smart content in education
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Create smart learning objects in EPUB3 to avoid excessive learning platform expenditures. Use analytics to improve content and assessment over time.TRANSCRIPT
EPUB3: bring interactivity and multimedia to educationJuly 11, 2013
“Smart” Content in Education
Ken Brooks, [email protected]@kenbrooks
Functions / Tools Partner Toolsand Services
Platform / Infrastructure
Content
The new learning context: the learning platform
Functions / Tools Partner Toolsand Services
Platform / Infrastructure
Content
The Personal Learning Experience Framework: Content
NARRATIVE
INTERACTIVELEARNINGOBJECTS
RICH MEDIA
LINKS
• Articles• Case studies• Source docs
• Simulations• Exercises• Games
• Audio• Video• Animation
• Multiple Choice• Supplied Answer• Essay
• References• Other resources• Real time data
NOTES
ASSESSMENTITEMS
• Professor notes• Student notes• Blog content
Functions / Tools
LEARNING PATH
GRADES
CALENDAR
TUTORING
LECTURETOOLS
Partner Toolsand Services
Platform / Infrastructure
GRADINGTOOLS
GENERALSTUDYTOOLS
DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC
STUDY TOOLS
ASSESSMENTENGINES
GROUPLEARNING
CONTENTMGMT
Content
The Learning Platform: Tools
Functions / Tools
LEARNING PATH
GRADES
CALENDAR
TUTORING
LECTURETOOLS
Partner Toolsand Services
Platform / Infrastructure
LMS
CAMPUSSYSTEMS
PARTNER APP
PARTNER APP
GRADINGTOOLS PARTNER APP
GENERALSTUDYTOOLS
DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC
STUDY TOOLS
ASSESSMENTENGINES
GROUPLEARNING
CONTENTMGMT
Content
NARRATIVE
INTERACTIVELEARNINGOBJECTS
RICH MEDIA
LINKS
• Articles• Case studies• Source docs
• Simulations• Exercises• Games
• Audio• Video• Animation
• Multiple Choice• Supplied Answer• Essay
• References• Other resources• Real time data
TAXONOMY MARKUP API TRACKING PERMISSIONSUSER
PLATFORM
The Learning Platform
NOTES
ASSESSMENTITEMS
• Professor notes• Student notes• Blog content
The new model is based on a learning path consisting of sequenced learning objects
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Learning Object
Learning Object
Learning Object
Learning Object
Learning Object
Learning Object
Learning Object
Course Outcomes
• Objective• Content• Assessment• Metadata
This “graph” view would be flattened into a linear syllabus for class use
• Objective• Content• Assessment• Metadata
• Objective• Content• Assessment• Metadata
• Objective• Content• Assessment• Metadata
• Objective• Content• Assessment• Metadata
• Objective• Content• Assessment• Metadata
• Objective• Content• Assessment• Metadata
First, learning objects in EPUB3…
Content types• Narrative
• Video
• Interactives (of many types)
• etc.
Assessment types• Multiple Choice
• Fill in the blank
• Algorithmic
• Computational
• Essay
• etc.
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Learning Object
InteractiveContent
Quiz (assessment)
Quiz item 1 : ____ Quiz item 2 : ____ Quiz item 3 : ____Quiz item 4 : ____Quiz item 5 : ____
Example: Concept Map for Differential Calculus
Knowledge map of Calculus from Khan Academy, July 6, 20138
Syllabus View
1. Limits 12. Limits 23. Recognizing slope4. Derivative intuition5. Derivatives 16. Recognizing concavity7. Power rule8. Special derivatives9. Visualizing derivatives10.Chain rule 111.Product rule12.Quotient rule13.L’Hopital’s rule
Student passes first learning object…
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Learning Object: Limits 1
InteractiveContent
Quiz: Limits 1
Quiz item 1 : ____ Quiz item 2 : ____ Quiz item 3 : ____Quiz item 4 : ____Quiz item 5 : ____
Personal Learning Plan
1. Limits 12. Limits 23. Recognizing slope4. Derivative intuition5. Derivatives 16. Recognizing concavity7. Power rule8. Special derivatives9. Visualizing derivatives10. Chain rule 111. Product rule12. Quotient rule13. L’Hopital’s rule
Web Services update of LMS
Student doesn’t pass second learning object
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Learning Object: Limits 2
InteractiveContent
Quiz: Limits 2
Quiz item 1: Quiz item 2Quiz item 3Quiz item 4Quiz item 5
Personal Learning Plan
1. Limits 12. Limits 23. Recognizing slope4. Derivative intuition5. Derivatives 16. Recognizing concavity7. Power rule8. Special derivatives9. Visualizing derivatives10. Chain rule 111. Product rule12. Quotient rule13. L’Hopital’s rule
Web Services update of LMS
Student finally passes second learning object
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Learning Object: Limits 2
InteractiveContent
Quiz: Limits 2
Quiz item 1: Quiz item 2Quiz item 3Quiz item 4Quiz item 5
Personal Learning Plan
1. Limits 12. Limits 23. Recognizing slope4. Derivative intuition5. Derivatives 16. Recognizing concavity7. Power rule8. Special derivatives9. Visualizing derivatives10. Chain rule 111. Product rule12. Quotient rule13. L’Hopital’s rule
Web Services update of LMS
We can add a pretest to alter the Personal Learning Plan…
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Pretest
LimitsQuiz item 1 : ____ Quiz item 2 : ____ Quiz item 3 : ____Quiz item 4 : ____Quiz item 5 : ____
DerivativesQuiz item 6 : ____ Quiz item 7 : ____ Quiz item 8 : ____Quiz item 9 : ____Quiz item 10 : ____
Special DerivativesQuiz item 11 : ____ Quiz item 12 : ____ Quiz item 13 : ____Quiz item 14 : ____Quiz item 15 : ____
Personal Learning Plan
1. Limits 12. Limits 23. Recognizing slope4. Derivative intuition5. Derivatives 16. Recognizing concavity7. Power rule8. Special derivatives9. Visualizing derivatives10. Chain rule 111. Product rule12. Quotient rule13. L’Hopital’s rule
Web Services update of LMS
And a post-test to document achievement.
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Post Test
LimitsQuiz item 1 : ____ Quiz item 2 : ____ Quiz item 3 : ____Quiz item 4 : ____Quiz item 5 : ____
DerivativesQuiz item 6 : ____ Quiz item 7 : ____ Quiz item 8 : ____Quiz item 9 : ____Quiz item 10 : ____
Special DerivativesQuiz item 11 : ____ Quiz item 12 : ____ Quiz item 13 : ____Quiz item 14 : ____Quiz item 15 : ____
Personal Learning Plan
1. Limits 1 802. Limits 2 853. Recognizing slope 794. Derivative intuition 815. Derivatives 1 866. Recognizing concavity 917. Power rule 928. Special derivatives 879. Visualizing derivatives 7710. Chain rule 1 8611. Product rule 9112. Quotient rule 9313. L’Hopital’s rule 75
Web Services update of LMS
Analytics primary goal: improving student performance
Student Performance Professor
Analytics secondary goal: improving professor performance
ProfessorPerformance
Student Performance
Student Performance
Student Performance
Student Performance
Analytics differentiator: improving content and assessment
Assessment
Content
Learning Object
ProfessorPerformance
Student Performance
Student Performance
Student Performance
Student Performance
So what is needed?
Widget library
Web services calls
Caching for offline usage and later synch
Support for specialized markup
Data analysis capabilities
Book update
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EPUB3: bring interactivity and multimedia to educationJuly 11, 2013
“Smart” Content in Education
Ken Brooks, [email protected]@kenbrooks