Mount Royal College Authorware Instructional Technology Projects

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Mount Royal CollegeAuthorwareInstructional
Technology Projects
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Authorware Projects

• The Authorware Instructional Technology Project
  (ITP) process consists of four inter-linked
  stages
• - Analysis
• - Design
• - Development
• - Evaluation

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Analysis Stage

• Development of an ITP proposal
• Needs Analysis - identify the need to integrate
  technology
• into a specific
  course or program
• Learner Analysis - define the target audience for
  the project
• Setting Analysis - establish where and how the
  project will
• be used
• Goal Analysis - define major goals of the project
• - break the content into
  modules (estimate
• type amount of
  multimedia required)

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Analysis Stage

• Projects approved by the V.P. of Academic Affairs
  based on recommendations from Deans Council and
  the Directors of ADC and IS
• Projects are internally funded
• Approved ITP applicants serve as content experts
  on the project team and usually receive
• -computer workstation
• -release time
• -instructional and technical
  support

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Analysis Stage

• Formation of an ITP team
• -Content Specialists
• -Programmers
• -Videographers
• -Graphic Artists
• -Instructional Designer

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Design Stage

• 1. Establish overview and objectives for each of
  the content modules
• 2. Break the module down into sections and units
• 3. Devise evaluation strategies and instruments
  to measure user learning
• 4. Develop instructional strategies for the
  content
• - types of interactivities

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Design Stage

• 5. Flow chart the sequence of screens for each
  module
• 6. Storyboard/script each individual screen
• -title
• -text
• -multimedia components (attached
  sketches/scripts
• of audio, video, graphic, and
  animation ideas)
• -interactions and feedback

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Development Stage

• Creating the multimedia elements
• Programming

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Development Stage

• Multimedia Elements
• graphic artist
• videographer

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Development Stage

• Programming Screen Design
• main screen
• menu screen
• content screen

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Development Stage

• Main
• Screen
• Template

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Development Stage

• Menu
• Screen
• Template

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Development Stage

• Content
• Screen
• Template

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Development Stage

• Interactions
• click drag

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Development Stage

• Interactions
• text entry

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Development Stage

• Interactions
• test banks

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Evaluation Stage

• Formative - piloting with students
• Summative - end of project report

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Demonstration

• A To Access the Program Demos
• 1. Open up the Applications Folder (double click)
• 2. Open up the phed folder (double click)
• 3. Click on the PHED1226.pkg or Kinesiology.pkg
  icon, hold the mouse button down, and drag this
  icon on top of the RUN3AM icon, release the mouse
  button.
• 4. When the log-on screen appears simply type in
  phed in the name section and leave the password
  section blank.
• http//www.mtroyal.ab.ca/programs/academserv/adc/i
  ndex.htm
• http//www.mtroyal.ab.ca/programs/academserv/adc/a
  dc_itp.htm