Finally this certificate is drawing to a close. Appropriately, I will reflect on the goals outlined for the digital content course and my state in reaching them.
The goals were:
1. Produce text content for online courses using html text editors.
My response: I still prefer Frontapge but also learned more about the Kompozer program during this course. I am using this more in building course content for other classes rigth now. i especially liked the two table hint so that the page ahs a heading and then content blurb. It was interesting that many other students didn't use the folder function to have their content travel in and out of courses
2. Create text content for delivery within a course management system.
My response: This has been achieved. I use mutiple formats to produce elarning opjects using text--PDF, HTML, text for audio files
3. Enhance content by incorporating images and other graphics into online learning materials.
My response: I think that photos are and essential part of attractive and engaging learning materials. I keep files of photos based on topics and use them on many webapges. particularly I like using a photo on the firt webpage of a module so that I can catch student's attention and motivate them to learn.
4. Integrate sound components into learning materials.
My response: This is more difficult for me. I did try out the audio file producer and editor (Audacity) and it was very time consuming for a first time user. The second issue is transcribing what you say. For this, i would rather use dragonspeaks as I like to speak off the cuff rather than read from a script!
5. Utilize presentation software to produce course content in a basic multimedia format.
My response: I am sold of Adobe Captivate and have been the calayst in having many co-workers use this now also. i need to learn more video formatting. However, this will occur as the need arises.
6. Deliver a synchronous learning activity.
My response: I presented a Wimba session during the second course
7. Integrate content from online and other digital sources.
My response: Using existing websites, You Tube EDU lectures and available lectures on theweb in a great way to lasso exemplary learning opportunities for students. I routinely do this, although searching and perusing material is very time concuming upfront. It does pay off.
Overall this course has pulled a lot of what we ahve learned over the certificate course together very well. I ahve met all of my stated learning objectives described in the presious blog.
Time to move on and feel satisfied that this formal learning is over. However in the online teaching and learning field, one must stay abreast of new knowledge and technologies. To do so I will remain a member of the onlien elarnign community at GSU (the Ning community set up be Jan and Barbara)
Thisn is the final post for this Blog!
Helen
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Final course digital course material
Final course> Blog entry task: Share your thoughts on the challenge ahead of you as you move to implement in digital form the course you designed last trimester.
The challenge ahead of me is rather difficult as I must both write, design and build the course from almost nothing. I have recently moved universities (3 months ago) and am taking to shell that I created in the design class and altering it to be applicable to school aged children with disabilities, rather than children with just physical disabilities. I will now include some Autism and behavioural issues to appeal to a wider range of occupational therapists. I now work for a university that has campuses in four countries and so there is a diverse potential group of participants. Mainly the students will be graduating OT’s from Australia and Malaysia. As a full time worker with three small children and only limited understanding of digital capabilities I have my work cut out for me. The course will run in 2010—March through June and so there is plenty of time. The course content so far described (see final project document), will stay the same.
Briefly describe the course you are constructing and indicate why you want to put it online.
This is a class now titled: Occupational therapy for school aged children with a disability. I have designed this using a mentorship model so that it will support and extend practicing occupational therapists to work with children with disabilities in schools. This means that weekly tasks will include application to real situations and assignments that require direct experience/authentic assessment. OT’s are generally not technical or up to date with online learning and so luring them into the class will be difficult
1. How will your students benefit from having materials online?
They will be able to work and apply material directly to their daily work, whilst getign a subject towards a Masters in Health Sciences.
2. What problems you foresee in moving content online?
Creating the content in the first place! Another issue will be learning how ot utilize soft ware to create the content. I’d really like to be both competent and confident at the end of this course.
3. Briefly describe the course you are constructing and indicate why you want to put it online.
This is a 13 week course for OT’s that will look at: Evaluation; intervention; evidence; techniques associated with best practice occupational therapy as applied to children with Autism, cerebral palsy and other most common childhood disabilities. The course is currently under review by the academic board at Monash University. I will provide that document to assist with the course description as soon as it is approved.
Helen Bourke-Taylor
The challenge ahead of me is rather difficult as I must both write, design and build the course from almost nothing. I have recently moved universities (3 months ago) and am taking to shell that I created in the design class and altering it to be applicable to school aged children with disabilities, rather than children with just physical disabilities. I will now include some Autism and behavioural issues to appeal to a wider range of occupational therapists. I now work for a university that has campuses in four countries and so there is a diverse potential group of participants. Mainly the students will be graduating OT’s from Australia and Malaysia. As a full time worker with three small children and only limited understanding of digital capabilities I have my work cut out for me. The course will run in 2010—March through June and so there is plenty of time. The course content so far described (see final project document), will stay the same.
Briefly describe the course you are constructing and indicate why you want to put it online.
This is a class now titled: Occupational therapy for school aged children with a disability. I have designed this using a mentorship model so that it will support and extend practicing occupational therapists to work with children with disabilities in schools. This means that weekly tasks will include application to real situations and assignments that require direct experience/authentic assessment. OT’s are generally not technical or up to date with online learning and so luring them into the class will be difficult
1. How will your students benefit from having materials online?
They will be able to work and apply material directly to their daily work, whilst getign a subject towards a Masters in Health Sciences.
2. What problems you foresee in moving content online?
Creating the content in the first place! Another issue will be learning how ot utilize soft ware to create the content. I’d really like to be both competent and confident at the end of this course.
3. Briefly describe the course you are constructing and indicate why you want to put it online.
This is a 13 week course for OT’s that will look at: Evaluation; intervention; evidence; techniques associated with best practice occupational therapy as applied to children with Autism, cerebral palsy and other most common childhood disabilities. The course is currently under review by the academic board at Monash University. I will provide that document to assist with the course description as soon as it is approved.
Helen Bourke-Taylor
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