Following an outline of creating the course is important. Course flow will help students be successful.
Consistency is key when developing the modules. I faciliatate my Professional Learning Community. We had discussed dividing up the content of the planned modules, assigning parts to each instructor to create or modify and upload. That may not work, each of us has different styles when creating documents, powerpoints. I learned it might be better if we collaborate on building the modules within the decided framework, and allow our individuality to be reflected in what we upload to the Laarning Objects database. I also have marked down the importance of testing the modules to assure students can easily navigate them. I plan to ask some of my friends' children to test for me.
Chunking and scaffolding reinforce learning and provide learners with opportunities to form meaningful connections between concepts.
I believe it is important to understand your audience and what they need in a module. Consistency of methods when delivering instruction or evaluating knowledge gained is critical to student success. Course module to course module similarity when doing online instruction allows the students to develop a sense of comfort when learning a new subject.
I have learned that having a clear and understandable outline makes it easier for students to complete the objective of the course.
Students rely on module layout consistency to create non-verbal cues regarding expectations in completing the course. I will create a learning object database for future access when I develop future modules.
Consistance in the course from creating the module template to creating the module and the course is key - right down to font style and color of all information. Intructions need to be consistant throughout so the student can easily follow the flow of the module and course. Having a "warehouse" or database of objects is also a time saver for use through the course and in other similar courses - example: if student competency states "all students will create/update a resume" you can use this object/tool for all of your courses.
Cecilia Munoz
Yes module consistency is important to the students. I also teach that consistency at the work site when doing patient
care is extrmely beneficial to a smooth running office.
I began to learn about alternative ways to deliver the content. I am interested in more about this.
A module for each course is good communication between the instructor and students
I've never actually developed e-courses, but I plan to see if there is a LMS available from my facility in order to practice with the development
I learned that a teacher shuld match the learning objectives of the course module and apply to the objectives of the course.
Students who have never been in an online learning enviroment would like to see consistency inall areas of the learning prcess so they know what to expect. If it is different in each class this makes harder for the student to plan or to be prepared for the class
I learned the importance of developing a learning-objects database.
I learned that module consistently is important so that students are able to locate all of the course information and so that units of study are easy for students to access and work through.
Consistency to modules with ongoing reviews is beneficial to student learning as well as with teaching improvements.
Having a database to use for "chunk" style learning is a great time saver!
Consistency is important. The students need to know what to do and where to find information in each unit. It is also important that all units take about the same amount of time to complete.
I learned that module consistency is very important. I plan to develop a module template.
I have learned new terminology/concepts: extraneous cognitive load, modality effect. Using a preferred text size, low number of supplemental components (videos, graphs, etc) and consistent layouts is important to help with student familiarity.
These are great take aways because as an instructor I experience overload with the resources available to present the content!
Donna W
Gaston Literacy Council, Inc
North Carolina
I am going to start collecting a Learning Objects library that I can reference to and build it as I find quality items.
