TCO 425 Class Schedule

Session Date Topic Reading Due
1 8/21

Introduction to class
Introduction to multimedia project management
Introduction to e-learning

Carliner, Ch 1  
2 8/23 Module 1 -- Introduction to e-learning Carliner,Ch 1, 2 Ch 1 Your Turn
3 8/28 Instructional design for e-learning Carliner Ch 2  
4 8/30

Instructional design for e-learning

E-learning 2.0

Carliner Ch 2 Ch 2 Your Turn
5 9/4 Module 2 -- Managing Interactive Multimedia ZQUI

Quiz, Module 1

Topic definition due

6 9/6

Overview of project management
Conceptualization & initial planning

Project Management Overview

Multimedia Cost Examples

More Information

Even more information

Frick,Ch 1 & 2 Course website/portfolio due
7 9/11

Conducting a needs analysis

Topic Worksheet

Carliner Ch 3 Course website peer review
8 9/13 Conducting a task analysis Carliner Ch 3  
9 9/18

Describing the learners

Engaging the learners

Captivate Refresher -- Non-interactive objects & media

Carliner Ch 3
  1. Ch 3 Your Turn
  2. Client chosen & approved
10 9/20 Writing a media proposal Frick Ch 3 Quiz, Module 2
11 9/25 Module 3 -- Designing Multimedia
Choosing the right media format
Carliner Ch 5  
12 9/27 MM design -- high level conceptualization Carliner Ch 6 Ch 5 Your Turn
13 10/2

MM design -- high level conceptualization

MM design -- adult learning theory

Andragogy defined

Client proposal rubric

Carliner Ch 6 Client proposal due for peer review
14 10/4 Defining project specifications Frick Ch 4 Ch 6 Your Turn
15 10/9 Guest Speaker -- Jerome Gratigny -- HTML 5.0 Client proposal due final
16 10/16 MM design -- creating prototypes
Content assessment
Scope creepStoryboarding MM
Creating Flowcharts


Frick Ch 5, 10

Carliner Ch 7

Frick Ch 6

 
17 10/18 Guest Speaker -- Jimmy Puckett, Spinen Ch 7 Your Turn
18 10/23 Writing Objectives Carliner Ch 4 Media project storyboards due peer review
19 10/25 Guest Speaker -- Beth Hyde    
20 10/30

Creating the Design Blueprint

Annotated Blueprint

  Ch 4 Your Turn
21 11/1 Quality Assurance Carliner Ch 8  
22 11/6

Module 4 -- Developing Multimedia

 

Discuss Rapid Prototype assignment


Communicating effectively online

Carliner Ch 9

Weekend Homework due

Design Blueprint due peer review (doc)

Design Blueprint peer review (pdf)

Quiz, Module 3

23 11/8 Communicating effectively online
Interface design
Carliner Ch 9
Frick Ch 8
Rapid prototype due
24 11/13 Writing online Carliner Ch 9 Carliner Ch 8, 9 Your Turns
Design Blueprint due final
25 11/15

Present Rapid Prototype to the class

Production

Frick Ch 11,12 Rapid Prototype due on website
26 11/20 Production    
27 11/22 Formative Evaluation/Testing

Carliner Ch 10
Frick Ch 13

Final prototype peer review
28 11/27 Production   Carliner Ch 10 Your Turn
29 12/4 Production   Quiz, Module 4
30 12/6 Final Presentations of e-learning product along with formative evaluation results   Final presentations
         
    Final Exam Monday Dec 10 9:00am    

 

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