Active Learning in
Computer-Based-Instruction
Edward Anderson
Texas Tech University
ASEE- 2007 Workshop
Agenda
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Why active learning
Computer-base-instruction examples
Organizing your own lectures in “audio
over slide” format working session
Roman Taraban - assessment and
what we have learned.
Why Active Learning?
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Why active learning?
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Lecture
Good CBI
Why active learning?
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Poor CBI
Why active learning?
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Breaks
Why active learning?
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Immediacy & Practice
Why active learning?
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Immediacy & Coaching
Why active learning?
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Immediacy & Coaching Results
Why active learning?
Examples
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Introduction to Thermodynamics
Engineering Statics
Material Science Laboratory
Nos Vemos Project
Your Turn Project
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Flash Software
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Ubiquitous
Flexible
Vendor-Independent
Band Width Friendly
Time Line – Layer Metaphor
Readily Learned
Today’s presentations become part of
tomorrow’s course modules
Your Turn Project
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Nos Vemos Engine is a good Starting
Point
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Allows presentation of videos, audios,
graphics and streaming text
Engine written for content creator, not for
programmer
Navigation, streaming, and
synchronization are automatic
Your Turn Project
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Storyboard is the heart of the project
Two Screen Formats
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Large Screen with Audio, Graphic, &
Streaming Text
Small/Medium Screen with Audio,
Graphic, & Streaming Text
Your Turn Project (Large
Screen Format)
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See LARGE SCREEN
WORKSHEET.DOC File
Your Turn Project (Small/Medium
Screen Format)
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See SM-MED SCREEN
WORKSHEET.DOC File
Your Turn Project
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Take some time to begin building your
own storyboard
Large and Sm/Med forms are in your
packet
I have additional forms if you need
them
Your Turn Project
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QUESTIONS & OBSERVATIONS
Your Turn Project - Production
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Audio Production
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Any audio recording and editing software
that produces MP3 file is acceptable;
I prefer AUDACITY which is freeware.
Available at
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ or search
on “audacity freeware”
Don’t forget to install the separate MP3
DLL module.
Your Turn Project - Production
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Graphics Production
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Any graphic editor that produces JPEG
files will work
I prefer Macromedia FIREWORKS
Export Powerpoint slides as JPEGS and
resize them with a graphic editor.
There must be many other ways of
producing JPEG graphics.
Your Turn Project - Production
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Video Production
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Record Digital Video
Edit with software such as Adobe
PRIEMER
Import video into Flash
Publish from FLASH as a Flash movie
(.SWF format)
Your Turn Project - Production
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FLASH Production
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Use FLASH to prepare you Flash movie
Publish the movie as a shockwave file
(.swf)
Time consuming
Suggest that these be developed as
student projects
Your Turn Project – File
Organization
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Files can be all be
placed in a single
folder or a system of
folders like shown
here.
HTML & flash Movie
files required for Web
Flash player required
for CD or Hard drive
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Module Map is always
required
Your Turn Project – File
Organization
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Place MP3 files in
audio folder
Place JPG files in
Graphics folder
Place SWF movies
in Movies folder
Load all files on a
web server or local
media
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One folder like this
one for each
learning module
Your Turn Project -Sequencing
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ModuleMap.XML is the slide sequencing file
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This is an XML file using XML markup
Edit only with a XML editor, like Macromedia
Dreamweaver or a no-frills text processor like
Notepad
All markup tags must have an opening and
closing tag and must be properly nested.
Your storyboard is used to generate this file
Your Turn Project -Sequencing
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SAMPLE MODULEMAP.XML FILE
<CourseModules TITLE="NOS VEMOS" PROF="Ed Anderson">
<MODULE ID="1">
<AUDIOFILE>Audios/a001.mp3</AUDIOFILE>
<LARGEFILE>Graphics/Scr001.jpg</LARGEFILE>
<STEXT>Buenos dias mi amigos!</STEXT>
</MODULE>
<MODULE ID="2">
<AUDIOFILE>Audios/a002.mp3</AUDIOFILE>
<MEDIUMFILE>Graphics/Scr002.jpg</MEDIUMFILE>
<SMALLFILE>Graphics/Scr002A.jpg</SMALLFILE>
<STEXT>First off</STEXT>
</MODULE>
</CourseModules>
Your Turn Project -Sequencing
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Write a ModuleMap.xml file for your
storyboard
Your Turn Project -Sequencing
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Questions & Observations