Anthony A. Pi

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From Simple to Sophisticated Enhancing Online
Instruction with Lectora

• Anthony A. Piña, Ed.D.
• Jane E. Peller, M.A.
• Northeastern Illinois University

www.neiu.edu/ctl/about.html www.neiu.edu/aapina
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Challenges

• LMSs (Bb, WebCT, D2L, Moodle, etc.) lack tools
  for robust instruction
• Poor handling of graphics
• Uploading and display of multimedia clunky
• Most faculty upload Word, PDF, or Powerpoint
  documents

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Visual (un-) appeal
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PowerPoint

• Advantages
• Popular with many faculty
• Easy to learn use
• Disadvantages
• Most are linear slide shows
• Bulleted text w/o elaboration, discussion or
  interaction
• Minimal media (usually still graphics)
• No practice, feedback or assessment

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Faculty want the next level

• More sophisticated strategies
• Interaction
• Branching
• Better multimedia integration
• Quick to learn
• Easy to use

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High-end authoring tools

• have high-end learning curves!

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Low-end authoring systems

• HyperCard
• Ahead of its time
• Died before realizing its potential
• HyperStudio
• Is all but dead
• Never realized its potential

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One solution Lectora

• Build interactive instructional modules
• Gentle learning curve
• Drag drop media integration
• Familiar book, chapter page metaphor
• Professional templates

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One solution Lectora

• Integrates into Blackboard WebCT Vista LMS
• Test creator
• Results sent to e-mail or LMS grade book
• Lectora Professional Suite
• Image editor, audio editor, video editor, screen
  capture, screen recorder

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Publishing options
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Lectora interface
Publishing options
Toolbars/buttons
Task pane
Hyperlinks
Multimedia
Drawing tools
User-defined navigation
Drag drop content
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Lets look at an example
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Lets look at an example
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From Simple to Sophisticated Enhancing Online
Instruction with Lectora

• Anthony A. Piña, Ed.D.
• Jane E. Peller, M.A.
• Northeastern Illinois University

www.neiu.edu/ctl/about.html www.neiu.edu/aapina