PRESENTATION NAME

Lori Mestre lmestre@illinois.eduUsing Mashups and Multimedia to Provide Online User Independence for all Learning Styles

LOEX 39th National Conference May 2011

1Overview of PresentationLearning Styles2Enter question text...

Have You Taken a Learning Style Quiz in the Past Year?YesNo3Vark: Guide to Learning Styles4

Whats Your Learning Preference?

VisualAuditoryRead/WriteKinesthetic

5Learning Styles Using Vark Assessment

Hispanics and Asian Americans6Cultural Differences Can Influence LearningDifferent Dimensions of LearningInstructional PracticesInformation ProcessingSocial Interaction TendenciesInfluence of Personality7

Whats your process for putting together a puzzle? Borders 1st? 8

Or more by concept, color.?9

Whats your Process for Putting Together Puzzles?Do all the boarders first?Look for groupings, concepts, colors?10NCSU Questionnaire (Feldman/Soloman) 11

12Results: NCSU Learning Style Assessment 13Acadia Institute for Teaching and TechnologyActive LearnerReflective LearnerInstructionClass ParticipationCritical ThinkingReflection TimeAssignmentsModel BuildingProblem SetsJournalingAssessmentProjectsReportsProblem SolvingEssaysReferenceField TripsVirtual Field tripsObservationsReadingsCommunicationMeetingsWebcasts14Acadia Institute for Teaching and TechnologySensing LearnerIntuitive LearnerInstructionImagesSoundsDemosCase StudiesHypothesis SettingAssignmentsCreation of DemosImagesCase StudiesProblem SolvingResolution BuildingAssessmentDetail TestsAudio TestsOutcome ProjectionsReferenceField TripsVirtual Field TripsCompare & ContrastCommunicationConferencing ToolsGroup Work15InstructionVideo ClipsDiagrams & ImagesMapsLectureAudio clipsAssignmentsMind MappingPowerPoint With ImagesInterviewsSeminarsReports & SpeechesAssessmentId on MapsDrawings and SketchesRead & responseSound IdentificationVerbal testsReferenceReference mapsDiagrams/PicturesArticlesVideo/Audio ClipsCommunicationWhiteboardChatPhoneAudio Conferencing

Verbal LearnerAcadia Institute for Teaching and TechnologyVisual Learner Auditory Learner16

Match up Learning Objects with Learning Style Preferences17

What Primary Learning Objects Do You Use?Video TutorialsGamesPodcastsImagesScenariosAll of the Above18Discussion of Learning Objects/Mash Ups

PodcastsTutorialsImagesVideos

GamesPolls

19Other Mash-Ups

Google Maps- Location (Temple Univ)Using Library Data- UIUC Library20Study Overview21Options for Learning through Multiple ModalitiesFrom a Survey to Librarians22

Enter question text...Do you Plan your Objects So That a User Can Pick and Choose What To Do Next?YesNoIt Varies23Do you plan your objects so that a user can pick and choose what to do next?(From a previous study)24Student InvolvementTook Two Learning Style InventoriesIndex of Learning Style Inventoryhttp://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html (NC State)Vark Questionnaire (How Do I Learn Best)http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaireWent through two to three tutorials a web page static tutorial to learn how to get to and use ERICa Camtasia tutorial to learn how to get to and find a database through Online Research Resourcesan interactive tutorials

25Usability Interviews by Students26Student Results- Ability to Recreate Stepsgood to explain a conceptgood to show us how to do something

Voki27Tutorial with Text Based

28Static Tutorial Results

Scrolled up and down the page to see all the sections and what was requiredViewed images (rarely read the text)Opened a new window to practice while they viewed the web pageWent back to web page for informationMost successful in finding information after this.

29Camtasia Version

UIUC Tutorials http://www.library.illinois.edu/diglit/tutorial/index.html30Camtasia ResultsWatched without practicingCouldnt recreate processDidnt attempt to go back for assistanceOnly two students were successful in the post test (graduate Asian students)

31Recommended FeaturesPop-ups to highlight important informationSections (chapter markings)Questions to engage the mindInteractivity, have students do somethingPrefer the static web page to a video tutorial- more efficient include other multimedia as options within the web page.

32Results- Student Usability Study

Multiple ModalitiesAll but one had high rankings for multiple modalities.All but one preferred the step-by-step process.Students wanted to skim the whole thing first then find the key items. 33What Students Want34Net Generation35Suggestions3637Enter question text...

Your Turn to Design a Page: What one extra thing could you add to your tutorial?Short Video ClipsShort Audio ClipsImagesScenarioDrag and Drop38

Which Version Would you Choose?

Version 1

Version 2

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Which would you choose?Drag and drop citation

Type in the citation

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What Would you Add to Accommodate More Styles?Audio ClipsPop up or video clip showing marked up paperBoth

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What Would You Add to Help Learners?

You quote it Animated figure to read the textVideo clip or a real person reading the textWhere to click42What Are the Multimodal Features Here?

43Which Learning Style is Not Being Accommodated?

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Which Learning Style is not Being Accommodated?ReflectiveSequentialAuditoryGlobal

45Video Clip and Practice Options

46Pick and Choose

47Assessing steps to take

48Many User Options

49Next Steps for Our TutorialsCreate more mash-ups that incorporate images, sound, and text into one learning object.Cease talking when a pop-up appears to allow time to read and reflect on the messageCreate an opening scenario or choose a character to help them relate to the experience.More Interactivity: Options for them to try it out, including drag and drop elements, choose an answer, reflect and provide a response, brief quizzes, games and consequences.

50Modifications ContinuedVisual cues so users know what they can do (such as arrows , animation cues, extra tips) to alert them what to do next and where to click.More auditory cues will be used to provide positive and negative feedback through sound, such as dings and buzzes.Scenarios to help engage the student and make the material more relevant to them. Chapter markers for students who want to pick and choose sections, as well as to be able to easily go back and review something

51Mismatch Students WantVariety of tools that engageMultiple paths to informationInteractive opportunitiesYet 63% of librarian survey respondents did not provide tools for multiple modalities

Yet 72% of respondents did not provide for multiple paths

Yet 52% did not provide these and only 6% provided them in every tutorial

52What Was Your #1 Take-away From This Talk?

Its important to incorporate multiple options in tutorialsVideo tutorials arent effective for all studentsPerhaps librarians should assess their tools with students53Lori Mestrelmestre@illinois.edu

Made possible by a grant from the Research and Publications Committee of the University of IllinoisQuestions?

54Resources Used in Presentation

Learning StylesIndex of Learning Style Inventoryhttp://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html (NC State)Felder Richard M. and Barbara A. Soloman. Learning Styles and Strategies. North Carolina State University, 2009. June 1, 2009.