Title: Richmedia for Student Engagement in the Online Course: FS 201 Food Science and the Consumer
1Rich-media for Student Engagement in the Online
Course FS 201 Food Science and the Consumer
- with your hosts
- Dr. Keith Harris and Lee Ann Gillen
2But first, lets introduce your tour guides
3Keith and Lee Ann
- Lee Ann is an Instructional Designer at DELTA,
Distance Education and Learning Technology
Applications at NC State
- Keith is an Associate Professor of Food,
Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences at NC State
4Thanks!We could not have put this course
togetherwithout a great supporting cast. We
want to thank them before we begin.
- Animation / Post Production
- A.J. Kingenmairer
- Videos
- Larry Evans
- Jeff Robinson
- Darren Ley
- Special Guest Stars
- Sara Cohen
- Caroline Summers
- Robert Holloman
- Kiano Manavi
- Robert Faires
- Robert Holloman
- Terry Davis
5Tour Our Course Before the Conference!
- You can choose one of two options for touring our
course - You can follow along with this presentation for a
guided tour - You can take a self-guided tour at your own
pace. - Log-in as a Guest
- Your Enrollment Key is tltc
- Either way, please tour our course before the
conference to stimulate a lively discussion about
the cast of characters and overall design of the
course on Tuesday, March 17 at 1020 1110.
6The Guided Tour
- Here are the stops on your pre-conference tour
- Course Design
- Our Approach
- Lessons Learned
- Click on the Introductory Video for the course
7FS201 Course Design Guiding Principles
- This course integrated weekly, HTML-based course
modules with chat and video using the Moodle
Learning Management System - Due to the introductory nature of the course and
the unfortunate fear that students often bring
with them to science courses, we chose to take a
light-hearted approach to the introduction of new
scientific ideas. - In addition to the materials in the course
itself, we used weblinks to connect our course to
give students multiple ways to explain ideas to
themselves.
8FS201 Course Design Software
- Dream Weaver
- Flash Animation
- LecShare Voice-Over and Subtitling Software
- Moodle
- Post-production Editing Software
- Mediasite Recording Software
9FS201 Course Design Hardware
- Digital Voice Recorder
- Video Filming Crew
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10Course Design
- This course was designed around weekly lessons.
- Students navigated from a Moodle Home Page to
- HTML lesson pages or chat rooms.
- Weekly lessons involved an introductory
paragraph, 2-3 weekly exercises, and a wrap-up
exercise. - HTML pages were linked to PowerPoint
presentations with voice-over and subtitling, as
well as videos. -
- See page captures in the succeeding slides.
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11Course Design Home Page
12Course Design Weekly Web Lesson
Introduction, Learning Objectives, Key Terms
13Course Design Weekly Web Lesson
Lecture, Videos, Active Learning Exercises
14Course Design Weekly Web Lesson
Wrap-up Exercises
15Course Design Chat
16Course Design Video
- We filmed videos to introduce scientific concepts
- Click on the thumbnails below to see a video.
17Course Design Characters
We used a number of recurring characters to gain
student interest and establish continuity.
- Chuck Overboard- news anchor
- Dirk Selzum- infomercial king
- Dr. Debacle- pro wrestler
- Dr. Zuper-Brainy- mad scientist
- Officer Friendly- food policeman
18Course Design Character Snapshots
Dirk Selzum Chuck Overboard Dr.
Zuper-Brainy Dr. Debacle
19Course Design Guest Speakers
Mediasite Recordings Combining PowerPoint and
Video
20Our Approach Engage the Emotions
- Learning is intrinsically linked to emotion.
- We used bright colors, animation, and downright
silliness in order to positively engage students. - The purpose of these techniques was to make
science approachable.
21Lessons Learned
- Moodle is a versatile Learning Management System,
but its grade book needs improvement - Subtitling software varies in its ability to
handle special characters
22End of Tour!
- Thanks for taking a tour of FS201, Food Science
and the Consumer, with us. - Now take a tour of the course itself.
- Log-in as a Guest
- Your Enrollment Key is tltc
- Keep in mind it was written in Fall of 2008, so
references to Thanksgiving, Halloween, etc. were
topical at that time. - We look forward to talking with you on Tuesday,
March 17 at 1020 for our synchronous discussion
of the course and answering any questions.