SEAMEO INNOTECH Two-Week Course on INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
USING MULTIMEDIA

13 - 23 May 1997



(Memorandum)


Topics described in the brochure:

1        "Perspective of instructional media design" includes

             - Learner-centered vs. Teacher-centered
             - Cognitive approach vs. Behavioral approach
             - Constructivism vs. structurism
             - Situated learning vs. Un-situated or closed learning
             - Single media vs. Mixed and/or Unified media
             - On thinking skill, Divergent thinking vs. convergent thinking
                                     Problem solving vs. Problem finding/creating

2        "Guidelines for learner-centered instructional design"include

             - TTTI / Stronger interaction with Trait and Task of learners, and Treatment / 
                       media or approach to teaching-learning
             - Investigation of learning styles and/or learning styles

3         "Multimedia and the design process" includes

             - Scenario/course of frames writing
             - Preparing resource materials; collecting resource materials, which have 
                       relationships with a bit of idea, from books, printed materials, and with 
                       still and/or video camera, scanner, taperecorders, microphones, etc.
             - Digitizing resource materials into hard disk with word-processing, appropriate 
                       software and hardware
             - Considering linkage of each resource material from the learner's point of view
             - Utilizing appropriate authoring software like Authorware Professional 3.5
             - Testing and examining the effectiveness to be modified through using real 
                       situation
             - Compiling user's manual
             - Producing CD-ROM for dissemination and conducting teacher training

4         "Using multimedia authoring software" includes

             - Kinds of software available in the market categorizing such as into 
                       presentation and authoring, the latter of  which helps users create 
                       teaching-learning process (presentation-question and answer to branch 
                       with knowledge of results)
             - Objectives of instruction and creation of software

    (A)    - Basics of AuthorwareProfessional ver.3.5(AWP3.5)

                 - Flow lines, icons, design windows, interfaces and library of resource 
                       materials 
                 - Multimedia with animation, video images and sounds as well as texts

    (B)    - Designing and producing prototype courseware

                 - Consider and create a module to utilize in several parts of courseware, not 
                       for use in just a specific part of the  course
                 - Consider interaction with branching and application of data stored during 
                       learning process, and navigation

5          "Evaluating the instructional design of multimedia courseware" includes

             - Sharing experiences in developing courseware with APW3.5 
             - Discussion from both the effective instructional and display design points of 
                       view

6          "Trends in instructional multimedia" includes

             - Considering and sharing information utilizing Interactive video / CD-ROM
             - Development of a simple homepage for networking and telecommunications


Objectives to be achieved:

         At the end of the course, each participant should be able to; - 

1 (Cognitive domain)

           - Explain perspective of instructional media design in several points of view
           - Describe the features of learner-centered instructional design
           - Draw general design process of developing multimedia software
           - Explain several kinds of authoring and presentation software

2 (Affective domain)

           - Show his/her will to appreciate the design of instruction and multimedia 
                    software
           - Encourage other people utilize authoring software
           - Express his/her will to create better multimedia software such as courseware 
                    and homepage

3 (Psychomotor domain)

           - (in general)

                   - To design effective courseware and homepage utilizing appropriate 
                         software
                   - To store as a computer file several kinds of image and sounds such as still 
                         pictures, videos with the use of digital still/video cameras, scanner, 
                         taperecorder and/or graphics software
                   - To improve his/her skill in operation associated with multimedia software 
                         development; drag-and-drop and button-link fashion

           - (APW3.5)

                   - Create a simple courseware utilizing interaction icon with feedback icons 
                         for branching the learning process, decision icons, animation icons and 
                         navigation icons to meet the needs of learner's point of view
                   - Utilize texts, video, still pictures, graphics and sounds

           - (HomePage Builder2.0)

                   - Create a simple homepage with hyper-links from/to external pages and 
                         within a homepage


Renewal/Updated: Mon, 12 May 1997 23:13:07