CONTENT DEVELOPMENTForethought Not Afterthought

Mitzi Fehl-Seward

E-Learning Curriculum Supervisor

Virtual Virginia

AUDIENCE SURVEY

Beginner – 40 Intermediate – 34 Advanced - 13

VIRTUAL VIRGINIA COURSES

AP Courses – New AP Chinese Language and Culture 2010-2011 (finishing Chinese series)

Arabic will go live next year Focus on languages, AP’s and electives in

History and English

PROCESS

Assess the Need Assemble the Teams

Content Development Department Curriculum Supervisor Curriculum Facilitator Lead Instructional Designer

Content Development Team• Team Leader• Subject-Matter experts• Instructional Designer• Course Reviewers

ACQUIRE PERMITS

Content Development Training (online) Handbook/Styleguide Templates

Final Course Checklist Multimedia Guidelines ETLO – Educational Technology Leaders

Online

www.virtualvirginia.org/conferences/vss09 mitzi.fehl@virtualvirginia.org

OVERALL PROCESS

Examine standards, determine objectives Establish content foundation Divide topics into modules (units) Balance content delivery methods Design scope and sequence document Check alignments Design Module Content Edit

CREATE CONTENT

Course Delivery – Course content is designed to meet the varied learning styles of students. Instructional strategies include:

Text, eTextWritten/Oral InstructionsInteractivityResearch

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CREATE CONTENT

Prepare for new information – determine prior knowledge

Acquire knowledge Establish scaffolding of knowledge Test Formal or informal assessment Extend learning – provide a look ahead

CONSTRUCT A COURSE

Develop a course template – design a course that is visually appealing – content is linked to course banner

Create the course in HTML Pages – Dreamweaver – format – Desire to Learn

Provide feedback on design of lesson Create interactivities (huge list)

Slot machine game for review

POST A MASTER COPY & EDIT

Inspection (Fine tooth comb) What make s a course quality – links for

resources Ribbon Cutting (Sometimes in the reverse

order if a pilot occurs)

RESOURCES

Virtualvirginia.org Login: vss.o9 Password: virtualva