Teaching, Learning and Assessing
with Multimedia Technologies in
Online Music Courses
Matthew Faerber
Lois Veenhoven Guderian
Northwest Regional Instructional Technology Showcase
E3 with Learning Technology: Efficiency, Effectiveness
and Engagement
University of Wisconsin- Stout, February 2013
Learning Technology Development Council (LTDC)
UW System
Greg Kehl Moore
Yunhong “Tom” Tu
Agenda:
1. Introduction and background
2. Course design: goal, theoretical foundations, strategies
and procedures
3. Showcase 1: Music 160
4. Showcase 2: Music 161
5. Showcase 3: Music 170
6. Questions and Answers
Background: About UW-Superior
Distance Learning Center
History:
• Part of the university’s outreach service across northern Wisconsin began in
the 1950s
• The Extended Degree Program for baccalaureate completion began in 1977
Majors:
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Communicating Arts
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Elementary Education
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Exercise Science
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Health and Wellness Management
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Interdisciplinary Studies
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Sustainable Management
Background:
Online Music Courses
Need Assessment:
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General Education
Teacher Education
Courses Identified:
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Music 160: Music Appreciation
Music 161: Music and World Culture
Music 170: Introduction to Music
Instructional Design Team Identified
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DLC Instructional Designer
DLC ID Project Manager
Music Instructors
Background: Course Development Timeline
Course Developed: Summer 2009
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Music 160: Music Appreciation
Music 170: Introduction to Music
First offered online in Fall 2009 term
Course Developed: Summer 2010
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Music 161: Music and World Culture
First offered online in Fall 2010 term.
Goal for Course Design
• We believed that through the creation of
effective teaching and learning resources and
materials, and effective course design in
combination with effective teaching, students
would be able to develop skills in music reading;
playing; singing; informed listening; applied
understanding in music theory; and applied
creative thinking in music...FROM A
DISTANCE!
Theoretical Foundations:
Meyer’s Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning
Retrieved from Clark ,R. C. & Mayer, R. E.
(2008). E-learning and the science of instruction.
San Frahcisco, Pfeiffer.
Theoretical Foundations: (Cont.)
Meyer’s Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning
Retrieved from Mayer, R. E. (2010). Applying the
science of learning to medical education. Medical
Education, 44: 543–549.
Global Course Design Strategies
• Embedding Quality Matters standards in
course design
• Development and Creation of Course
Content and Materials/Resources
Course Design Procedures: Steps in
Sequential Order
1. Determined what students needed to know and learn
and how to make that happen online
2. Created multimedia resources
3. Designed course with multiple teaching and learning
strategies to support the development of musical skills
and understanding
4. Designed assessment measures for the multiple
teaching and learning strategies
Showcase 1: Music 160: Music Appreciation
Dr. Matthew Faerber
Professor of Music
Showcase 1: Music 160: Music Appreciation
Course Description:
• Music Appreciation examines the musical elements, forms, and
stylistic periods in Western musical culture and how they relate to
our musical world today. A discussion of composer's lives,
individual styles, and representative works is included as well as
performing media used in classical, jazz, and popular
music. Listening to music, both recorded and live, is a major
component of the course.
Showcase 1: Music 160: Music Appreciation
Course Objectives:
1) Identify and define basic elements of music.
2) Develop perceptive listening skills.
3) Recognize and describe the major characteristics of various styles of
music.
4) Identify and characterize examples of outstanding music from a
variety of historic periods and cultures.
5) Recognize and describe the role and influence of music on other
areas of life throughout history.
Showcase 1: Music 160: Music Appreciation
A multimedia course includes the following elements:
1) Textbook
2) Compact Discs (provides listening materials for Listening Guides and Listening
Exams)
3) Video/DVD (three assignments during the course require watching DVD's which
can be rented from a video store, or Netfilx online - Amadeus, Star Wars Episode
IV, and either Otello or Carmen)
4) Online Activities (includes syllabus, course outline, course schedule, lectures,
lesson checklists, Listening Exercises, optional tutorials, Discussion Boards,
quizzes, examinations, both written response and listening tests)
5) Concert attendance (provides opportunity to hear live performances of music, 1-2
concerts during the semester)
Showcase 1: Music 160: Music Appreciation
Highlight: Online Quizzes and Listening Examinations in D2L Quizzes Tool
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Online weekly Quizzes and midterm Listening Examinations are a major part of
the course. Quizzes will be given each week, with two major listening
examinations.
Showcase 1: Music 160: Music Appreciation
Highlight: Online Quizzes and Listening Examinations in D2L Quizzes Tool
Showcase 1: Music 160: Music Appreciation
Technology Challenge
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Student’s computer platforms (PC/Mac)
Student’s web browser (IE, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome)
Student’s computer software (operating system updates; media player
installation)
Solutions
 Course Technology Checkup
 Detailed Troubleshooting Instructions
 A Sample Exam to try out
Showcase 2: Music 161: Music And World Culture
Dr. Greg Kehl Moore
Professor of Music
Showcase 2: Music 161: Music And World Culture
Course Description
• Survey of non-Western musical cultures, including ethnic origins of folk
and traditional music in America
Course Objectives
1) To gain specific knowledge about various non-Western musical traditions
2) To better understand the role of music in cultures around the world
3) To develop listening skills essential for comparing and evaluating different
kinds of music
4) To use this knowledge to gain perspective on the music we experience in
our daily lives
Showcase 2: Music 161: Music And World Culture
Course Format
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The course content is provided in a series of multimedia presentations.
There are six chapters of material. During each chapter the students will
view the presentation, participate in our discussion forum and take the
chapter quiz.
Required Course Materials
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All course materials are available online. Students must be prepared to
access these materials and to submit online discussion postings.
Instructions will be provided for all online work.
Showcase 2: Music 161: Music And World Culture
Highlight: No Textbooks but Homegrown Multimedia Presentations
Showcase 2: Music 161: Music And World Culture
Challenges
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The workload in create and produce the chapter multimedia
presentations
Copyright concerns on the media included
Solutions
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Expertise, professionalism and team work
Compliance with the Copyright law, Fair Use Guidelines, and the
TEACH Act
Showcase 3: Music 170: Introduction to Music
Dr. Lois Veenhoven Guderian
Professor of Music
Showcase 3: Music 170: Introduction to Music
Course Description
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This is the first music education course in the two-course preparation for the
elementary education degree program. Goals: development of Western music
skills and understanding in music, reading, playing, singing, informed listening
skills, understanding in beginning music theory and applied creative thinking in
music for lifelong social music taking.
Showcase 3: Music 170: Introduction to Music
Course Objectives
To Develop Musical Skills and Understanding in the Following Areas:
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Reading and Writing Music in the Western Notation System of Music
Understanding in Theoretical Concepts and Elementary Harmony in Music
Applied Creative Music Making (Improvisation and Composition)
Informed Listening (to develop listening skills that open perception, and inform
understanding and appreciation for all styles of music)
Playing of Instruments Common to Classroom Teaching, Music Teaching, and
Personal Enjoyment in Music
Soprano Recorder
Piano Playing
Singing
Showcase 3: Music 170: Introduction to Music
Highlight: Self-created Multimedia Resources
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8 instructional videos
30 audio files (Created in Audacity)
Creation of electronic resources to support textbook
Creation of text and textbooks to support electronic resources
YouTube links
Additional Music files (copyright owned)
Showcase 3: Music 170: Introduction to Music
Challenges
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Time consuming to create and produce the chapter multimedia
presentations
Solutions
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Expertise, professionalism and team work
References
Clark ,R. C. & Mayer, R. E. (2008). E-learning and the science of instruction.
San Frahcisco, CA: Pfeiffer.
Mayer, R. E. (2010). Applying the science of learning to medical education.
Medical Education, 44: 543–549.
Thank you!