Creating Interactive Activities Using SoftChalk LessonBuilder

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Creating Interactive Activities Using SoftChalk
LessonBuilder

• Presented by Marie Maness, PhD, mManess_at_dcccd.edu
  
• Professor of Nutrition and Fitness
• Brookhaven College
• 3939 Valley View Lane
• Farmers Branch, TX 75244 
• URL http//www.brookhavencollege.edu/
• Dallas County Community College District
• URL http//www.dcccd.edu/

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Presentation Overview

• Reasons for incorporating SoftChalk LessonBuilder
  (SCLB) lessons into online courses (2 minutes)
• Examples of SCLB in two different courses (15-20
  minutes)
• Introduction to SCLB (3-5 minutes)
• Demonstration using SCLB to create a Lesson (10
  minutes)
• Questions Answers (5-10 minutes)

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1. Reasons for Incorporating SC Lessons into
Online Courses

• To help students become active rather than
  passive learners
• To increase retention (hopefully) in online
  courses
• To meet Quality Matters Standards for online
  instruction
• see http//qualitymatters.org for details

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• . . . is a faculty-centered, peer review process
  designed to certify the quality of online courses
  and online components.
• Courses that pass the Peer Review process can use
  the QM logo in the course as a way to market it.
• The DCCCD adopted QM Standards in 2006 as the
  District standard for online course development.

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NUTR 1322 passed QM review in July 2007
PHED 1164 passed QM review in December 2007
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2. Examples of SC Activities in Two Online
Courses

• We'll go to eCampus (http//ecampus.dcccd.edu
  / ) to look at how you can use SC to deliver
  course content including publisher ancillary
  materials and interactive SC activities
• In NUTR 1322 a Chapter Review.
• In PHED 1164 an interactive SAMPLE Workout Log

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A Chapter Review. SC is used to integrate
ancillary materials from publisher images,
PowerPoint presentations, Chapter Notes, etc.
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You can create and insert audio clips.
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You can create and insert textpoppers Roll
over highlighted terms for additional
information.
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You can insert a textpopper with an image from
the textbook . . .
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You can insert flash, QuickTime, or video clips.
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You can create and insert interactive self-check
activities (no points) or graded activities and
send points directly to gradebook.
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When a student finishes a graded interactive
activity, a pop-up Score box appears with points.
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Student presses Quit Lesson and Submit Score
button to send points to online gradebook.
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Chapter Review points appear in the gradebook.
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Students were overwhelmed when they saw the
SAMPLE Log in my Fitness course!
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The interactive SAMPLE Log shows students how to
successfully complete a weekly Workout Log - one
step at a time.
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Instructions direct students to either explore
the images on the next 5 pages or view a video
(captured with SnagIt).
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The SAMPLE Log was clipped in sections (using
Adobe Photoshop) to create HotSpot activities
with descriptive textpoppers.
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On last page, student completes a Matching Quiz
to assess knowledge.
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If 100 correct, student earns 10 points. When
student presses the Quit Lesson and Submit
Score button, points are sent to gradebook.
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SAMPLE Log points appear in the gradebook.
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3. Introduction to SC Lesson Builder

• If you can use a wordprocessor, you and use
  SoftChalk software to . . .
• create interactive lessons
• engage students in learning
• package lessons for delivery via LMS or CD
• email results to the Instructor or send points
  directly to the gradebook

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• Explore the SoftChalk website at
  http//www.softchalk.com and pay special
  attention to
• Demos at http//www.softchalk.com/demo.html
• Quick Tour Videos at http//www.softchalk.com/lb_d
  emo3.html
• Free V4 Trial Download at http//www.softchalk.com
  /lb_trial.html

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4. Demonstration Create a Lesson

• When you open SoftChalk LessonBuilder, you'll
  notice the top of the blank screen has icons
  similar to a typical wordprocessor. You may
  either type as you normally would or you can
  upload a document to start a lesson as follows

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A. Upload a Document

• Open a document (our example is Netiquette.doc)
• Select All, Copy
• Close the document
• In LessonBuilder, place cursor at top of blank
  page, select Edit, Paste (or right-click, Paste)
• Save (or select "Save as" to desktop)
• View in Browser
• Close Browser

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B. Create Style Properties

• In LessonBuilder, select Properties, Style
  Properties from the top bar (these can be changed
  anytime)
• Under Style Choices, select a Style from Style
  Choices
• Under Title Layout, select
• Title and Subtitle (give your lesson a name)
• Footer options (add your name or leave default)
• Properties (how do you want your screens to
  look?)
• Save
• View in Browser (in order to see style properties
  or changes in your lesson, you must always Save
  then View in Browser)
• Close Browser

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C. Insert a Page Break, a TextPopper, and an Image

• In LessonBuilder, add a Page Break if too much
  info is on one page. NOTE After you enter
  the Page Break, if numbering sequence is not
  continued on next page, place cursor in front of
  the first word then go to Tools, HTML source.
  Where you see ltolgt ltligtltbgtMake yourself look
  good onlinelt/bgtlt/ligt change the ltolgt to ltol
  start5gt then press Save to keep s in the
  correct order.
• Save
• View in Browser
• Close Browser

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• In LessonBuilder, insert a textpopper
• Highlight text, click on Insert (or right click),
  and select TextPopper
• Type something in the top (optional) and bottom
  space, then press OK
• Save
• View in Browser
• Close Browser
• In LessonBuilder, insert an image (our example is
  coffee.jpg)
• Place cursor anywhere you want the image to
  appear
• Click on Insert (or right click) and select Image
  
• Save
• View in Browser
• Close Browser

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D. Insert Interactive Activity 1 QuizPopper
(T/F)

• In LessonBuilder, on page , select where you want
  to add a QuizPopper (or right-click to select).
• Select True/False
• Follow the on screen prompts to create your TF
  question
• Q A
• Feedback
• Options
• OK when done
• In LessonBuilder,
• Save
• View in Browser
• Close Browser

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Insert Interactive Activity 2 Labeling Activity

• In LessonBuilder, select where you want to add an
  activity, select Activity, Labeling (or
  right-click, Activity, Labeling)
• Select an image (again, coffee.jpg)
• Enter terms for labels
• Place labels AND label pointer
• Select line color width (or use default)
• Save and Close
• Select Options
• Finish
• Save
• View in Browser
• Close Browser

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E. Package the Lesson

• To Email Results to Instructor
• With completed lesson open in LessonBuilder,
  package it for email delivery
• Click Properties, Lesson Reporting
• Student Options, make selection(s)
• OK
• Click on File, Package Lesson, Zip Format
  (default)
• Saves the Lesson as a .zip file

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• To Send Points to Gradebook
• With completed lesson open in LessonBuilder,
  package it for gradebook interface
• Click Properties, SCORM properties
• Student Completion Options, make selection
• OK
• Click on File, Package Lesson, SCORM 1.2
• Saves the Lesson as a sco.zip file

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F. Upload to LMS

• Go to SoftChalk Support for instructions to
  upload Lessons to your LMS (Bb v8 or WebCT,
  Angel, Desire2Learn, Moodle)

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THE END and enjoy creating interactive
activities for your students!

• Questions? Email mManess_at_dcccd.edu