Virtual Labs Project [Principled Redesign] Interactive Media in Education Autumn 2005 Piya Sorcar Sam Ogami Adam Royalty David Tu.

Virtual Labs Project[Principled Redesign]

Interactive Media in EducationAutumn 2005Piya Sorcar Sam OgamiAdam Royalty David Tu

Sponsors

Virtual Labs & SUMMIT

H.E.L.P for Kids

Class Activity

Agenda

Product Recap Short-term Recommendation (Next Generation)

Long-term Recommendation (Blue Sky)

House of Quality Analysis Conclusion

Product Recap

Product Recap

Interactive Tools

Major Issues to Address

Retention of Concepts Learned Motivation Issues

Short-Term Recommendations

Links Concepts Together Smoking Cessation Content Short and Simple Better Assessments Reference Links Navigation Features: Interactivity Voice Option

R1: Links Concepts Together

Recommendation:Concepts should flow from page to page, to reinforce the learning

R1: Links Concepts Together

Recommendation:Concepts should flow from page to page, to reinforce the learning

R1: Links Concepts Together

Recommendation:Concepts should flow from page to page, to reinforce the learning

Link to Website

Rationale:Students learn new vocabulary but are not tying together concepts between pages

R2: Smoking Cessation Content

Recommendation:Should add smoking cessation content to the program

R2: Smoking Cessation Content

Recommendation:Should add smoking cessation content to the program

R2: Smoking Cessation Content

Recommendation:Should add smoking cessation content to the program

Link to Website

Rationale:Students might know the consequences of smoking but feel helpless

R3: Short and Simple

Recommendation:The text and paragraphs in the program should be short and simple - just enough to convey the necessary message

R3: Short and Simple

Recommendation:The text and paragraphs in the program should be short and simple - just enough to convey the necessary message

Link to Website

Rationale:Students find the text and paragraphs hard to read

R4: Better Assessments

Recommendation:Cumulative (summative) assessments will help the students, as will second chances with hints

R4: Better Assessments

Recommendation:Cumulative (summative) assessments will help the students, as will second chances with hints

Link to Website

Rationale:Students feel bad when missing a quiz question

R5: Reference Links

Recommendation:Linking other online tobacco education sources will provide a chance for the students to explore beyond the program

R5: Reference Links

Recommendation:Linking other online tobacco education sources will provide a chance for the students to explore beyond the program

Link to Website

Rationale:Students can retain the materials better by reinforcing what they learned

R6: Nav Features/Interactivity

Recommendation:Adding navigation bar and explicit interactivity start points will make interactions smoother

R6: Nav Features/Interactivity

Recommendation:Adding navigation bar and explicit interactivity start points will make interactions smoother

Link to Website

Rationale:Students sometime find it hard to navigate and find where the interactivities are at

R7: Voice Option

Recommendation:By providing male/female voice options, the students can feel closer to the speaker

R7: Voice Option

Recommendation:By providing male/female voice options, the students can feel closer to the speaker

Link to Website

Rationale:Students find the voice a little disengaging at times

Long-Term Recommendations

Integrate into other curriculum Build a story on a single character Cultural Relevance Lab exercises Gather information

Recommendation #1: Integrate VL program

as one component of a larger curriculum

Rationale: Integrating the website

into a larger curriculum expands and reinforces the teachings of TUTWC

Long Term Recommendations

Recommendation #2: Build a story on a single

charter

Rationale: Having an avatar

progress through a consistent story line unifies all the components of the lesson into one concept.

Long Term Recommendations

Link to Website

Recommendation #3: Present TUTWC in

multiple languages and utilizing culture specific scenarios

Rationale: By presenting TUTWC

in multiple languages learner can identify with content.

Long Term Recommendations

Link to Website

Recommendation #4: Build lab exercises into

curriculum

Rationale: Concrete examples that

students can easily visualize and conceptualize supplement the concealed biological process described in the lesson.

Long Term Recommendations

Link to Website

Recommendation #5: In order to continually

improve TUTWC, user data must be collected and analyzed.

Rationale: Studying this data allows

Virtual Labs to address the features of the lesson that cause students the most problems and to tailor the message towards a variety of audiences.

Long Term Recommendations

House of Quality

Design Review Learner Study Short-term Recommendations Long-term Recommendations

DESIGN REVIEW LEARNER STUDY SHORT TERM LONG TERM

House of Quality (Design Review)

X = addresses needO = needs work‘ ‘ = does not apply

PRODUCT FEATURESNEEDSANIMATION GRAPHICS TEXTUAL

CONTENTINTERACTIVEEXERCISESCALE

VOICE NARRATION

CLICKABLEBUTTONS

COMPREHENSIBE BYNON-NATIVE ENGLISHSPEAKERS

EDUCATE ON BIO-LOGICAL AND PHYSIO-LOGICAL ASPECTS

CREATE INFORMEDDECISION MAKERS

USER MOTIVATION

ADDRESSING SOCIALINFLUENCES

X X XO O O

X X O O

O O O X

XXX O

XXX O

X

House of Quality (Learner Study)

X = addresses needO = needs work‘ ‘ = does not apply

PRODUCT FEATURESNEEDSANIMATION GRAPHICS TEXTUAL

CONTENTINTERACTIVEEXERCISESCALE

VOICE NARRATION

CLICKABLEBUTTONS

COMPREHENSIBE BYNON-NATIVE ENGLISHSPEAKERS

EDUCATE ON BIO-LOGICAL AND PHYSIO-LOGICAL ASPECTS

CREATE INFORMEDDECISION MAKERS

USER MOTIVATION

ADDRESSING SOCIALINFLUENCES

X XO O O

O O

O O O X

XXX O

XXX

O

OO

XO

X

House of Quality (Short Term)

X = addresses needO = needs work‘ ‘ = does not apply

PRODUCT FEATURESNEEDSANIMATION GRAPHICS TEXTUAL

CONTENTINTERACTIVEEXERCISESCALE

VOICE NARRATION

CLICKABLEBUTTONS

COMPREHENSIBE BYNON-NATIVE ENGLISHSPEAKERS

EDUCATE ON BIO-LOGICAL AND PHYSIO-LOGICAL ASPECTS

CREATE INFORMEDDECISION MAKERS

USER MOTIVATION

ADDRESSING SOCIALINFLUENCES

X XO

O X

XXX

XXX

O

XO

X

X X X

X X X

X X

X

House of Quality (Long Term)

X = addresses needO = needs work‘ ‘ = does not apply

PRODUCT FEATURESNEEDSANIMATION GRAPHICS TEXTUAL

CONTENTINTERACTIVEEXERCISESCALE

VOICE NARRATION

CLICKABLEBUTTONS

COMPREHENSIBE BYNON-NATIVE ENGLISHSPEAKERS

EDUCATE ON BIO-LOGICAL AND PHYSIO-LOGICAL ASPECTS

CREATE INFORMEDDECISION MAKERS

USER MOTIVATION

ADDRESSING SOCIALINFLUENCES

X X

X

XXX

XXX

X

X

X X X

X X X

XX

X

X

X

X

X

Class Activity

THANK YOU!!