sustainable e learning courses

Building sustainable e-learning courses

Presenter:Penny Neuendorf

Penny.neuendorf@cit.edu.au

Penny Neuendorf

Who am I and why is sustainable eLearning development a passion

Types of sustainability

1. Teacher2. Student3. Institute

Key to sustainable courses

Tip 1

Use forums sparinglyClear goals, clear guidelines

Tip 2

Use forums sparinglyPeer lead and feedback

Tip 3

Clear crisp designObverse WHY

Michael Abulencia5 Trips for training designers

Week 5

• Keep it simple (but not) stupid• Tell a story• Stimulate the senses

Tip 4

Use a range of tools

Ray O’Brien Designing e-learning

presentation – Week 3

• Rapid e-learning tools – Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate• LOCO• Power point – photo album, add audio (Camtasia, Power Point, Adobe

Presenter, Prezi) – export as PDF• Adobe Acrobat Pro• Windows Movie Maker, Photo Story• Edmodo• Audacity• GoAnimate• Voicetread

Tip 5

Document size and quality

Ways to share large documents:

• Dropbox• Google Docs• You Tube/ Teacher Tube• Slide Share

Ways to change file size:

• IrfranView (images)• Audacity (audio)• Powerpoint – change and save as JPEG• TubeChop.com• Movie Maker, Avidemux, Lightworks

(free) (Video)• Adobe Premiere Prod, Final Cut, Vegas

Prod ($) (Video)

Videos should be only 4 – 6 minutes long

Tip 6

Reuse, recycle or repurposecontent

Marlene Manto’s presentation Finding Free e-Learning Content on the Web from Week 2 had some gems:

• Toolboxes• Games • Moodle courses• Videos – tubechop and blubbr• Khan Academy• Image Chef, ToonDoo

Tip 7

Use self making toolsOr

Peer assessment

Tip 8

Student generated content

Tip 9

Make it countRecord session

Shane JefferyVideo presentation Week 5

Screen Casts softwareCamStudio (Free), ActivePresenter (Free), Screencastle (Free), Adobe Presenter ($),

Adobe Captivate ($), Camtasia ($)

Tip 10

Keep it contained

Natalie Denmeade Presentation Week 4

• Use Completion tracking• Progress bar

• Clear instructions – where the information is

Summary

You have the power to make theSustainable courses

Penny.neuendorf@cit.edu.au