Bryan Bauer (bryan@iptv.org)
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 09:39:46 -0600
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 09:39:46 -0600 From: Bryan Bauer <bryan@iptv.org> Subject: [ifets] International Masters Workshop at AECT
IFETS members,
Below is a description of the Third International Master's workshop, which
is being held in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, Feb. 9th, prior to the AECT
conference. This will be a great opportunity to hear about a variety of
approaches to instructional technology projects. Plenty of time for
questions and discussion is planned to make this a rewarding learning
experience for all in attendance.
AECT Conference Info: http://www.aect.org
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Third International Master=EDs Workshop
Each year, the organizers of the International Master=EDs Workshop invite
four organizations to demonstrate a technology-based instructional product
that they have developed. We try to select organizations who have developed
extraordinary and instructionally sound products.
The goal of the Master=EDs workshop is to provide experienced professionals
with the opportunity to see demonstrations of exemplary technology-based
instructional products and to discuss with each developer the process by
which the product was created. Unlike many workshops and conference
sessions, this workshop is about practical applications, the trade-offs
made during development, and the challenges of implementation and
adoption. The design of the workshop is to have each master demonstrate
their product. After each demonstration, two panelists, who are also
masters, briefly reflect and comment on the demonstration, and then the
audience is given time to ask questions and make comments.
The four presenters at this year=EDs workshop are:
Rob Foshay, who will demonstrate TRO=EDs Problem Solving Architecture (PSA),
which combines multimedia simulation of authentic problem-solving
activities with intelligent coaching. The architecture is designed to
support individual or collaborative learning and Rob will demonstrate an
example from school math problem solving.
Bryan Bauer and Fritz Thompson, from Iowa Public Television, who will
demonstrate Earth Trails: Loess, which was designed for use in middle
schools and public libraries in Iowa. This program gives students an
opportunity to explore the history, geology, fauna, and flora of Loess
Hills in Iowa.
Tom Schwen, Wei Chen Hung, and Feng-Kwei Wang will demonstrate two
EPSS/Knowledge Management Tools. One was designed for teachers of students
with behavioral problems and the other was designed for professional
engineers focusing on business case management.
Kim Whitmore, from Xebec McGraw-Hill (United Kingdom), who will demonstrate
a series of multimedia management and communications training programs
which are off-the-shelf products sold successfully throughout the world.
Our discussants this year are Steve Alessi, professor at the University of
Iowa and coauthor of Computer Based Instruction:Methods and Development,
and Tim Spannaus, CEO of The Emdicium Group, former president of ADCIS
(Association for the Development of Computer Based Instructional Systems)
and current president of the International Board of Standards for Training,
Performance, and Instruction (IBSTPI).
Additional information about each presentation is provided below. If you
are interested in attending this workshop, please call the AECT Registrar
at 202-347-7834.
Administrative Information:
Tuesday, February 9, 1999: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Houston, Texas
The International Masters Workshop is number W-6.
The AECT conference begins on Wednesday, Feb. 11th at noon.
Workshop Fee: $150
Title: A New Technology for Teaching Problem-Solving by R. Foshay
Current cognitive instructional design theory argues that teaching
moderately- to ill-structured procedural knowledge (problem-solving)
requires instructional strategies which differ from those used for
well-structured procedural knowledge or declarative knowledge. The
challenge for CBT designers is to support these strategies in technically
feasible and cost-effective ways. Recently the PLATO(R) system introduced
an architecture which responds to these requirements. Called the Problem
Solving Architecture (PSA), it combines multimedia simulation of authentic
problem-solving activities with intelligent coaching. The architecture is
designed to support individual or collaborative learning. First
applications of the PSA architecture are to school mathematics and to three
common categories of workplace problem solving: resource allocation,
troubleshooting, and project goal definition. This presentation will
discuss the design rationale of the PSA, and demonstrate an example from
math problem solving.
Rob Foshay is Vice President for Instructional Design and Cognitive Learning
for the PLATO system. He publishes and presents widely on instructional
design, problem-solving, and human performance technology.
Title: EPPS/ Knowledge Management Tools for professional problem solving by
T. Schwen, W.C. Hung and F. Wang.
Two recent dissertations one for teachers of students with behavioral
problems and another for business case management for professional
engineers will be demonstrated. The use of Knowledge Management theory and
practice concepts will be explained. Some of the relevant issues will be:
How can the design accommodate previous learning? How can a professional
group share knowledge efficiently and dynamically? What are important
design considerations in rapid prototyping the system? How can databases be
made easily available to support performance?
Authors Thomas M Schwen presenter; Wei Chen Hung, & Feng-kwei Wang
Schwen is Chair of Instructional Systems Technology, School of Education,
Indiana University. Hung is the Assistant Manager National Association for
Perinatal Addiction Research and Education. Wang is a Research Associate at
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Title: Designing virtual learning experiences for new media by B. Bauer and
K. Thompson
Many educators today understand the importance of students actively
constructing knowledge within authentic contexts. The need for these
learning opportunities is readily addressed with new media, but attending
to this need raises new issues for the designer. Designing these new
learning environments requires attention to many factors, including
selection and organization of content, scenario development, media asset
management, and adaptation of existing materials to new technologies.
Earth Trails: Loess is a multimedia CD-ROM designed to introduce students
to life science issues related to the Loess Hills of Iowa, a region in
western Iowa with unique geological, ecological and environmental features.
The program offers a 'virtual' environment in which students can explore
this delicate region, capturing photos, recording sounds, and taking notes.
This media and information is used to complete instructional tasks.
In this presentation we will demonstrate the Earth Trails: Loess CD-ROM,
discuss our approach to designing virtual learning experiences, and review
the evolution of the project. We will also explain how this process
influenced our current project, an interdisciplinary multimedia learning
experience anchored on the Mississippi River incorporating CD-ROM,
Internet, videoconferencing, and emerging technologies.
Bryan Bauer and K. "Fritz" Thompson are both Instructional Designers and
Multimedia Authors for Iowa Public Television's InteractiveMedia unit.
Title: Soft Skills, Digital Technology, Analog Learning by Kim Whitmore
The designer who produces "off-the-shelf" multimedia management and
communications training programs for adult learners not only has to meet a
series of instructional design challenges but also has to satisfy some
rigorous commercial parameters. A corporate buyer isn't interested in the
fact that the programme "came in on budget", but in the effectiveness of
the instructional design. An adult learner won't persist with a program
that's boring or ineffective, but was delivered "on time". On the other
hand, a publishing company won't be competitive if every program they
produce is over time and over budget!
Xebec McGraw-Hill has created a series of multimedia management and
communications training programs which are sold successfully throughout the
world. Kim Whitmore is the architect of the design strategy used in this
product line across a wide range of subject matters and audiences. She will
use examples from the Xebec McGraw-Hill range of CD and net based products
to show how Xebec McGraw-Hill has approached the tasks of:
* Appealing to the hard pressed corporate training buyer.
* Appealing to a wide range of adult learners with various learning styles
and needs.
* Using practical methods and instructional design strategies that
effectively combine interactivity and media to engage, challenge and
stimulate the learner.
* Making good commercial decisions without compromising learning value.
The demonstration will show how soft skills training can be delivered by
digital technology to help adults learn at their own pace, along their own
path, in their own individual way.
Kim Whitmore is the architect of the design strategy used in this product
line.
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Bryan Bauer
Iowa Public Television
(515) 242-5424
bryan@iptv.org
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