[A01] Weekly Schedule
Here you can find a summary of the weeks tasks. Complete information is found on the instructor-posts- so please check this page a few times a week in case updates are added. Updates to that page occur a few days prior to the new week’s start.
Course Outline and Schedule (approximate and may be changed)
Reminder: Assignment 1 Blog posts are due prior to weekly Learning Pod meetings. Learning Pods meet whenever your Pod has agreed is the best time for all members. One Assignment 2 comment should be written on a Pod member’s blog for each time your Pod meets (7 total).
Your task list for First Week of Class – Week of May 9th: (Please complete all tasks before May 16th)
- Familiarize yourself with this site. Perhaps bookmark Tutorials and Support (Ongoing)
- Read the syllabus that was emailed to you on May 10th (10 min)
- Read Privacy post on the course site/this site (5 min)
- Review OpenETC code of conduct (5 min)
- Setup your WordPress Website/Blog – click here for instructions (follow steps in posts below for a walk through) (25 min)
- Visit the Social Spaces page and: (password sent via email with the course syllabus)
- Sign-up for Pairs/Pods
- Use UVic email to join Mattermost (5 min)
- Check out Mattermost overview
- Review summary of the Principles of Multimedia Learning resource mentioned/linked above (12 min)
- Read article highlighting non-digital interactivity used in a classroom to increase learning (~4 min)
- Optional learning, you may opt to skim/explore the text via UVic Library Access (UVic VPN): Mayer, R. E. (2014). Cognitive theory of multimedia learning. In R. E. Mayer (Ed.), Cambridge handbooks in psychology. The Cambridge handbook of multimedia learning. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139547369.005
| Dates | Topic | Tasks for the Week |
| Topic 1 – May 8-14 | Introduction to EDCI 337 – Orientation | Review videos and readings on course site Organize, create and customize WordPress site Fill out Learning Pathways web form Join Learning Pod Join Mattermost 1st Blog Post due |
| Topic 2 – May 15-21 | What is Multimedia and Interactive Learning, and Why is it Important? | Review videos and readings on course site Meet on Zoom with Learning Pod Blog Post 2 due prior to Pod meeting |
| Topic 3 – May 22-28 | How Do We Learn? Active and Passive Learning & Game-Based Learning and Gamification | Review videos and readings on course site Meet on Zoom with Learning Pod Blog Post 3 due |
| Topic 4 – May 29- June 4 | Multimedia Learning Objects and Artifacts: Graphics & Infographics | Review videos and readings on course site Meet with Learning Pod Infographic creation Blog Post 4 due |
| Topic 5 – June 5- 11 | Multimedia Design for Learning & Differentiated Learning | Review videos and reading on course site Screencast creation Meet with Learning Pod Blog Post 5 due |
| Topic 6 – June 12 – 18 | How Do We Evaluate Multimedia and Multimedia Tools? | Review videos and readings on course site Meet with Learning Pod Blog Post 6 due |
| Topic 7 – June 19 – 23 | The Great Educational Technology Debate / Course Summary Final Assessments | Review videos and readings on course site Meet with Learning Pod Video editing All Blog Posts due Assignment 4 due emailed to instructor |
