Not quite sure why the content you're designing feels like it's missing something special? In this presentation, we'll cover identifying when and why media is appropriate in course design and what you can do to make it happen.
This session will address two key components of modern course design: 1) identifying when media is an appropriate medium to use in a course, and 2) identifying the kinds of media needed to best engage the user with the content.
Using media in a course has become easier to facilitate as technology evolves, but knowing where and why media works for specific content is still a relatively unexplored area. Identifying content that could be engaging as media is an observed blindspot in some design and this presentation works to identify when media works and for what content.
This is important now because of the increased focus on online coursework, both synchronous and asynchronous. Being able to engage the audience, specifically through media, is a formula for a more robust course with student success in mind. The retention of content is more likely in situations where a student is able to engage with the content and creating experiences or moments around those situations is crucial to design.
Session Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will:
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Be able to confidently identify media opportunities in a course
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Match content to media types appropriately
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Give variety to your content to increase engagement
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Help your team bring their courses to the next level
Plan to interact with the presenters in the form of quick problem solving, identification practice, and real examples from courses.