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S573: Education of Information UsersWeek 3

+Announcement

Assignment #1: in-class short presentation (next week) Each student will give feedback to 2 students I will give you your # for feedback next week

Guest lecture on Feb 23 by Carrie Donovan (IU Libraries); March 8 by Phil Eskew (MCPL)

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+Instructional Design Model

Analysis Design Development Implementation

Evaluation

ADDIE model

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+Instructional Design Model

Analysis Design Development Implementation

Evaluation

ADDIE model

Classroom teachingSelect, design, & develop

modes and materials

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+How to Select Instructional Modes?

Choose instructional modes that: Would support your goals and objectives Would support the content of the instruction Would support the audience Would fit the organizational circumstances (i.e., constraints)

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+Design the Content

Copyright issues Fair use

Budget, administrative and colleague support (i.e., organizational constrains) Possible grant project?

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+Instructional Design Principles

Audience #, age, background, prior knowledge, etc.

Instructional needs (purpose)

Content Concepts vs. How-tos Accessibility Learner-centered Humor

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+Instructional Design Principles

Format Interactivity Learner/user inputs

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+Delivery of Instruction

Standing alone In open territory with no place to hide Without a weapon In front of a large crowd of creatures staring at you

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+Delivery of Instruction

Our ancestors developed a fear response to these situations!

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+Delivery of Instruction

What makes a good teacher? “Effective teachers are self-reflective” (Grassian &

Kaplowitz, 2009) Need:

Planning Presentation Practice

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+Delivery of Instruction: Preparation

Before you start Get to the room before the starting time Make sure the equipment works Get familiar with the room

How to end Summary of the session Reminder for the next session Say something memorable

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+Delivery of Instruction: Preparation Lesson plans

Consider using “advanced organizers” (Ausubel, 1960) as an introduction: Expository: making connections from past lessons to the

present Narrative Scanned Reading: Providing students with time to skim new

material Graphic or Visual Organizers

Any examples of an organized organizer?

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+Delivery of Instruction: Preparation In-between

Less is more Think like a novice Active learning experiences (LCT)

Knowledge is constructed, not merely absorbed Checks for understanding

Classroom assessment techniques (Angelo, 1993) Classroom management

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+Delivery of Instruction: Performance Presentation as performance

Stage fright Stage presence

Your body and voice Consider a classroom like a stage

Passion

Practice, practice, practice

See the tips for successful public speaking (Ravado, n.d.)

What are the methods you can use to get yourself ready for the “performance”?

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+Designing Instructional Materials

Print materials Any templates? Effective use of “white space” “Dual coding” theory (Paivio, 1973)

Verbal subsystem Visual subsystem

Choice of layout, font, and color

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+Designing Instructional Materials

Audio/Video Short and sweet Interesting and to the point http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYgtUvgYi8U

Transparencies/ Presentation slide shows [Make it interactive] Be concise (too much text = boring) Use no smaller 18 points

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+Design Effective PowerPoint Presentation

“We have met the energy and he is powerpoint” (NYT, April 26, 2010) In General McMaster’s view, PowerPoint’s worst offense is

“rigid lists of bullet points (e.g., in a presentation on a conflict’s causes) that take no account of interconnected political, economic and ethnic forces.”

Lifehacker. Five ways to not suck at Power Point. What did you learn from the slides?

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+Effective Presentation

The presentation secrets of Steve Jobs

The secret of Malcolm Gladwell

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+Designing Instructional Materials

Computer-based instruction Computer-assisted instruction (CAI) Web pages

Usable Accessible Personalized

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+Designing Instructional Materials

Mixed offerings E.g., blended learning

Backup plans Always consider the possibility of technology breakdowns

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+Making a Pecha-kucha (20x20) Presentation General design tips:

Large images work best Use as little text as possible Make things consistent

Practice Pecha-kucha =~ performance Practice standing up Look around in the room Add in silence Let your slide do some work

Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fils7clg6iU&feature=related

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See also: http://avoision.com/pechakucha

+Group Activity

1. Work individually first

2. Create a handout for how to deliver an effective presentation

3. See Weimer (2009) for some tips on creating effective handouts

4. As for the content of effective presentation, use the materials presented in today’s readings

5. Form a group of 3

6. Discuss what you came up with your teammates

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