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Developing Multiple Media Materials to
Accommodate Different Learning Styles
Post-conference workshop
May 28, 2006
Toronto, Canada
Bill and Peter Show 2006 – Toronto, Canada
Content
Proposed contents/outline of workshop
1. Introductions
2. Adult learning – auditory, visual, kinesthetic
3. Games and learning
4. Audio for learning
5. Visuals for learning
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Content
Proposed contents/outline of workshop
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6. Blogs, wikis, tests, surveys
7. Free and open source applications
8. Discussion and close
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Introductions
Who are we
Bill Perry, MA, RNClinical Information SpecialistKettering Medical Center NetworkKettering, OH
Adjunct Instructor,Wright State University College of Nursing and HealthDayton, OH
Net Nomad. Computers, Informatics, Nursing
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Introductions
Who are we
Peter Murray PhD, RN, CertEd, FBCS CITP
Founding Fellow, CHIRAD and Honorary Fellow in HealthInformatics, The University of Winchester, UK
Chair, IMIA-NI Open Source Nursing Informatics WG
IMIA Vice President (elect) for WG and SIG
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Introductions
History of the Bill and Peter Show
1998- Orlando, Florida
Developing Online Courses Using HTML and Freeware
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Introductions
History of the Bill and Peter Show
1999 – 'on tour' in Pennsylvania and Slippery Rock Univ.
WebPearls – Web Practicesand Applications for Remote Learning Services
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Introductions
History of the Bill and Peter Show
2001 – Denver, Colorado
Resources and techniques for creating high-qualityweb-based education – for free
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Introductions
History of the Bill and Peter Show
2002 – New York
Finding and Using Resources for Online Education
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Introductions
History of the Bill and Peter Show
2003 – Orlando, Florida
Using open source software for nursing educationand staff development
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Introductions
History of the Bill and Peter Show
2005 – Atlanta, Georgia
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Introductions
Now, over to you ...
Who are you?
What are your interests/experience and reason for being here?
What do YOU want to get out of the workshop?
Remember – workshops are INTERACTIVE.
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Adult learning
Adult learning – a bit of theory
Assumption that we are dealing with adult learners and styles
Andragogy versus pedagogy – how adult learning is different from childrens' learning (in theory)
Learning styles
Auditory, visual and kinaesthetic learning
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Adult learning (1)
Research and theory say it is different – what do wedo in practice? - do our curricula reflect this?
Many different learning styles – do we accommodate them?
Children's learning – product/content model; teacher-lead
Adult learning – process model; collaborative; skill andresource acquisition
Adult learning
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Adult learning (2)
Plenty of theories and theorists about adult learning (eg Kolb, Knowles, etc) – but no one theory addressesall diverse needs, cultures, experiences – or ways thatadults acquire knowledge
Most people have a dominant and auxiliary mode – mediatedthrough various senses
Adult learning
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Adult learning (3)
Adult learning
Assumptions
Learner's concept
Learner's experience
Learner's expectations
Relevancy
Curriculum environment
Adults
Independent; selfdirectedRich in resource learningBased on need
Immediate application
Problem-centred, informal, collaborative
Children
Dependent
Inconsequential
Based in development(physical, social, mental)Later application
Subject-centred, formal, competitive
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Adult learning (4)
Adult learning
Assumptions
Planning
Determination of needs
Lesson design
Activities
Evaluation
Adults
Mutual
Mutual and self-diagnosisProblem focused; needs sequenced
Experiential techniques
Mutual
Children
By teacher
By teacher
Content focus; subject matter sequenced
Transmittal of information
By teacher
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Adult learning (7)
Auditory learners -
● listeners;
● may repeat to hear own voice and process information;
● or engage in mental dialogues
Adult learning
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Adult learning (8)
Visual learners -
● prefer seeing what they are learning;
● pictures and images help them understand;
● may create a mental picture of what the person talking
describes
Adult learning
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Adult learning (9)
Kinaesthetic learners -
● want to sense the position and movement of what they
are working on;
● 'get their hands dirty';
● often favour scenarios and labs
Adult learning
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Marc Prensky’s Digital Natives
●Do you speak technology with an accent?
●Changing profile of today’s learners
Games and Learning
Marc Prensky “Digital Natives/Digital Immigrants” http://www.marcprensky.com/
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Marc Prensky’s Digital Natives
“Today’s students – K through college – represent the first generations to grow up with this new technology. They have spent their entire lives surrounded by and using computers, videogames, digital music players, video cams, cell phones, and all the other toys and tools of the digital age. Today’s average college grads have spent less than 5,000 hours of their lives reading, but over 10,000 hours playing video games (not to mention 20,000 hours watching TV). Computer games, email, the Internet, cell phones and instant messaging are integral parts of their lives.”
Games and Learning
Marc Prensky “Digital Natives/Digital Immigrants” http://www.marcprensky.com/
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Games and LearningMarc Prensky’s Digital Natives
●Characteristics of games that keep user attention
● Engagement● Action● Problem solving● Visible results
●Strategies to include active participation ●Computer games as a serious training tool
Games and Learning
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Audio tools
Why include audio files?●Portability•Learning reinforcement•Meet the needs of the audio learner
Types of audio files● wav, mov, ogg, mp3 ● mp3 files can be highly compressed and
maintain good audio quality
Audio tools
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Audio tools
●Sound quality and file size issues•The bitrate of an audio file is a key indicator of the quality level of that file.•2 minutes of audio
128K 2MB CD quality 64K 1MB FM radio 32K .5MB AM radio
Audio tools
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Audio tools
●Hardware to produce audio files●Computer●Microphone
Audio tools
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Audio tools
●Software to produce audio files● Audacity
●Subscribing to audio files● RSS● Bloglines● Google Reader
●Getting the files from your computer to someplace else (mp3 player, CD)
Audio tools
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Audio tools
VoIP – Voice over Internet Protocol
Skype, GoogleTalkBandwidth issues
Audio tools
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Visual tools
●PowerPoint and Open Office Impress
●Adding audio to PowerPoint/Impress
●Adding video to PowerPoint/Impress
Visual tools
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Visual tools
●Another option: PowerBullet● http://powerbullet.com/ ● Flash based application● Images, animation and audio
●Enhanced Podcasts● Podcasts with pictures● Currently need a Mac to produce
●Video Blogs – vlog● Podcasts using video files
Visual tools
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Video tools
●Videoconferencing using Skype/Eyeballchat
Visual tools
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Kinaesthetic
Blogs and wikis●Asynchronous collaborative documents●Wikis can be challenging due to specialized syntaxt●Simpler versions can be found
● http://www.jot.com● http://www.writeboard.com
Kinaesthetic
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Kinaesthetic
Tests and surveys
●What is the goal?● documentation of completion or assesment of
retained information?
●Integrated into LMS such as Moodle
Kinaesthetic
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Kinaesthetic
Tests and surveyshttp://webmonkey.com (great survey tool)
●Home grown options● Email ● Simple javascript quizzes● Testing engines and question banks
●Commercial options
Kinaesthetic
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Free/libre and open source applications
Audio: Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Graphics: GIMP: http://www.gimp.org/
LMS Moodle: http://www.moodle.org/
Office Suite: Open Office: http://openoffice.org/
Visual: PowerBullet: http://powerbullet.com/
VOIP: Skype: http://www.skype.com/
Videoconference: Eyeballchat
FLOSS
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And now, the end is near ...
General discussion
What didn't we cover?
What do you want to discuss, look back at, argue about?
Closing
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Contact details
Bill –[email protected]://www.creekspace.net
Peter – [email protected]://www.peter-murray.net
Materials websitehttp://billandpetershow.netstation.us/
Closing