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Supporting Reuse of Instructional Designs and Content: 

Supporting Reuse of Instructional Designs and Content David Bean Centre for Learning and Teaching Through Technology [LT3] University of Waterloo, Canada

Overview: 

Overview History Purpose Structure Walk-Through The Support Team Future Developments

University of Waterloo ANGEL Course Environment [UW-ACE]: 

University of Waterloo ANGEL Course Environment [UW-ACE] Homegrown UWone with ANGEL 5.6 Backend (Winter 2003) Piloted ANGEL 6.0 as in Spring 2004 Implemented ANGEL 6.1 in Fall 2004 Approx. 12,000 unique students Currently running ANGEL 6.2

Instructional Resources Repository (IR): 

Instructional Resources Repository (IR) We have developed a repository, with a peer-review process, to enable Course Editors to share activity designs and reusable modules across disciplines, within the online course environment.

Purpose of the IR: 

Purpose of the IR Mandate of LT3 to provide pedagogical support Enable sharing of high-quality peer-reviewed instructional resources amongst Course Editors Support our instructors for their self-developed courses ANGEL specific content vs. CLOE Idea catalyst for new activities

Repository Structure: 

Repository Structure Four Categories: Layout Design Materials Learning Activities Information for Students Teaching and Learning Resources for Instructors What you’ll find here Discussion Area Documentation Folder Contact section coordinator

Layout Design Materials: 

Layout Design Materials Stylistic graphical layout material HTML editor > Macro Manager Examples: 75% width Columns Smaller Table components

Learning Activities: 

Learning Activities Includes both Content Inclusive and Domain Independent material Examples: Assessing Abstracts Information Literacy and Plagiarism Fill-in Chart

Information for Students: 

Information for Students Primarily information that should be linked to ease maintenance burden NOT course content Examples: University Policies Student card information

Teaching and Learning Resources for Instructors: 

Teaching and Learning Resources for Instructors Local tools and resources for instructors, that may or may not be seen by students Examples: Breeze ePresense Case Study: Designing Reusable Objects

Accessing the Materials: 

Accessing the Materials Front Door Roster-based access allows front door access via: My Page In-Course Import from Library allows direct access to materials

On-line Walk Through: 

On-line Walk Through https://uwangel.uwaterloo.ca/uwangel

Implementation: 

Implementation No changes to ANGEL code Built for browsing not searching Script run daily to auto-load all Course Editors Library -> Library Separate course for development and communication during assessment phase Not using IMS packages, because…

Submitting Activities: 

Submitting Activities The process: Complete online form Automatic notice Activity Assessment Documentation Design Clean-up

Faculty Buy-in: 

Faculty Buy-in 1 hour Training / Marketing Sessions 41 attendees so far [optional] Overall positive response 1008 unique Course Editor accounts Activity submission rate increasing Factors include: awareness, small initial set of activities , system transition, increasing comfort level with ANGEL Activity Usage increasing: Macros, Links

Growth: 

Growth

Support Team: 

Support Team Training / Communications Graphical Design Technical Pedagogical review/assessment Liaison

Time Commitment: 

Time Commitment Over the past year (June 10th) Developed and maintained by 7 inter-departmental staff Meet for 2 hours twice a month Average commitment of ~5 hours/month for: development, peer-review, communication, etc…

Future Developments: 

Future Developments Focus on increasing the current inventory of resources and exploring the feasibility of sharing these resources beyond our institution and course environment. Formal usability study Integrated student feedback questionnaire Investigate Content Templates Investigate impact of Harvest Road

Thank You: 

Thank You Questions? David Bean dbean@uwaterloo.ca http://LT3.uwaterloo.ca