Get Your Instructional Design On! Desktop Tutorial Creation: Design, Policies, and Software Selection

GET YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN ON! DESKTOP TUTORIAL CREATION: DESIGN, POLICIES, AND SOFTWARE SELECTION

Amy Blevins, MALS

Clinical Education Librarian

Hardin Library for the Health Sciences

University of Iowa

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Describe several categories of tutorials

• Develop a plan for tutorial creation using ADDIE

• Create learning objectives using Bloom’s Taxonomy

• Formulate potential policies and guidelines for tutorial creation

• List several tutorial creation options some background information on instructional design and learning objectives. In addition, some discussion will take place regarding the creation of policies/guidelines for tutorial creation.  Finally, the speaker will discuss different options for tutorial creation software with her personal experiences and preferences. 

DEFINITIONS

• Text-based tutorials

• Video Based Tutorials• Informal• Formal • Lecture capture

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN:ADDIE

• A nalysis

• D esign

• D evelopment

• I mplementation

• E valuation

http://educationaltechnology.net/the-addie-model-instructional-design/

ANALYSIS

KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

• Demographics• On – campus and Off – campus users• Distance Ed Students

• Technology comfort/availability• Rural areas• Mobile devices

• Instructional Needs• Prioritize

DESIGN

BLOOM’S TAXONOMY: AKA LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Bloom’s Taxonomy provides educators with a common language to describe learning objectives. It also “classifies cognitive learning from simple to complex, from concrete to abstract.” There are six classes:

• Knowledge

• Comprehension

• Application

• Analysis

• Synthesis

• Evaluation

Graves R, McDavid, S. Introduction to learning theories. In: Blevins A, Inman M, eds. Curriculum-Based Library Instruction: From Cultivating Faculty Relationships to Assessment. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield; 2014: 25-34.

WRITING LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Knowledge: define, list, recognize

• Comprehension: characterize, describe, explain, identify…

• Application: choose, demonstrate, implement, perform

• Analysis: analyze, categorize, compare, differentiate

• Synthesis: assess, critique, evaluate, rank, rate

• Evaluation: construct, design, formulate, organize, synthesize

http://www.library.illinois.edu/infolit/learningoutcomes.html

HITTING THE TARGET

*Taken from a CE course taught by Dale Prince several years ago.

What they need to know

What would be nice to know

What you want them to know

POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

• Things to consider• Organizational culture• Audience• Time Constraints• IT support

SOME “RULES” TO CONSIDER

• Structure

• Length of time

• Branding

• Accessibility

• Active Learning

• Quality

• Learning Objects (aka file sharing and storing)

Blevins AE, Deberg J, Childs C. Developing a best practices plan for tutorials in a multi-library system. Med. Ref. Serv. Q. 2014;33(3):253-263.

SELECTING SOFTWAREThings to consider

• Functionality and features

• Cost

• Learning Curve

• Time to Create

Blevins, A. & Elton, C.W. (2009). An evaluation of three tutorial-creating software programs: Camtasia, PowerPoint, and MediaSite.  Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 6(1), 1-7.

SELECTING SOFTWARE• My personal experiences

SOFTWARE FOR INFORMAL TUTORIALS

Characteristics

• One time use/one person use

• No editing required

• Short

Program Options

• Jing – Free!

• SnagIt – Single user ~$50, Upgrade ~$25

• Screencast-o-matic – Free or Pro version for $15 a year

SNAGIT

http://screencast.com/t/u12MbdfYvF

SCREENCAST-O-MATIC INTERFACE

SCREENCAST-O-MATIC HOSTED

http://screencast-o-matic.com/u/nwSp/Amy_Test_Capture

SOFTWARE FOR FORMAL TUTORIALS

Characteristics

• Branding

• Potential for Heavy Editing

• Callouts/highlighting

• Quizzing

• Longer Lengths

Program Options

• Camtasia - $179 academic. Discounts for multiples

• Captivate - $300 student/teacher version)

• Guide on the Side – free!

CAMTASIA FLASH VIDEO

http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/impact-factors/

GUIDE ON THE SIDE

Tutorials Created with Guide on the Sidehttp://hslibrarytraining.ucdenver.edu/

“Guide on the Side: Engaging Students with Interactive Tutorials”-Tech Talk from Quintessential 2014 meetinghttp://bit.ly/1wUHAOk

LECTURE CAPTURE

Characteristics

• Recording a live class

• Recording a PowerPoint Presentation

• Low need for editing

• Minimal screen capturing

Program Options

• Panopto

• Mediasite – estimated cost in 2008 was $22,500

• Others

PANOPTO

http://bit.ly/1xUGSol

DEVELOP

“PERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF GOOD*”

Get ready to create your tutorials!

• Write a script…or don’t

• Purchase a decent microphone - http://lifehacker.com/five-best-desktop-microphones-1558732156

• Find a quiet space

• Relax and record

• Caption or have another plan

*This proverb is commonly attributed to Voltaire

PUBLISHING AND HOSTING

• File formats • Flash• Mp4• Other

• YouTube - http://works.bepress.com/amy_blevins/17/

• Library Webpages - http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/tutorials/

• E-resources pages - http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/eresources/

EVALUATE

HOW DO YOU MEASURE SUCCESS?

• Usage Statistics

• Quizzing

• Surveys

Do you have other ideas for measuring success? Please feel free to put them in the chat box.

QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS