Selecting Instructional Media

This course is being designed for online delivery. For the instruction to have more of an impact, each chapter will have a video demonstration of the chapter exercise. The video will be a screen capture with narration. The demonstration will follow the steps in the book to complete the chapter exercise. The narrator will describe in detail what is the exercise is asking the learner to do and then give detailed instructions how to complete the tasks as they demonstrate using the software program.

This type of media will afford learners a more enhanced form of instruction and will accommodate various learning styles. A video demonstration gives visual and audio learners the type of instruction they need to be successful. The video will take the lesson in the chapter and make it more accessible for a variety of students. This will enhance instruction for students who are visual learners and need to see the techniques in action. The closed captioning and transcript of the video will afford those students who are hearing impaired the benefit of the more detailed instruction provided in the narration of the video.

The videos will relay the same information from the book, therefore, watching the video and the reading the book are not required. The learner will have an equal chance of success by choosing to watch the video, read the chapter, or do both. The video offers the affordance of choice to each learner which mode of instruction works best for them.

There is a need for a video for each chapter of the book, so there will be a minimum of 13 videos. If a chapter video will run longer than 20 minutes, then that chapter will have multiple videos. Breaking the instruction into videos about 20 minutes long will keep the learners’ attention and offer them an easy point to take a break if needed. For each video, it should take about one hour to record the video, one hour to edit it, and one hour to correct the auto-captions, which would bring the development time to a minimum of 39 hours.

The resources required for this process are a computer with Camtasia software and a microphone. The screen capture and narration will be recording using Camtasia and the microphone. Video and caption editing can also be performed using Camtasia.

Team members responsibilities:

Team Member Responsibility
Subject Matter Expert   Record the demonstration following the book as the script
Creative Services Edit the video, add callouts and opening/ending animation
Instructional Technologist Edit the auto-captions

Testing and quality assurance will be performed by the Instructional Designer and the Instructional Technologist. They watch the video and follow along in the book, ensuring for accuracy between the two. They will also perform the tasks to ensure the instruction is successful. Once both parties have completed their review, they will meet to discuss their outcomes.

The videos will need to be evaluated with each new edition of the book. The Subject Matter Expert will inform the ID when a new edition is expected. The ID will then review the new edition of the book and compare each video to each chapter’s content, making notes of changes that will be needed. Once the notes are ready the ID will coordinate recording and editing of the updates with the team members from the table above.

The following approvals will need to be acquired before video development can begin:

  • Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
    • Approval for the use of the Instructional Technologist
  • Creative Services
    • Approval for the involvement of Creative Services

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