Video Design
Video-based instruction is an efficient and effective teaching method that combines with cognitivism. The charming educational video is an efficient visual aid to enhance students' retention of knowledge. For instructors or instructional designers, the design and use of educational videos in their instruction can motivate their students and increase learning interesting. Also, educational videos can organize, sequence, and present complicated teaching content that enables students to understand and digest more knowledge. The development of mobile technologies and social media allows students to review these educational videos anytime and anywhere, which accord with the principle of mobile learning. Please clicking ETEC 541, ETEC 6740, and ETEC 644's projects below :
ETEC 541 Beginner Chinese tutorial video
ETEC 644 Project introductory video
ETEC 6740 GoReact Job Aid
Designing website
Using the website to deliver information has already been mainstream of the internet era. Except for professional LMS, the website has also been more and more popular in the eLearning area because of its flexibility and accessibility. For students, the advantage of a learning website is that it allows them to only click on the link to view relevant information through their mobile devices without registering and logging in. Hence, fostering the relevant ability to design and edit the website is critical to instructors and instructional designers. Nowadays, various free website makers like Google site, Wix, Weebly provide them with excellent platforms to deliver their online materials. Please click on ETEC 544 and ETEC 644's projects below:
ETEC 644 DIY APPLICATION
ETEC 544 SURVIVAL HANDBOOK
Computer Programming
No one would deny the importance of computer programming in developing students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Applying computer programming into the instructional design is a great idea that enhances the charm and enjoyment of instruction. For example, instructors can use coding skills to design competitive games to help students consolidate relevant knowledge or using scratch to design interesting courseware to stimulate students' attention and so forth. Moreover, as current IT trends like gamification and mobile learning were closely related to computer programming, mastery of coding skills will be beneficial for instructional designers' development of future careers. Below two videos were ETEC 676D's projects CardWar and calculator :
ETEC 676 D CardWar
ETEC 676 D Calculator