Presented by:
Dr. Raymond Gildner
Department of Geosciences
Samantha S. Birk
Instructional Designer
Indiana University – Purdue University
Fort Wayne

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Geology is a very “physical” physical science course
 Hands-on laboratories are often an essential part of the learning experience
 You learn about rocks by looking at rocks
 Practice, practice, practice
 How do you put rocks in their hands, when it is an online course?
 An online mineral identification lab
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 One is good, more are better
 The mineral identification exercise was designed with adaptability in mind
 Content and functionality separated
 For a new mineral, just change
 The images
 The properties and answer key
 Each a separate file from the page functions
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 The LMS - Blackboard Vista, in our case
(formerly WebCT)
 Assessment?
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“What’s this ‘SCORM module’ thingy do?”
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S harable C ontent O bject R eference M odel
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S harable C ontent O bject R eference
M odel
A standard maintained by the Advanced
Distance Learning Consortium (ADL) http://www.adlnet.org
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Anything that an be presented on the web has the potential to be SCORM compliant
Flash
.swf
.wav
file
.jpg
image
.mov
media
.XML
.js function
.DHTML
.HTML
fragment
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Sharable Content Object
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Sharable Content Object
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Reference Model
An agreed-upon method that enables computers to share information between the SCO and tools (e.g. grade book, tracking, etc.)
THIS MAKES SCOs PORTABLE
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 The LMS needs to know it is a SCO
(done during the upload process)
 The LMS needs to know which SCO it is, and what files are included
(done through a manifest file)
 The LMS needs to call for the correct functions to create the link between the content and the database
(done through API and JavaScript file)
Reload — http://www.reload.ac.uk/editor.html
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Rich Learning Environment
 Interactivity
 Engagement
 Active learning
 Assessment
 Tracking
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 Learning Management System (LMS) standard tools
 Programming expertise
 Campus resources
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StudyMate by Respondus
Impatica for PowerPoint
Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional
Adobe Acrobat Presenter etc.
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Impatica Adobe Connect
Multiple choice - Adobe Connect Matching - Adobe Connect
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Richer engagement with the content
Student demonstration of knowledge application
Breakup (or away from) the “push” learning model
Deliver more creative assessments; more flexibility in grading
Seamless integration into a learning context
Make it EASY
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We’re off to see the Wizard…
Developed by Dr. Ray Gildner and Samantha S Birk
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All screens shown at 800x600 resolution
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Click Browse…
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Select image from standard dialog…
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Select the number of terms and enter them…
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Select the number of terms and enter them…
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Select the number of definitions and enter them…
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You can have zero definitions
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Arrange the order of terms and definitions…
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Link the correct term to its definition
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Select the number of boxes on image…
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And drag them into their positions
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Link the boxes to the terms
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Customize the wording on the quiz
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Make it a self test, OR…
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Make it a graded quiz with simple grading, OR…
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Make it a graded quiz with custom grading
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Copy the code, and…
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Save it as a text file named thisMatch.js
You are done with the Wizard
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Put everything together with the PnCSCORM Starter files
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Package into a SCO using Reload Editor
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Test using Reload Editor, upload to LMS
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Resources
- Reload Metadata and Content Packing Editor --http://www.reload.ac.uk/editor.html
- Advanced Distributed Learning(ADL) (http://www.adlnet.gov/index.cfm )
Developers Contacts
Samantha S. Birk
Instructional Designer
Indiana University
– Purdue University
Fort Wayne
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
Kettler Hall, Room 234
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
Raymond F. Gildner
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Geosciences
Indiana University Purdue University Fort
Wayne
2101 East Coliseum Boulevard
Science Building, Room 230A
Fort Wayne, IN 46805
(260) 481-6368 email: birks@ipfw.edu
(260) 481-0249
Email: gildnerr@ipfw.edu
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