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Courseware Development at Assumption University

Courseware Development at Assumption University. Prof.Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman President Computer Association of Thailand Under the Royal Patronage of HM the King. charm@ksc.au.edu. www.charm.au.edu.

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Courseware Development at Assumption University

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  1. Courseware Development at Assumption University Prof.Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman President Computer Association of Thailand Under the Royal Patronage of HM the King charm@ksc.au.edu www.charm.au.edu Invited paper presented to Open and Distance Learning Systemat SEAMOLEC Office, Jakarta, IndonesiaMarch 24, 2008

  2. Co-Author. Dr. Taminee Shinasharkey. Associate Program Director, Master of Science in ICT Assumption University of Thailand. 2

  3. Courseware Development at Assumption University. • Introduction. • Courseware Format. • Courseware Development Process. • Content Expert Roles. 3

  4. Courseware Development at Assumption University. 5. Course Coordinator Roles. • Courseware Preparation. • Courseware Reviewing Process. • Courseware Financial Consideration. • Concluding Remarks. 4

  5. 1. Introduction. • Prof.Dr. Srisakdi Charmonmandrafted the first eLearning decree in Thailand which was published in the Royal Gazette in the years 2005, allowing all Thai universities to offer degree program in eLearning mode. 5

  6. Introduction (Cont.) • The decree states that the eLearning web must include:1) Homepage.2) Content Presentation.3) Learning Resources.4) External Resources5) eLaboratory.6) AV Center. 6

  7. Introduction (Cont.) 7) Assessment.8) Web Board.9) Chat Room.10) eMail.11) Frequently Asked Questions.12) Personal Profiles. 7

  8. Introduction (Cont.) • All the 12 requirements can be implemented by use of an LMS (Learning Management System) or LCMS (Learning Content Management System). 8

  9. Introduction (Cont.) • Assumption University has its own LMS developed from Moodle and called it “SCITplus” to indicate that it was developed at SCIT “Srisakdi Charmonman IT Center”(www.scit.au.edu). 9

  10. Introduction (Cont.) • Srisakdi Charmonman, S., Anaraki, F., and Bunchua, S. “SCITplus : The LCMS developed at the College of Internet Distance Education of Assumption University”. Proceeding of the Fourth International Conference on eLearning for Knowledge-Based Society, 2007. pp. 7.1-7.9. (www.elearningap.com/eLAP2007/proceeding2007.htm) 10

  11. Introduction (Cont.) • The college has two types of instructors :- Content Expert.- Facilitating Instructor. 11

  12. 2. Courseware Format. • According to the Rules and Regulations, a 3-credit course includes 15 lessons with 3 hours each, totaling 45 hours. 12

  13. Courseware Format (Cont.) • Each course can be divided into two major sections: 2.1 Content of the course. 2.2 Student activities. 13

  14. 2.1 Content of the Course. 1 hour or 1/3 of a lesson. • This section is for the student to use the on-line multimedia sound/video presentation created for each lesson in the courseware. • The multimedia sound or video clip will be an hour long. 14

  15. Content of the Course (Cont.) • Each clip will consist of a lecture from the subject expert. • The student will be able to find and download additional reading materials provided in the Course Syllabus. 15

  16. Content of the Course (Cont.) • All the content for the course will be developed by the content expert. • The details of the tasks and responsibilities of content expert are discussed in a later section. • The content section may be also referred to the “Virtual Classroom” of the LMS system. 16

  17. 2.2 Student Activities. Student Activities through the courseware for 2 hours (2/3 of a lesson) • Each student will be assigned activities by the facilitating instructor of the particular subject. • Samples of activities that can be assigned through the courseware are listed below. 17

  18. Student Activities (Cont.) 1) Case Study. • Students will study and analyze the assigned Case Study. • This activity could be either an individual or a group activity. • This activity will be assignedby the content expert. 18

  19. Student Activities (Cont.) 2) Exercises. • Students must complete all the exercises given at the end of each lesson. 3) Assignments.  • Students must complete both individual and group assignments. 19

  20. Student Activities (Cont.) 4) Chat. • Students will be required to be online and interact with the instructor or their classmates as per the class schedule. 20

  21. Student Activities (Cont.) 5) eMail.  • Students will use e-mail to remain in contact with their instructor. • The instructor must respondto any question/concerned within 24 hours. 21

  22. Student Activities (Cont.) 6) Shared Folder.  • Students will upload useful files so that the other students can access or download them for further study. 7) Group Meetings.  • Students will also participate in the assigned group meetings. 22

  23. Student Activities (Cont.) 8) Message Board.  • Content expert, Instructor, and/or Students can post questions related to the topic posted on the message board. • Students will then research the topic and post their questions/answers. 23

  24. Student Activities (Cont.) 9) Quiz.  • Students will complete the online quizzes. 10) Report. • Students will submit their report through email attachment to the instructor or by uploading the report through the system. 24

  25. Student Activities (Cont.) 11) Poll Vote.  • Students will also give comments and vote for the topicsthat they are interested. 25

  26. Student Activities (Cont.) 12) Exam.  • Student will be able to submit their Take-home Exam to the instructor through email or through the system. 26

  27. Student Activities (Cont.) 13) Others • The content expert could assign any of the appropriate activities through the courseware. • To assign students with the online course activities, the study tools given in the system menu may be employed. 27

  28. Others (Cont.) • The study tools menu consists of the activities discussed earlier. • The tools are located on the menu bar. 28

  29. 3. Courseware Development Process. • There are 6 steps : Step 1 : Agreement for the Production of Courseware.Step 2 :Request for CV and Submission of Course Syllabus.Step 3 : Submission of Lesson Plans (15 lessons). 29

  30. Courseware Process (Cont.) Step 4 : Submission of : • PowerPoint (15 lessons). • Summarization of each chapter. • Questions, answers and assessment guidelines for exercises, quizzes, and/or reports according to the course assessment. 30

  31. Step 4 (Cont.) • Glossary & Index. • Sets of the final examinations (7, 9, or 12). 31

  32. Courseware Process (Cont.) Step 5 : Recording Process : • Make an appointment for VDO recording. (Lessons 1 and15) (1 day) • Make an appointment for VDO recording. (Lesson 2 to 14) (2-4 days) 32

  33. Courseware Process (Cont.) Step 6 : Planning and Reviewing Process : • Production planning with the production team. (Lessons 1-2) (During recording process) 33

  34. Step 6 (Cont.) • 1st production review (Lessons1-2) with the production team and correction. (8 days after the meeting of production planning) 34

  35. Step 6 (Cont.) • Submission of lessons 1-15. (Approximately 30 days after the completionof recording process) • Comments from the content expert and revision by the production team. (Revising until the courseware is ready to be delivered) 35

  36. 4. Content Expert Roles. • In developing and delivering the courseware, four major parties will be involved : (a) Content Expert.(b) Course Coordinator.(c) Facilitating Instructor.(d) Students. 36

  37. Content Expert Roles (Cont.) • Content expert is the one who develops the courseware and also the one who will deliver the lesson. 37

  38. Content Expert Roles (Cont.) • Content expert will be assigned the following responsibilities : 1) Create contents of the course. (15 lessons which is a 3-credit lesson) 2) Record the videos and audios for the online lessons. 38

  39. Content Expert Roles (Cont.) 3) Create the Course Syllabus including: (1) Course Description.(2) Course Objective. (3) Required Texts/Materials. (4) Additional Readings.(5) Course Assessment. (6) Topics & Subtopics. 39

  40. Content Expert Roles (Cont.) 4) Create Lesson Plan 5) Create PowerPoint Slidefor all the 15 lessons. (20 – 40 slides for each lesson)Each slide should include the main ideas(Approximately 8 lines for each slide). 40

  41. Content Expert Roles (Cont.) 6) Sheets/Handouts (if any)or students to download. 7) Assign online activities according to the Course Assessment. Online Media such as Chat, Email, Conference, Discussion Board, and Poll Votes will also be used. 41

  42. Content Expert Roles (Cont.) 8) Assign content activities according to the Course Assessment. The activities such as Exercise, Assignment, Report, Quizzes will be created and scheduled. 9) Create assessment guidelines for all activities for the facilitating instructor (one who will run the course.) 42

  43. Content Expert Roles (Cont.) 10) Summarize the contents of each lesson. 11) Develop 7-12 set of the final examination which will be used one set for each semester. 12) Create Glossary with the help of his/her course coordinator. 43

  44. Content Expert Roles (Cont.) 13) Create Index with the support from his/her course coordinator and the production team. 14) The courseware creation may take approximately 2-3 months to complete all of the process. 44

  45. Content Expert Roles (Cont.) 15) Modification and improvement in the courseware will be made in collaborating with the content expert, course coordinator, and the production team until the courseware is finally ready for delivery. 45

  46. 5. Course Coordinator Roles. • A Course Coordinator will be selected by the Content Expert and will be responsible for the assigned course. 46

  47. Course Coordinator Roles (Cont.) • The assignments for the Course Coordinator are as follows: 1) Collectthe following materials from the content expert and place all of them on a CD format for CIDE: (1) Content Expert’s CV. (2) Course Syllabus and lesson plans (15 lessons).(3) PowerPoint presentations (15 lessons). 47

  48. Course Coordinator Roles (Cont.) (4) Chapter summary (15 lessons).(5) Course activities and assessment guidelines. The activities may include: - Exercises. - Quizzes. - Reports. (6) Seven sets of final exams and assessment guidelines. 48

  49. Course Coordinator Roles (Cont.) 2)Create Glossaryfor the assigned course. The requirement for glossary would be approximately 150-300 words. (10-20 words for each lesson) 49

  50. Course Coordinator Roles (Cont.) 3) Create Index of the assigned course by working cooperatively with the production team. The requirement for the index would be roughly 150-300 words. (10-20 words for each lesson) 50

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