For your reference, here is the schedule for the term. If there are any changes I will announce them in Mattermost. For more details, see the course syllabus.
DATE | AGENDA* | TOOL EXPLORATIONS | ASSESSMENT |
Jan 8-13 | Creating the Learning Community | WordPress, Mattermost | Blog and Mattermost intro check |
Jan 14-27 | Module 1: How Do We Learn? Theories of Multimedia Learning | Screencasting | Blog post and comment |
Jan 28 – Feb10 | Module 2: Design Principles for Effective and Accessible Multimedia | Infographics, screen readers, Accessibility checkers | Blog post and comment Group/Instructor meetings Assgt 1: Midterm Blog Review (15%) |
Feb 11 – Mar 2 | Module 3: Storytelling and Creating Video | Video creation tools | Blog post and comment Assgt 2: Video for a learning purpose (20%) |
Mar 3 – 16 | Module 4: Principles of Learning Design and Active Learning | ID Templates, H5P, Twine | Blog post and comment |
Mar 17 – 30 | Module 5: Generative AI and Evaluating Content and Tools for Learning | Generative AI tools, SECTIONS, TPACK | Blog post and comment Assgt 1: Blog Final Review (25%) |
Mar 31 – Apr 8 | Final Project Completion: In this final week we will be focusing on completing the final group project for the term, a lesson designed by your group for a learning purpose that puts into practice the tools and techniques covered this term. | Everything we covered this term | Assgt 3: Rich Multimedia Lesson (group project) (40%) |
*Please note that the sequence and read/watch resources for each Module are subject to change as we go through the term.