The efficient creation of elearning resources: Course Genie A Case Study

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The efficient creation of e-learning resources
Course Genie A Case Study

• Luke Bracegirdle, eLearning Fellow (Faculty of
  Health)
• e l.bracegirdle_at_mema.keele.ac.uk t 4135

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School of Pharmacy eLearning Project An Overview

• Paper based educational materials used for
  distance learning
• Creation of a repository of educational materials
  for a growing online resource
• Course content authors are often distributed by
  time and geographic location
• A process that requires a minimum of training for
  external authors
• Materials were not available in standard file
  formats

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Why Course Genie?

• Separation of the content from the VLE
• Reuses existing IT skills through the use of
  familiar software tools
• no need for authors to learn WebCT
• Allows units to be sent electronically to be
  updated by authors
• Supports a standard delivery of content (e.g.
  accessibility concerns, visual consistency)

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School of Pharmacy eLearning Project Improving
the Process

• OCR Software introduces layout issues
• Version Management
• Course Genie quirks
• Selective Training address specific requirements
• Training for CG to a wider audience than our IT
  staff
• Include interactive elements provided in Course
  Genie for next iteration

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School of Pharmacy eLearning Project Next Steps

• Continue process for other materials
• Publishing units in the WebCT repository
• Analyse student feedback
• how online units compare to paper based units?

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Further Information

• Keele KIWI Site (www.keele.ac.uk/depts/cc/kiwi/)
• Course Genie Info and Software (under Keele site
  licence)
• Course Genie Training Course (Anne Musgrave)
• Horizon Wimba (www.horizonwimba.com)
• School of Pharmacy, Medicines Management(www.keel
  e.ac.uk/schools/pharm/)