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Engaging Your Students Through Narration

Rhonda D. Blackburn, PhDUniversity of Texas at Dallas

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Think!

• Think of a course.• How would you ground this in reality?

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Objectives

• Discuss how I improved my course using narrative course design.

• Redesign a course.

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EHRD 475Multimedia Development for

Training and Instruction• Started teaching in Fall 2002– Traditional face-to-face class– Moved online Fall 2003– Changed assessments Fall 2004– Changed in Fall 2008 using narrative design

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Moving Forward

• How did I teach the class?

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Welcome to B&B Enterprises

• All students are new HR Directors• I am the VP of Training and Development• There is a face-to-face orientation

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Modules

• Analysis• Synchronous training• Audio training• Demonstration training• Design and Development• Manual training

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Activities

• Content• Quiz• Learning Circle• Activity• Journal

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Changes - Content

• Started - information and directions• Ended – memos and other resources

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Changes - Quizzes

• Stayed the same.

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Changes – Learning Circles

• Started – collaboration between classmates• Ended – collaboration between co-workers,

real world scenarios

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Changes – Activities

• Started – they picked a company• Ended – I hired them!

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Changes – Journal

• Started – reflecting on work• Ended – reflecting on work and how it impacts

their environment

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Why Narrative Course Design?

• Relevant• Real world• Interesting• Increases levels of engagement

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Example of course materials

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Syllabus

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Syllabus Mandates

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B&B Introduction

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Training Example

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Let’s have you design!

• What is the course?• How will you ground it in reality?• What are the activities?• What can you do to make it more meaningful?

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Thank you!

Rhonda D. Blackburn, PhDAssociate ProvostOffice of Educational EnhancementUniversity of Texas at [email protected]


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