Mariya Khan
Instructional Designer & Educator
Course Re-Design in Blackboard
(Bath Spa University)
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Objectives Met -
Principle #1: Apply foundational knowledge and skills to the collaborative design and use of content, pedagogy and instructional technologies.
Principle #2: Create conditions for learning by applying theories (eg. learning theories, curriculum theory and communications theories) to authentic scenarios involving diverse populations.
Principle #3: Use modern technologies, and techniques (eg. collaborative teamwork and rapid prototyping) to design and develop learning materials, media and environments that promote near and far transfer of content knowledge.
Principle #4: Design and develop a strategic vision and plan for the implementation, management and evaluation of educational technologies, programs and systems.
Principle #5: Use quantitative and qualitative methods of inquiry to make data-driven decisions that inform practice in the discipline.
Principle #7: Engage in and reflect upon one’s own professional development, dispositions and growth in the discipline.
Description -
This international, distance-education internship with Bath Spa University allows students to collaborate with a faculty member, mentored by a Learning Technologist (LT), in order to redesign a module in Blackboard VLE (Minerva) intended for blended or distance learning. This experience requires students to increase his/her awareness of Instructional Design principles in order to effectively redesign a Graduate level course, while collaborating with a real client (via e-mail or Skype) on a weekly basis.
It was my duty to completely reinvent a graduate level course within the School of Education by collaborating with an educator who was unexposed to blended learning implementation techniques. Since this was a summer course, contact was limited, therefore, I took the initiative to become the Subject Matter Expert (SME) by exploring the contents of the module prior to editing the materials within the course. I began utilizing effective Instructional Design Principles, combined with the use of effective visual design, and principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (Objective 1 & 2) in order to create a storyboard presentation (Objective 3). Taking on the role of a researcher, I sought out data on previously enrolled scholars to understand and meet the needs of future students. I produced enriching content utilizing PowerPoint, videos, interactive simulations, and other forms of self-created multimedia. This allowed me to increase my ability to implement multiple modalities within my own instructional practices (Objective 4, 5, & 9).
I continued to reflect upon my skills, techniques, and implementation of instructional methods by producing a shared, collaborative, Google Document. This allowed all parties involved to not only see the demonstrated scope of the project, but it also enabled others to share ideas and practices in order to benefit my experience (Objective 3, 4, & 7). These experiences empowered me to create a reflective video presentation, by comprehensively arranging and sharing designed content using multimedia tools such as iMovie, Camtasia, and Screencast-O-Matic (Objective 3 & 7).