Digital Library Resources

Instructional Design (5100:631)Dr. Savery

April 27, 2010

Introduction of the Team

Subject Matter ExpertsDr. Xin Liang

Dr. Aby

Techie Team Members Tamela Anderson

Nico LindseyNicole Makowski

Learning Situation

The Techniques of Research course needs a visual tutorial to access online databases through the University of Akron's library.

Learning Goal

The students will obtain three full text scholarly articles with proper APA citation for the literature review assignment in the fully online version of the Techniques of Research course by the end of the module.

Needs Analysis

• Comparative Needso Students in the fully online Techniques of

Research course perform worse than the traditional classroom course students when locating articles through the available databases.

• Felt needs of online studentso Overwhelmed o Confusedo Under-performing

Instructor desires the students to perform at a higher skill level when working independently.

Resource Limitations

• Conceptual Resourceo Technical skills lacking

• Institutional Resourceso Slow internet connection

• Time Constraintso 2 1/2 hour face to faceo One week module online

Learner Analysis

• Master students enrolled in the fully online version of the Techniques of Research course

• Foundation course for all students in a master's degree program in the College of Education

• Adult Learners

• In-Service teachers

Task Analysis

• Procedural learning styleo Step-by-step demonstration

Learning Theory

• Behavioral and Cognitive Learning Theorieso Process broken down into stepso Strengthen conceptual learning with examples

and demonstrations

• Visual Learning Style

• Kinesthetic Learning Style

Learning Objectives

1. Given a resource list, the students will identify at least two databases with articles pertaining to their content area.

2.  The students will build searches in the online        database using keywords and modifiers to      display approximately 100 articles.

3.  The students will apply APA style citation to      their full text article with 100% accuracy.

Instructional Sequence: Pre-Test

Pre-Instruction Activity

Initial Presentation: Students were given an overview of the Digital Library Research Module. Generative Strategy: First, students will identify different online databases.  Secondly, these learners will identify search terms.

Instructional Sequence: #1

Objective: Given a resource list, the students will identify at least two databases with articles pertaining to their content area. Initial Presentation: The students read the instructor notes #1, the database resource list, the step-by-step “How To” document, and watch the “Selecting a Database” tutorial video. Generative Strategy: First, the students will identify two databases pertaining to their content area.  Secondly, the students will summarize the process for Activity 1 in the discussion board.  

Instructional Sequence: #2

Objective: The students will build searches in the online database using keywords and modifiers to display approximately 100 articles.

Initial Presentation: The students use the step-by-step “How To” document while watching the “Searching a Database” tutorial video.  Generative Strategy: First, the students will identify keywords and modifiers to display full text articles.  Secondly, the students will summarize the process for Activity 1 in the discussion board.

Instructional Sequence: #3

Objective: The students will apply APA citation to their full text article with 100% accuracy.

Initial Presentation: The students read the step-by-step “How To” document and watch the “Easily Obtaining Citations” tutorial video. Generative Strategy: First, the students will identify where the APA citation is in the search result list.  Secondly, the students will select APA style citation and apply the citation to their works cited page for Activity 1.

Why We Chose Our Media Materials:

• Technological Support

• Provides a visual for to guide students

• Captures the expertise of our SMEs, Dr. Liang and Dr. Aby

• Has the potential to benefit students beyond those in the Techniques of Research course

Message Design:

• Overviewo Introduces, explains, and prepares students for the

learning taskso Includes learning goal and objectives

• Organization of Instructional Materialso Saved materials in the order students will need to

complete the final evaluation• Layout Structures

o Headings and subheadingso Font size and font colorso Ordered listso Typography- bold and italics

Instructional Resources:

1. Overview of the Module2. Instructional Note #13. Pre-Test Activity4. Research Database Resource List5. Procedural "How To" Document

o Videos embedded– Activity 1– Feedback Survey

Assessment Plan

• Activity 1 o Think of 2 research topicso Develop 2 research questionso Locate 2 different online databases for research topicso Identify 3-4 keywords for database article searcho Conduct search to locate 3 full text articles o Using APA style citation, cite the 3 articleso Summarize your process and post to the discussion board

Implementation: Round 1• Target Audience Used: In-Service Teachers• Timeline: April 14-15• Process:

o Using the "How To" document to conduct a search in the ERIC database on the topic "reading instruction to special education students"

o Cite the article in APA style, "Teaching Literacy to Students with Severe Cognitive Disabilities"

o Complete Feedback Form• Results

o Confusedo Frustratedo Did not use videos

• Recommendation for Changes:o Directions and "How To" documento Feedback Survey

Implementation: Round 2

• Target Audience: o More In-Service Teacherso Posted to Field Experience Discussion Boardo Posted to Instructional Design Discussion Boardo Posted to Instructional Technology Portal

• Timeline: April 16- April 23• Process

o Same as Round 1• Recommendations

o Dr. Aby- Enlarge to full screen optiono Dr. Liang- Editing Module to delete instructional itemso Enlarged videos in the "How To" document by 50%

                   Evaluation

The module was designed to use Activity 1 as the evaluation tool for the online Techniques of Research class.

Our participants completed similar, simplified search activities which are included on the “How To” Document.

Reflections of Project

 1. This project was a lot of work and very time consuming.  2.  As a team, every step of the process was discussed,      divided, and completed. 3. We learned collaboration skills and drew on our strengths.

4. The feedback from initial users was very helpful in making     adjustments to the initial design.

5. It was nice working with two different SMEs.