Working With the Instructional Development Team

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Working With the Instructional Development Team

• Presented by Heidi King
• 20 November 2002

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Who Are We?
Cindy VinsonDean of LearningTechnologies

• Robert GriffithsInstructional Designer
• Heidi KingInstructional Designer

• Ana GamazaGraphic Designer
• Drake LewisInstructional Programmer

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Services We Provide

• Assistance designing and developing instructional
  materials or websites.
• Templates for use in creating or improving
  instructional websites.
• Workshops on effective use of technology for
  teaching, learning theory and pedagogy.

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Services We Provide, Cont.

• One-on-one consultation or small-group workshops
  to address individual, Division or Department
  learning issues.
• Strategies for meeting course or lesson
  objectives.
• Production of multimedia learning objects.
• Graphic and multimedia creation and support.

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Our Clients

• Instructional and non-instructional faculty.
• Distance learning and mainstream faculty
• Departments and divisions

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What is Learning Technology?

• Learning technology is the use of technology to
  produce a long-term change in human capability.
  The technology we use can be one or more of the
  following tools, processes, methods, and
  knowledge that produce repeatable, predictable,
  and desirable results.

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What Does Our Group Do?

• We work with you on finding solutions to learning
  issues by providing
• One-on-one consultations
• Small-group workshops

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What Does Our Group Do?

• We create templates for you to use in the
  development of websites that will enhance your
  teaching
• We analyze your content and needs and develop a
  working outline and template for your website.
• We train you on how to use the template and input
  your instructional content.

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What Does Our Group Do?

• We help you create multimedia learning objects to
  enhance your courses
• HTML
• Interactive Flash animations
• Graphics and animations
• Video
• Audio

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Marcos Project

• A graphics library of daily activities
• Outcomes
• Online Activities
• Graphics for multimedia classrooms
• In-class Activities

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What Does Our Group Do?

• We create workshops that teach you to effectively
  incorporate technology in your teaching for
  example
• Effective use of online discussions
• Using email to support teaching and learning
• Effective use of multimedia classrooms
• Creating effective digital videos

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Our Projects

• Ideal projects for our team
• Have a high student enrollment
• Allow several instructors to use the same
  materials and serve as content experts
• Are courses that are required for certification
  or transfer and have instructional or learning
  challenges that mean retention and/or student
  success is low
• Have components that can be used and reused by
  many instructors in a variety of courses
• Solve a critical need or worker shortage such as
  health care workers etc.

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Our Process
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Consult and Identify

1. A meeting takes place with member(s) of ID group
   to discuss teaching and learning issues and
   brainstorm solutions
2. Once a project is identified, the instructional
   development group meets to discuss workload and
   scope
3. The instructional designer discusses project
   scope with faculty member

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Our Process
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Create Design Document

• The instructional development group creates a
  document detailing
• The components of the project
• The roles of the instructor(s)
• The roles of the instructional development group
• The projected timeline
• The design document is approved by the
  instructor(s) before work begins.

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Our Process
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Develop Prototype

1. The instructional development group creates
   necessary starting components of the product as a
   prototype for future development.
2. Once the instructor approves the prototype, the
   work is turned over to the instructor who inputs
   content
3. We evaluate the prototype with sample students,
   if appropriate. Revisions are made if necessary.

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Our Process
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Develop Product

1. Instructor content and instructional development
   group work comes together in a final product.
2. Final product is analyzed for functionality,
   clarity and consistent look and feel.
3. Another evaluation is conducted if necessary.

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Our Process
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Use, Evaluate, and Revise

1. Product is implemented and used by students.
2. Student and instructor feedback is collected and
   the need for revision is identified.
3. Instructional designer and instructor creates
   revision plans.
4. Revisions made by appropriate person and final
   product approved by instructor.

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Demonstrating Your Project

• Upon the completion of your project, the
  instructional development team may call on you to
  present your project to your department,
  division, or others.

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What Can We Do For You?

• Language instructors may be interested in Marcos
  project.
• We can develop and deliver division or
  department-based workshop to help integrate
  technology in curriculum
• What else?

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Contacting Us

• To set up a consultation contact
• Robert Griffiths Heidi King
• 650.949.6149 408.864.5744
• griffithsrobert_at_fhda.edu kingheidi_at_fhda.edu