Florida State
University
Instructional
Systems
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Highly
Skilled
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Implementing
Media & Technology
Planning,
selecting, modifying, designing and producing informational,
instructional and performance support materials.
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Selects media for given instructional objectives with a rationale
for the selection.
In
EDG 6925: Instructional Materials Development, I collaborated
with a team of three students to develop the framework for a 16-hour
course in introductory Instructional Design. After our team thoroughly
discussed our target audience - software engineers with a need
to quickly develop web-based courseware - we selected PowerPoint
as the best media for our instructional objectives. We chose PowerPoint
for a number of reasons: 1) it was very familiar to our target
audience, 2) it had sufficient graphic capability, which allowed
us to provide examples of concepts to be learned, and 3) it was
familiar to all members of our team. Examples of PowerPoint's
graphic capability, and how that media capability allowed us to
present certain concepts, can be found throughout my Lesson
6-1: User Interface Development.
 2.
Develops instructional materials using a variety of different media
(e.g., print, visuals, CBT)
In
EME 6635: Design of Online Collaborative Learning, I worked
with three other classmates to develop an online group activity.
We posted the lesson for this activity on a web page and provided
our students with online access. Our Group
Activity Instructions included activity readings, key concepts,
assignment deadlines, and study questions. [Web-Based Lesson]
In
EME 6415: Development of Computer Courseware, I collaborated
with a team of two others to develop a complete Web-Based
Tutorial designed to teach a novice computer user how to create
a drag-and-drop activity using Authorware (a very complex, non-intuitive
computer courseware development tool). [Web-Based Course]
In
EDF 5445: Assessment of Learning Outcomes, I wrote multiple
performance objectives relevant to learners in my academic specialization
and then created assessment items designed to test attainment
of these objectives. I created paper-based short-answer
questions , essay
items (with scoring plans), multiple-choice
questions, and true/false
items all designed to measure different types of knowledge (i.e.,
declarative, procedural, and problem solving). [Print-Based Instructional
Materials]
3.
Utilizes instructional media and equipment effectively in presentations
and settings that demonstrate proper utilization and appropriate
showmanship techniques.
I
have always felt that presentation (i.e., how things look aesthetically),
is almost as important as content. In EDF 5461: Introduction
to Program Evaluation, I developed a PowerPoint presentation
on Adversary-Oriented
Approaches to Evaluation with a team of two other students.
Within this brief, we used an aesthetically pleasing blue background
with light text to present our topic. Our brief was designed to
give students an overview of adversary-oriented approaches to
evaluation and included an introduction, history and development,
approach models, and approach strengths and weaknesses.
In
terms of professionalism, my Evaluation
Study Design report for EDF 5461 was one of my best
products. In my opinion, the final report was good enough to present
to a client, if I were in fact attempting to generate business
for an evaluation consulting firm. For example, within this document
I used tables
to organized my design plan, a Gantt
chart to layout the project plan, and diagrams
and graphics
to enhance aesthetics and improve report clarity.
4.
Applies skills in using computer software for professional use.
Throughout
the ODL program, I used a variety of different software products
to present professional products. Below are a few examples:
Microsoft
Word. More than any other product, I used Word to create papers
and assignments that required print-based methods. An excellent
example of a Word document that uses a large amount of the software's
functionality is my Evaluation
Study Design, which I wrote for EDF 5461. This product
includes imbedded graphics, hyperlinks, and both Word and Excel
tables.
Microsoft
PowerPoint. PowerPoint is software product that I often used
to develop presentations and draw schematic diagrams. Examples
include my group's PowerPoint presentation on Assimilation
Capacity for EME 6636: A Systems Approach to the Management
of Change and my ADDIE
flowchart for EME 5601: Introduction to Instructional Systems.
Microsoft
Excel. I used Excel to format easy to read tables as well
as Gantt charts. Examples include the Comparison
Chart that I developed for my Analysis
of Evaluation Approaches paper, and the Meta-Evaluation
Table and Gantt
Chart that I created for my Evaluation
Study Design paper - all three of which were developed for
EDF 5461.
Macromedia
Dreamweaver. For web development, I used Macromedia Dreamweaver,
a "What You See Is What You Get" HTML editor. Examples
include my group's Web-Based
Tutorial created for EME 6415, my team's Group
Activity Instructions developed for EME 6635, and my
Web-Based
Training Module created for EME 6415. Dreamweaver also
gave me the ability to created online
quizzes, which I used within my Web-Based
Training Module for EME 6415.
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