Multimedia Educational Software Production

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Multimedia Educational Software Production

• Dr. Maarten van de Ven
• Delft University of Technology

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Personal Information

• 86-92 Designer, project leader
• Courseware Europe
• 92- Consultant Educational Techn.
• Delft University of Technology

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Presentation Outline

• Definition of ICT in Education
• Types of Development Software
• Examples and Experiences
• Conclusions for Delft University
• Multimedia Course

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Definition of ICT in Education

• General tools for students
• Educational applications for secondary processes
• Educational applications for primary processes

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General tools for students

• General tools
• mathematics, CAD/CAM, MS Office, IE
• Discipline specific tools
• simulations, modelling, research
• Programming languages

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ICT in secondary processes

• Administrative tools
• enrolment, study results, etc.
• Electronic study guides

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ICT in primary processes

• Course management systems
• Computer based training (multimedia)
• assessment
• practice
• tutor
• educational simulation

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Course Management Systems

• Presenting course info by Internet
• Communication
• Assignments
• Group work
• Presentation
• Study guides and rosters
• Simple assessment

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Multimedia Applications

• Drill Practice
• Tutorials
• Assessment (dedicated systems)
• Practice and Problem Solving
• Simulations (educational / technical)

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Types of Development Software

• Course Management Systems
• (WebCT, Blackboard, Learning Space)
• Multimedia Applications
• (Authorware, Toolbook, The Examiner)
• General Programming Languages
• (C, Java, Visual Basic, Delphi)

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General Programming Languages

• C, Java, Visual Basic, Delphi
• Extentions
• ActiveX-controls, JavaBeans
• DB-connection
• Active Server Pages, ODBC
• Network-connection
• COM ? DCOM

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Connecting Types of Software
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Examples

• 1. Video-instructions
• 2. Assessment
• 3. Intelligent Tutor
• 4. Simulation
• 5. Course Management System

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1. Video-instructions

• Practical Materials Science
• 600 - 700 students per year
• Problems inactive students
• transfer of knowledge
• Solution Multimedia Instructions

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Project Organisation

• Toolbook
• Team
• one full time, two part time technical developers
• two teachers (10)
• one educational advisor (10)
• Three years duration
• Estimated costs 150k.

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2. Assessment

• All departments
• 15 years interactive testing
• Problem 15 to 20 different applications
• Solution One general application

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Project Organisation

• C, Active X, DCOM etc.
• Team
• five technical developers
• two educational advisors (each 10)
• two support groups
• Four year duration (till end 2000)
• Estimated costs 600 k.

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3. Intelligent Tutor

• Linear Programming
• 200 students per year
• Problem insufficient amount practice
• time-consuming practicals
• Solution Automated tutor

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Project Organisation

• Delphi
• Team
• full time technical developer
• support by three teachers (each 5)
• one educational advisor (10)
• Duration two years
• Estimated costs 75 k.

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4. Simulation

• Traffic Engineering
• 30 students per year
• Problem simulations too complex
• Solution user-friendly interface, didactical
  interface

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Project Organisation

• C, Delphi, existing simulation tool
• Team
• one full time technical developer
• two teachers (10)
• one educational advisor (10)
• Duration half year
• Estimated costs 30 k.

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5. Course Management System

• Blackboard
• Connections to tools secondary processes
• electronic study guide, databases
• Connections to educational tools
• groupware, assessment, simulations
• All students and teachers have personal e-mail
  and Internet access !!

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Demonstration Blackboard
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Demonstration EUN Schoolnet
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Project Organisation

• Effort needed per course
• Substitution one day per course
• Innovation depends
• Central support
• Educational training, design, user-group
• Technical server, helpdesk, adds-on
• Estimated costs 150 k. per year

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Conclusions for Delft University (1)

• Development costs
• CMS substitution 1 day per course
• CMS innovation depends
• Multimedia gt 250 hours per hour
• Learning cycles differ
• Use existing tools (teachers/students!)
• Develop only small parts (experienced developers)

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Conclusions for Delft University (2)

• Use interdisciplinary teams of experts
• content-area departments
• education centre of education
• informatics computing centre
• AV media AV centre
• on-line publishing library, publisher
• Disseminate experiences and products
• Train teachers to use online courses

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Course Developing Multimedia

• 80 students per year
• Multimedia computer lab
• Goals
• how to design and develop multimedia
• how to work in interdisciplinary teams
• how to communicate with people involved
  (colleagues, clients, users etc.)

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Course Design

• Teams of 3 interdisciplinary couples
• Waterfall approach (not dynamic)
• analysis, design, develop, evaluate
• Quality plan in each phase
• Different roles (changes every phase)
• organiser, editor, secretary, member
• Support by a tutor

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Use of ICT within course

• Course home page
• Team group pages
• communication within group
• communication with tutor
• distribution of products (plans, minutes)
• Knowledge database