)
Archive of this WebCast.
- Informal Learning 1: What is Informal Learning?
- Informal Learning 2: Assessing Informal Learning
Session 9: Wednesday, July 18
Due:
- Informal learning proposal
- Outcomes logic model
- Please join us for an optional WebCast, Wednesday, July 18, 4:00pm (find your time)
Archive of this WebCast. - Informal Learning 3: Designing
Session 10: Wednesday, July 25
Due:
- Design specifications
- Please join us for an optional WebCast, Wednesday, July 25, 4:00pm Pacific Time (find your time)
Archive of this WebCast. - Informal Learning 4: Learning with Objects
- Informal Learning 5: Technology for Informal Learning
Session 11: Wednesday, August 1
Due:
- Details and Objects
- Technology for Informal Learning
- Please join us for an optional WebCast, Wednesday, August 1, 4:00pm Pacific Time (find your time)
Archive of this WebCast. - Informal Learning 6: The Treatment
- Informal Learning 7: Presentation
Session 12: Wednesday, August 8
Due:
- Informal learning presentations
- You may make revisions to final presentation through Wednesday, August 15.
- Course Evaluation
- No live webcast this week, please use the time to wrap up your informal learning project presentations, and post the URL to those on the course listserv.
Feedback on final project and course grade will be posted on the Progress database. All course grades available from SDSU Web Portal. Click here if you need an official transcript or free unofficial transcript of your course work to date (be sure to wait until grades have been submitted to the registrar for a current course).