IMP+Proposal

EDET 793 Spring 2011 Keith Pierce
 * Instructional Multimedia Project Proposal**

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**Project Analysis** This multimedia project will be designed to augment learning for USC Aiken faculty in the use of Blackboard software which is a Content Management System. The site will be hosted on Go Daddy. com and will contain video tutorials and descriptive .pdf documents. The tutorials will include a step by step set of directions using video with narration on the usage of Blackboard and its basic components. The videos will be designed so that the user will be able to simultaneously view the tutorials while practicing within the Blackboard application. This should give a high degree of interactivity and skills learning. Some learners may prefer a more traditional approach which is simple graphic pictures with appropriate pointers, highlights and emphasis points. The project will be evaluated by USC Aiken faculty members for ease of use and suitable content.

**Project Constraints** Some project limitations might include the computer skills of the learners and their ability to interact with tutorials while learning the new skills. My skills in making video tutorials that can be a dynamic teaching aid could also be a barrier. **Target Audience** My target audience will be faculty members of USC Aiken. Some will be experienced Blackboard users while others will be novices. Some could even be first time users.

**Project Goals** The main goal for the project is to create tutorials that will aid faculty in using Blackboard and to increase usage and expertise in the Blackboard software. A secondary goal would be to create a set of reference resources that faculty could call upon as needed. **Project Objectives** The faculty will be able to: **Project Instructional Purpose** The purpose for the project is to increase faculty usage and expertise in Blackboard software. We have a wide range of users on the campus that start with first time users up to very experienced ones. Most users fall in the middle of use and expertise. Many of the objections I have encountered have to do with not using the software consistently and therefore failing to remember key functions. This is where tutorials and graphic pdf documents play a significant role. Placing these in an area easily accessed by users will allow them to quickly recall important functions and improve their skills. **Project** **Description** The project will contain a series of video tutorials that will be compressed and presented through Youtube. The tutorials will include complete descriptions of individual objectives. The project will also contain a series of pdf documents that will mirror the video tutorials in content. These will contain text descriptors, pointers, highlighted areas and other specific graphic instructional items. The faculty will get a reference tool that will be an easy way for them to review typical functions in the software.
 * Reset passwords, log in and navigate to current courses.
 * Create several types of content such as assignments, course documents and course information.
 * Create unique course menu designs, course banners and course appearance.
 * Create a grading center for their course.
 * Create a test and test questions pool.
 * Create a discussion board for students.

**Project Assessment** I will be creating an assessment survey to be sent to faculty member who have accessed the tutorials or pdf documents. I will be using Lime survey which will be completely anonymous and extends invitations via email to the survey URL. Users will have opportunity to give written assessments as well as answering some Yes/No questions. Several questions will include a scale (Likert) to identify user preferences.

**Project Resources** Troy University Blackboard website. Retrieved February 7, 2011 from [|__http://www.blackboard.com/quicktutorials/quicktutorials.htm__] USC website. Retrieved February 7, 2011 from [] University of Illinois Springfield website. Retrieved February 7, 2011 from [|__http://www.uis.edu/colrs/learning/technologies/blackboard/BlackboardTutorialsforInstructors.html__] Virginia Commonwealth University website. Retrieved February 7, 2011 from [|__http://www.vcu.edu/cte/resources/video_tutorials.htm__] Northeastern University website. Retrieved February 7, 2011 from [|__http://www.northeastern.edu/infoservices/?page_id=5644__] Lehman College website. Retrieved February 7, 2011 from [|__http://www.lehman.edu/academics/blackboard/index.php__]

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