Course Syllabus – Spring 2002
Course
Description & Overview
This course will
introduce students to the features of authoring systems to develop
computer-based instruction. Students
develop skills in producing programs to meet instructional needs, integrating
the use of peripherals such as scanners, video and audio digitizers, and
videodiscs into hypermedia applications as appropriate.
Four- to six-hour weekly lab is required.
Students will design a computer-based instructional module using
Macromedia Authorware authoring system software.
Strategies and methods specific to the CBI environment will be explored
in depth.
Relation
of Course to Conceptual Framework
The
conceptual framework of teaching professional as decision maker and reflective
practitioner is carried over into MIT courses.
Students in the professional field of instructional technology will need
to make many complex decisions as they design and develop instruction.
Every instructional product is evaluated as it is designed (formative
evaluation) and implemented (summative evaluation) to determine its
effectiveness for a specific target audience.
Instructional designers will need to continually evaluate and thus
reflect upon the success of each instructional product and make changes as
needed to ensure an effective process of instruction for the learners.
Course
Objectives & Outcomes
States
the definitions and uses of the various types of computer-based instruction
including tutorials, drill-and-practice, simulations, instructional games,
and tests.
Generates
needs and goals of a specified target audience for instruction.
Generates
task analysis of instructional goals.
Generates
appropriate levels of flowcharts of lesson progression.
Generates
storyboards for computer-based instructional module.
Generates
computer-based instruction lesson using Authorware authoring system program.
Generates
appropriate support materials for computer-based instructional module.
Demonstrates
various ways of formatively evaluating computer-based instructional module.
Executes
operation of equipment and software to include microcomputer, scanner,
digital camera, authoring system program, and recordable CD.
Instructional Methods and Activities
This class
will meet for 2 hours and 45 minutes on Monday evenings.
Presentation formats will include lectures, demonstrations, hands-on work
time, and small group activities.
Attendance & Class Participation:
Regular class attendance and participation is expected. You are future professionals in the field of instructional technology and should treat your colleagues as such. This includes helping your fellow students during lab practice as appropriate.
Assignments: Assignments consist of readings from the course textbooks, readings from
the Authorware 5 Attain Help Pages (online), completion of Authorware program
tutorial sections, and completion of the parts of the CBI course project.
This will entail time to be spent using the Authorware program (both the
Version 4 CD with your textbook and Version 6 in the computer labs).
Note that the tutorial assignments will require you to use your Hooper
textbook CD with Authorware v. 4. When
you actually begin to create your main course project, you will be using the
complete Authorware program in the labs that is version 6. The tutorials by Hooper are an outstanding introduction to
the use of Authorware, but are only available at the present in version 4.
Hooper does an outstanding job of relating instructional design
strategies and skills to a very complex authoring system.
This knowledge will be necessary when completing the course project with
the newest version and should not pose any problem when using version 6 for the
end product.
Required Texts & Supplies
Required Textbooks: