Week

In Class Activities

Activities Due by Thursday at 12pm

1

Introduction Activity
Review Syllabus
Evaluation of Computer Skills
Blackboard Activity

Due by Aug 29th 12pm:
Introductions
- Introduce Yourself to Class Online
- Baseline Knowledge Paper Due
- Find and begin reading required text

2

Hands-on session on scanners and cameras
Hands-on session on 2D Tools (Fireworks)

Due by Sept 5th 12pm:
Unit 1: Intro to Multimedia
- Readings/Online Discussion on Change
- Readings on Hypermedia/Multimedia
- Online Discussion on Hypermedia/Multimedia

3

Complete Unit 2 Online
--Dr. Figg in Baton Rouge--

Due by Sept 12th 12pm:
Unit 2: Multimedia and Human Learning
- Readings on Constructivism (SEDL Materials)
- Rubric Creation Activity
- Software Evaluation Activity

4

Complete group rubric
Complete software evaluation and post by Saturday (9/14/02)
Complete feedback to posted evaluations and rubrics (9/14/02)

Due by Sept 19th 12pm:
Unit 3: Instructional Design
- Readings
- Online Discussion on Backward Design
- WebQuest on Active Learning

Due by Sept 26th 12pm:
Unit 4: Designing Your Final Project
- Begin work on design document

Online posting of descriptions of final instruction design projects with feedback from others

Due by October 3rd 12pm:
Unit 5: 2D Graphics Baseline Knowledge
- Readings on 2D Graphics and Interface Design Principles
- Post Nutshell Summary Paper on 2D Knowledge
- Continue working on design document
- Continue working on Skills Portfolio Project

Fall Holiday

Due by Oct 10th 12pm:
Complete Unit 4: Designing Your Final Project (Continued)
- Submit Final Project Design Document
- Provide Feedback to Classmates
- Prepare for exam on 2D Graphics
- Continue working on Skills Portfolio Project

Required exam on 2D Graphics
Discussion of Final Project and Skills Portfolio

Hands-on session on Dreamweaver
Work through webpage building activities
Demo of Fireworks slicing
(Creating Index page of Skills Portfolio Project)

Due by Saturday, Oct 12th Noon
Design Document for Final Project posted to Blackboard

Due by Oct 17th 12pm:
- Post 2 feedback comments to classmates regarding their design documents

Unit 6: Video Production Baseline Knowledge
- Readings on Digital Video on Blackboard
- Post Nutshell Summary Paper on Video Knowledge
- Continue working on Skills Portfolio Project and creating the final instructional design project accordinging to your design document

8

Continue Dreamweaver/Fireworks work with Personal Skills Portfolio Project

Due by Oct 24th 12pm:
- Continue working on Skills Portfolio Project and creating the final instructional design project accordinging to your design document

9

Class Time for Product Work Session

Due by Oct 31st 12pm:
- Continue working on Skills Portfolio Project and creating the final instructional design project accordinging to your design document

10

Class Time for Product Work Session
--Dr. Figg in OH--

Due by Nov 7th 12pm:
- Continue working on Skills Portfolio Project and creating the final instructional design project accordinging to your design document

11

Class Time for Product Work Session
--Dr. Figg in CA--

Due by Nov 14th 12pm:
- Prepare for quickie exam on Video Baseline Knowledge

12

Quickie Exam on Video Baseline Knowledge (not for a grade, but for review)

Hands-on session to introduce digital video

Due by Nov 21st 12pm:
Online Work Prior to Class time
- Complete Skills Portfolio and post to web
- Post URL of Skills Portfolio to Blackboard and send URL to Dr. Figg
- Post Final instructional Design Project to Blackboard
- Provide Feedback on Other Students Projects

Due by Nov. 28th: Post Your Final Reflective Paper

Thanksgiving Holiday

Final Project Due (Exam Date)

All corrections/incorporation of feedback to Final project completed and turned in to Dr. Figg