Syllabus for 1306DETC6209020

Faculty Contact Information

Dr Jill Fresen, Learning Technologies Group, Oxford University, United Kingdom. Email address: jill.fresen@gmail.com Dr Claudia Schrader, Center for Lifelong Learning, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany. Email address: claudia.schrader@uni-oldenburg.de

Course Introduction

This is a 3-credit graduate course. Semester covers 12 weeks. The course consists of consisting of units of study, covered over a 12 week term. The course officially begins on May 20th, 2013 and ends on August 11th, 2013. The last date for withdrawal without penalty is: (to be confirmed), 2013. Students are encouraged to contact their instructor as needed.

Course Description
(Formerly OMDE 620. Developed by Joachim Hasebrook of Germany.) An examination of the use of digital media in a variety of educational settings to identify properties, strengths, and weaknesses of multimedia in different learning contexts. Basic psychological processes of perception, understanding, and learning are introduced. Focus is on multimedia and instructional design for online learning systems, such as Web-based training. Hands-on experiences with several multimedia and online learning and information systems are provided. Topics also include groupware and collaborative learning technologies, intelligent systems, instructional simulations, and virtual reality systems.

Course Goals/Objectives

At the end of this course, students should be able to: define learning with multimedia. describe the development of media in the history of DE as a function of interaction and independence. identify the basic psychological processes involved in multimedia learning. outline the basics of sensation and perception in processing multiple media. explain the rationale of multimedia design priciples. identify the opportunities for learning and teaching that multimedia learning affords. develop criteria for the evaluation of multimedia applications. apply these criteria and critically analyse various multimedia products. develop a proposal for a multimedia project.

Course Materials

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Grading Information and Criteria

Assignment #1 Media Debate (15% of course grade) Assignment #2 Multimedia Evaluation (30% of course grade) Assignment #3 Multimedia Project Proposal (30% of course grade) Assignment #4 Podcast Presentation (15% of course grade) Another 10% is awarded for online participation

Project Descriptions
Assignment #1: Media debate - see details in Conference entitled Unit 2. Due date: end of Week 5 Assignment #2: Review of two multimedia products - see details in Conference entitled Unit 3. Due date: end of Week 8 Assignment #3: Multimedia project proposal - see details in Conference entitled Unit 4. Due date: end of Week 11 Assignment #4: Podcast presentation of project proposal - see details in Conference entitled Unit 4. Due date: end of Week 11

Additional Information

Academic Policies
The Graduate School's Academic Policies (GS) GRADING GUIDELINES According to The Graduate School's grading policy, the following marks are used: A (90-100) = Excellent B (80-89) = Good C (70-79) = Below standards F (69 or below) = Failure FN = Failure for nonattendance G = Grade pending P = Passing S = Satisfactory U = Unsatisfactory I = Incomplete AU = Audit W = Withdrew

The grade of "B" represents the benchmark for The Graduate School. It indicates that the student has demonstrated competency in the subject matter of the course, e.g., has fulfilled all course requirements on time, has a clear grasp of the full range of course materials and concepts, and is able to present and apply these materials and concepts in clear, well-reasoned, well-organized, and grammatically correct responses, whether written or oral. Only students who fully meet this standard and, in addition, demonstrate exceptional comprehension and application of the course subject matter earn a grade of "A." Students who do not meet the benchmark standard of competency fall within the "C" range or lower. They, in effect, have not met graduate level standards. Where this failure is substantial, they can earn an "F." The "FN" grade means a failure in the course because the student has ceased to attend and participate in course assignments and activities but has not officially withdrawn. ACADEMIC STANDARDS Graduate students are expected to maintain a 3.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) at all times, with no grade of F. An assessment of academic standing is made of each student at the end of every semester. Each student's GPA is computed for all UMUC graduate-level graded coursework to make a determination of academic standing as described in the policy below. UMUC policy on academic levels of progress DROPS and WITHDRAWALS Dropping Courses Students are permitted to drop a course within the first few days of the course. Dropped courses do not appear on the official transcript and students who drop a course receive a full refund of tuition and non-application fees. The exact length of the drop period is proportional to the length of each course. Specific drop deadlines are provided online at http://www.umuc.edu/students/academics/calendar/other-deadlines.cfm. Students must follow the drop procedures as outlined in the catalog, schedule of classes, or Web site. Financial aid recipients should contact a financial aid advisor before withdrawing to determine if or how this will affect his or her financial aid. Note: students cannot add or register for courses after the registration period ends. Withdrawal from Courses After the Drop period has passed, students are permitted to withdraw from a course. Students who officially withdraw from a course receive a mark of W (Withdrawal) and incur financial repercussions based on the refund schedule for drop and withdrawal. The grade of W will appear on the official transcript but will not be used in calculating

the grade point average (GPA). Students must follow the withdrawal procedures as outlined in the catalog, schedule of classes, or Web site. Graduate students must officially withdraw before 65 percent of the class has expired. Specific deadlines are provided online at http://www.umuc.edu/withdrawals. Students who do not officially withdraw by the deadline receive the grade earned for the course. Financial aid recipients should contact a financial aid advisor before withdrawing to determine if or how this will affect his or her financial aid. WRITING STANDARDS Effective managers, leaders, and teachers are also effective communicators. Written communication is an important element of the total communication process. The Graduate School recognizes and expects exemplary writing to be the norm for course work. To this end, all papers, individual and group, must demonstrate graduate level writing and comply with the format requirements of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition. Careful attention should be given to spelling, punctuation, source citations, references, and the presentation of tables and figures. It is expected that all course work will be presented on time and error free. POLICY ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PLAGIARISM UMUC policy on academic dishonesty and plagiarism Tutorial: UMUC offers the VAIL Tutor, a tutorial covering academic integrity and strategies to help students avoid academic dishonesty and plagiarism. Turnitin.com: The University has a license agreement with Turnitin, an educational tool that helps prevent or identify plagiarism from Internet resources. Your instructor will use the service in this class by requiring you to submit essays, research papers, case study analyses, other written assignments, and multimedia text electronically to Turnitin. The Turnitin Originality Report will indicate the amount of original text in your work and whether material that you quoted, paraphrased, summarized, or used from another source is appropriately referenced. Nothing in this explanation limits faculty or faculty assistants from submitting student work directly to Turnitin. When you submit all or part of your assignment to the Turnitin service, Turnitin will ordinarily store that assignment in its database. The assignment will be checked to see if there is any match between your work and other material stored in Turnitin's database. If you object to long-term storage of your work in the Turnitin database, you must let your instructor know no later than two weeks after the start of this class. You have three options regarding your assignment being stored in the Turnitin database. One, if you do nothing then your assignment will be stored in the Turnitin database for

the duration of UMUC's contract with Turnitin. Two, you can ask your instructor to have Turnitin store your assignment only for the duration of the semester or term, then have your assignment deleted from the Turnitin database once the class is over. Three, you can ask your instructor to change the Turnitin settings so that your assignment is not stored in the Turnitin database at any time. COURSE EVALUATION FORM UMUC values its students' feedback. You will be asked to complete a mandatory online evaluation toward the end of the semester. The primary purpose of this evaluation is to assess the effectiveness of classroom instruction. UMUC requires all students to complete this evaluation. Your individual responses are kept confidential. The evaluation notice will appear on your class screen when three-quarters of the session has finished. You will have approximately one week to complete the evaluation. If, after one week, you do not open the file and either respond to the questions or click on "no response," you will be "locked out" of the class until you do complete the evaluation. This means that you will not be able to enter the classroom. Once you have completed the evaluation, you will regain access to the classroom. If you have any problem getting back in your classroom, you should immediately contact Help@UMUC by phone toll-free at 888-360-UMUC (8682) or via Live Chat. The Graduate School takes students' evaluations seriously, and in order to provide the best learning experience possible, information provided is used to make continuous improvements to every class. Please take full advantage of this opportunity to provide constructive recommendations and comments about potential areas of improvement. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Students with disabilities who need accommodations in a course are encouraged to contact the Office of Accessibility Services (OAS). In accordance with UMUC policy, students in need of accommodations must register with the OAS. Documentation of a disability is required to receive an accommodation. For additional information, please visit the OAS website at http://www.umuc.edu/accessibility, email accessibilityservices@umuc.edu, or call 800-888-UMUC (8682) or 240-684-2287. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUPPORT Understanding how to navigate through the Learning Management System is critical to successfully completing this course. New users are strongly encouraged to complete the WebTycho Orientation and Brief Tour of Classroom at http://tychousa.umuc.edu/wtdocs/tychotour/index.html. Help@UMUC Support is accessible directly in the learning management system. Technical support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week via self-help and live chat at http://www.umuc.edu/help or by phone toll-free at 888-360-UMUC (8682).

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Course Schedule
DETC 620 Learning and Training with Multimedia - Schedule Summer 2013 Dr Jill Fresen and Dr Claudia Schrader Week Session Dates 1-2 May 20 June 2 Units, assignments and due dates Unit 1: Welcome, introduction, OERs Dr Jill Fresen Unit 2: Media and learning Dr Claudia Schrader 3-5 June 3 23 Assignment #1 Students prepare arguments in groups and participate in an online discussion ("Media Debate") (15% of course grade). The discussion will take place from June 18-23. 6-8 June 24 July 14 Unit 3: Evaluation of multimedia applications

Dr Claudia Schrader Assignment #2 As members of a jury in a multimedia award, students are to select multimedia examples and write an expert appraisal that discusses the quality of the products. This assignment is due at the end of Unit 3 (July 14). (30% of course grade). Unit 4: Proposal and audio presentation (podcast) for a multimedia project Dr Jill Fresen Assignment #3 (written) Assignment #4 (podcast) At the end of Unit 4 (Aug 4) students are to submit an individual written multimedia project proposal (30% of course grade) and an audio presentation (podcast) introducing and defending their proposal (15% of course grade). Optional (but recommended): Submit an outline of your proposal for feedback by July 25. 12 Aug 5 11 Feedback and reflection

9 - 11 July 15 Aug 4