Instructor Guide : "Rapid Prototyping: Projects in 3D Design// Digital Quest - Author/Instructional Designer
The challenge with the Rapid Prototyping Course was creating a resource useful for all levels of instructors and learners. The project-based nature of the course accommodates adult learners as well as academic learners allowing theme to apply existing design knowledge while learning new technology. However, instructors need to feel confident with learners of any level. The inclusion of an emerging technology, like 3D Printing, meant that even a seasoned design instructors may face challenges and new concepts. Therefore, Instructor materials were designed to dynamically accommodate learners and instructors.
Instructional Features:
New design workflows to serve as the basis for learners at any level.
Scaled rubrics and assessment guides allows instructors to use a common set of design challenges with constraints and expectations commiserate with instructor or student knowledge.
Flexible timing and modular facilitation tools allows teachers to lead a full class or support personalized or individualized instruction using the same student tools.
Technical Requirements: Adobe CC, Office Suite; Research/SME Collaboration with Industry Partners
Instructional Features:
Visualizing a process or concept in detail from start to finish
Alternative for Visual or Auditory Learners
Suitable for absent or remote learners
Prepares instructors to utilize a new technology
Technical Requirements: Camtasia, Adobe Creative Cloud, Recording Hardware Knowledge
Video as a Secondary Resource//NCSU Grad Project - Author/Instructional Designer
Video is a great medium for instruction in certain situations: mobile learning, self-education, large group facilitation, etc. Video is also useful as a secondary resource for support. As a secondary resource, individual learners may choose to use video to supplement a primary text/print resource. This allows to create concise text/print resources and use video for additional exposition and related topics.
This particular video is a grad school submission for learning an freely available online tool. I typically incorporate videos into my professional and education work as they are the best medium to control a message from the design space to the learner space.
Statistical Methods in Blended Learning Environments// Southern Regional Educational Board (SREB) - Lead Writer
A key component of my work with the SREB was combining academic and technical topics under a single instructor. With so many disparate topics, an instructor was likely to encounter subject matter with which they were unfamiliar, if not uncomfortable. The blended learning environment meant that learners would ultimately apply their knowledge in an uncontrolled environment. In this case, a microbial testing project required instruction statistics and probability, specifically t-test.
A notable practice in this module features instructor collaboration with experts. By collaborating with experts, the instructor is able to offer a topic that is out of their primary knowledge base. This builds community based training for students and instructors alike.
Instructional Features:
Focus on instructor explaining purpose to spark leaner engagement and motivation to conduct research
Collaborative Learning between homogenous groups
Incremental paced to allow teacher to deliver assessment, review with a expert colleague, and then deliver sound feedback in subsequent meetings.
Technical Requirements: Office Suite; Research/SME Collaboration with Industry Contacts and Mathematics Specialist