1. Learning &Teaching Conference 2010: Re-thinking the Curriculum
Dr Stephen McKinnell
Director of e-Learning
Dr Peter Dangerfield
Director of MBChBYear 1
Faculty of Health & Life Sciences
2. Similar content delivered year on year;
Similar content delivered to students on different programmes;
Congested timetables - students;
Workload issues (teaching, research, clinical) – staff;
Student centred learning;
Reusable Learning Objects;
Enabling technologies now available.
3. “any digital resource that can be reused to support learning”
Wiley (2000)
Learning objects have the following key characteristics:
• Small units of learning, typically ranging from 2 minutes to
15 minutes.
• Are self-contained – each LO can be taken independently
• Are reusable – a single LO may be used in multiple contexts
for multiple purposes
• Can be aggregated – LOs can be grouped into larger
collections of content, including traditional course structures
• Are tagged with metadata – every learning object has
descriptive information allowing it to be easily found.
Beck (2009)
5. Normal PowerPoints developed
Discrete chunks….multiple small PowerPoints instead of one
large one
Consideration given to future use and how to lessen future re-
recording/re-editing
6. Voice-narrated PowerPoint recording using Camtasia Studio
Outputted to “OneVideo withTOC” – intended for web
delivery
Output video format .FLV
Embedded on html page
Recorded at 1024 x 768 but delivered at 960 x 655 resolution
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11. Multiple options
Web
CD
i-Phone
VITAL / mapped drive / pcwww
Secure delivery
Ability to track use
Single point of storage, multiple points of delivery
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13. Web page in ‘public.www’ M: drive
•Pseudo tagging of Los
•Securely delivered to staff only
Mapped drive published to pcwww
•Secure / public
•Single instance
URL accessed throughVITAL
•Secure
•Multiple instances
•Utilises all Blackboards features
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17. 15 embryology themed and 4 growth and developed themed
LOs already developed plus 6 supporting SSMs.
Available to multiple years on the MBChB programme (UG and
PG entry), BDS programme and the BSc (Hons)Anatomy
degree.
No analysis of student usage / views yet undertaken. But
positive feedback has been received.
The approach undertaken and technology used is more than
satisfactory.
The use ofTOCs is a real advantage.
18. Not all content lends itself to this approach.
Additional front-loaded work for staff which may be onset
against ‘savings’ later.
‘Team developed’ approach desirable to make appropriate /
efficient use of skills (academic and e-learning technologist).
Student centre learning – emphasis on the independent
learner.
Improved the student experience.
19. Beck, Robert J. (2009), "What Are Learning Objects?", Learning
Objects, Center for International Education, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
http://www4.uwm.edu/cie/learning_objects.cfm?gid=56
Wiley, DavidA. (2000), "Connecting Learning Objects to
Instructional DesignTheory: A Definition, A Metaphor, and A
Taxonomy", inWiley, David A. (DOC),The Instructional Use of
Learning Object. http://www.reusability.org/read/