2nd Annual
Adjunct Faculty
Conference
Columbus Region
April 19, 2008
VILOs Team
Tova Wiegand-Green
Program Chair Medical Assisting
Patricia Ley
Adjunct Faculty Medical Assisting
William Brown
Multimedia Specialist
Andaz Ahmad
Director of Instructional Technology
Moving Beyond………
Learning Objects
•What is a Learning Object?
Reusable, Interoperable, Durable, and Accessible
•Objective specific lesson available online
•How are they used?
•Used to replace or enhance traditional lesson
•Dynamic means of presentation
•How can I find some already made? MERLOT
Precipitating Factors
•Lack of lab space and time
•Limited instructor availability
•Cost of supplies for practice (lab materials may
cost as much as $12 each)
•Limited student-instructor interaction
•Unsatisfactory pass rates
Video Interactive Learning Objects
•Have specific objectives
•Are very short (5-15 minutes)
•Present video recordings of lessons or procedures
•Have built-in quizzes and are interactive
•Are widely accessible to students 24/7
•Are viewed repeatedly
How is this different than class?
•Viewed prior to class as preparation
•Viewed by students when they are studying
•Available on CDs, DVDs, etc.
•Available via iPod (and other MP4 players)
•Available 24x7 from streaming server,
www.ivyvilos.com
•Used for self remediation rather than instructor
remediation
•Used in place of consumable lab supplies
VILOs Benefits
•Improve mastery of learning objectives
•Enhance performance of skills during assessment
•Accommodate diverse learning styles
•Serve needs of students with disabilities
•Present challenging content in engaging formats
•Are available to students 24/7
Medical Laboratory Techniques
•Approximately 30 skills competencies
•Instructor demonstrates then students practice and
check-off
•Lab practical as part of final grade
•Insufficient time for repeated practice
VILOs Solution
•Capture a procedure to video
•Build in objectives and learning outcomes
•Build in a quiz to allow for student interaction
•Make it available for students
•VILOs in Action: Throat Collection
Immediate Observations
•No remediation plans
•30% fewer supplies used
•Deal with student absences more effectively
•Check off success rate has increased
•20% reduction in seat time
Spring ’08 Survey Results – Exhibit 4
Spring ’08 Survey Results – Exhibit 5
Spring ’08 Survey Results – Exhibit 3
Digital Frontier
“Students immersed in an increasingly digital world
are seeking richer and more engaging learning
experiences”
“Instructors are exploring innovative ways to use
technology to foster interaction, collaboration, and
excitement for learning”
Engagement
Using a variety of instructional methods "introduces
and element of unpredictability and novelty in the
classroom" - keeping students engaged (Grasha,
2002, p. 216).
Learning College
A Learning College is an educational institution
designed to assist individuals in forming a
collaborative learning environment as responsible,
engaged learners, culminating in the attainment of
life-long skills, facilitating the needs of learners, and
establishing documented measures of success.
(http://www.rowancabarrus.edu/qep/faq.html)
Learning College
Learning College
Reflection
VILOs Website and Distribution
•iPods – developing a student loan program
•DVD that we’ll provide to each student
•Online availability (http://www.ivyvilos.com)
•Will be used by College for Working Adults students
•Collaborative efforts with IPFW
Cable Access TV broadcast programming
What Does It Take To Make a VILO
Hardware
•Sony HD HVR-Z1U 3CCD 1080i/720p Video
Camera
$5,500.00
•Nikon Coolpix Digital Still Camera (3.4megapixel
CCD)
$400.00
•High-end laptop (2.4GHz Dual Core Athlon 64,
2GB RAM, 75 GB)
$2,400.00
•Scanner, 60GB iPods, External 120GB hard drives
•Billo’pod -
Priceless 
What Does It Take To Make a VILO
Software
•Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5
•Adobe Photoshop CS
$495.00
•Adobe After Effects 6.5
•Camtasia Studio 4.0
$319.95
•Nero CD/DVD burning software
$50.00
Spring ’08 Survey Results – Exhibit 1
Would you like to see more VILOs developed for
other courses?
What’s Next?
•VILOs for other divisions and departments
•Multi-lingual VILOs (Spanish, Burmese …)
•ADA Complaint VILOs (Captioning)
•Intra-departmental Content Sharing (Medical
Transcription class …)
•Blackboard Integration (SCORM compliance)
•MERLOT Peer Review Approval
Special Thank You!
•Chancellor: Dr. Mark Keen
•Vice-Chancellor: Dr. Russ Baker
•Chair, Health Sciences: Candy Schladenhauffen
•Eli Lilly Funds
•Ivy Tech Northeast
•Cable Access TV at Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne
Please Connect!
•Look at the Learning Objects already out there!
•Think Out Side of the Box!
•Connect with the Instructional Design Office
•Ideas for future VILOs
Thank you!
Contact Information
Andaz Ahmad
aahmad@ivytech.edu
260-481-2248
It’s Your Turn!
Q/A