Course Schedule

DATE
 COURSE FILES

TOPIC(S)

READING ASSIGNMENT

PROJECT DUE

Jan 14
Week 1

  • Introduction and Overview
  • General Features of Software for Learning

 

 

Jan 21

  • Martin Luther King Day – No class

 

 

Jan 28
Week 2

  • Review of Multimedia Design Principles (Refer to Multimedia Learning by Richard Mayer)
  • Read – Chapter 1, 2 and 3, Multimedia for Learning – Alessi & Trollip.
  • DUE: Topic Idea for Individual CBI Project
  • Multimedia Design Model
  • Multimedia Principles Presentations

Feb 4
Week 3

  • Introduction to Flash (Guided Lab Day)
  • Total Training - Part 1 - Lessons 1, 3 and 5
  • DUE: Proposal for Individual CBI Project

Feb 11
Week 4

  • Multimedia Needs Assessment and Analysis
  • Read – Part One – Chapter 2 to 12, Multimedia-based Instructional Design, Lee & Owens
  • Presentations on Multimedia Analysis

Feb 18
Week 5

  • Lab Day (I’m at a conference)
  • Total Training – Part 2 - Lessons 1 and 4
  • Get Peer Feedback

Feb 25
Week 6

  • Multimedia Instructional Design
  • Flowcharting, Storyboarding, Prototyping
  • Read – Part Two – Chapter 15 to 20, Part Three - Chapter 21 to 23Multimedia based Instructional Design, Lee & Owens
  • DUE: Individual CBI Project

Mar 3

  
  • Spring Break – No class

 

 

Mar 10
Week 7

  • Overview of a Model for Design and Development
  • Read – Part Three – Chapter 12 to 15, Multimedia for Learning – Alessi & Trollip
  • DUE: CBI Team Project Proposal (Part A)

Mar 17
Week 8

  • More on Flash (Guided Lab Day)
  • Total Training - Part 1 - Lessons 2 and 4
 

Mar 24
Week 9

  • Multimedia Evaluation
  • Read – Part Four – Chapter 26 to 32, Multimedia based Instructional Design, Lee & Owens
  • DUE: Design Specification (Plan/Flowchart/ Storyboards) - CBI Team Project (Part B)

Mar 31
Week 10

  • More on Flash (Guided Lab Day)
  • Total Training - Part 2 - Lessons 2 and 3

 

April 7
Week 11

Week 11
  • Lab Day (Meet with your team or work individually. EB 337 will be open but it is not required that you have to meet in there)

 

April 14
Week 12

Week 12
  • Guided Lab Day

Prototype Peer Review

 

  • DUE: Prototype- CBI Team Project (Part C)
  • Peer Feedback

April 21
Week 13

Week 13
Lab Day(Meet with your team or work individually. EB 337 will be open but it is not required that you have to meet in there)

 

April 28
Wk 14

Week 14

Final Presentations

Multimedia Project Management Case Study

 

DUE – Instructional Program and Interactive Animation -CBI Team Project (Part D & Part E)

May5
Week 15

Week 15
  • Try out Presentation
  • Course Evaluations
  • Course Summary

 

DUE – Tryout Report CBI Team Project (Part F)