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Technology-Based Instruction: Technology-Based Instruction: Planning at the Production Level Planning at the Production Level

by by

Jeremy Rowe Jeremy Rowe jeremy.rowe@asu.edujeremy.rowe@asu.edu

ECURE 2001 ECURE 2001

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Knowing what NOT to do is often Knowing what NOT to do is often

the most important planning skill.the most important planning skill.

Poor planning undermines Poor planning undermines

the energy and resources needed the energy and resources needed

to implement change and improve quality.to implement change and improve quality.

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InfluencesInfluences• Differences between self-contained classrooms Differences between self-contained classrooms

and technology enhanced coursesand technology enhanced courses

• Competition with publishers and producersCompetition with publishers and producers

• Changing policy environmentChanging policy environment

• Technology assisted Education as change agentTechnology assisted Education as change agent

• Competition for resourcesCompetition for resources

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The Changing Environment The Changing Environment (1 of 2)(1 of 2)

• Blurring roles of creator and user Blurring roles of creator and user • Increasing use of resources to design, Increasing use of resources to design,

develop, and distributedevelop, and distribute• Increasing awareness of Internet marketsIncreasing awareness of Internet markets• On-line education and Digital Libraries On-line education and Digital Libraries

initiativesinitiatives• Changing nature of the traditional, Changing nature of the traditional,

self-contained classroomself-contained classroom

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The Changing Environment The Changing Environment (2 of 2)(2 of 2)

• Potential size of the audiencePotential size of the audience

• Increasing overlap between education Increasing overlap between education

and trainingand training

• Unique nature of the transmission mediaUnique nature of the transmission media

• Digital Millennium Copyright ActDigital Millennium Copyright Act

• Distance Education Report to Copyright Distance Education Report to Copyright

Office (http://www.iupui.edu/~copyinfo)Office (http://www.iupui.edu/~copyinfo)

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Project Planning IssuesProject Planning Issues• Identify Content (need, market, etc.)Identify Content (need, market, etc.)• Instructional DesignInstructional Design• Ownership/PermissionsOwnership/Permissions• Course ManagementCourse Management• Information Technology - OperationsInformation Technology - Operations• Archive/Records ManagementArchive/Records Management

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Instructional Design IssuesInstructional Design Issues

• GoalsGoals• ObjectivesObjectives• AudienceAudience• Media selection/designMedia selection/design• TreatmentTreatment• Content development Content development • Evaluation/AssessmentEvaluation/Assessment

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Key Ownership QuestionsKey Ownership Questions

• Who owns multimedia materials, the Who owns multimedia materials, the faculty or the institution? faculty or the institution?

• Who controls the content? Who controls the content? • Can instructors take the materials with Can instructors take the materials with

them if they change jobs? them if they change jobs? • Who gets credit for team-produced Who gets credit for team-produced

products? products? • How are revenues shared? How are revenues shared?

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Rights of the Copyright HolderRights of the Copyright Holder

• Copy or reproduceCopy or reproduce• Prepare derivative worksPrepare derivative works• Distribute or market copiesDistribute or market copies• Public performancePublic performance• Public displayPublic display

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Ownership IssuesOwnership Issues• Component materialsComponent materials• Materials producedMaterials produced

-Faculty-Faculty

-Production team-Production team

-Students-Students

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PermissionsPermissions• Component materialsComponent materials• Materials producedMaterials produced

-Faculty-Faculty

-Production team-Production team

-Students-Students

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Merging ExpectationsMerging Expectations• Address early in processAddress early in process• Refresh communication at Refresh communication at

transition pointstransition points• Licensing vs. OwnershipLicensing vs. Ownership• Create opportunities for mutual Create opportunities for mutual

learninglearning

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Resources to AddressResources to Address• Ongoing assignmentsOngoing assignments• Release time from current assignments Release time from current assignments

for faculty or other employeesfor faculty or other employees• Sabbatical fundingSabbatical funding• Institutional (internal) special fundingInstitutional (internal) special funding• Use of institutional resources (staff, Use of institutional resources (staff,

computing, etc.) computing, etc.) • External, non-institutional funding External, non-institutional funding

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Finding Courses and ResourcesFinding Courses and Resources• Metadata - Data about dataMetadata - Data about data• Cataloging and descriptionCataloging and description• Standard vocabularyStandard vocabulary• Need to identify format and technical Need to identify format and technical

information, as well as contentinformation, as well as content• Critical role for sharing resources - Critical role for sharing resources -

Digital Libraries, educational Digital Libraries, educational consortia, etc.consortia, etc.

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Course ManagementCourse Management• Faculty,staff, and student developmentFaculty,staff, and student development• Student interaction and assistanceStudent interaction and assistance

-Moderation-Moderation-Help desk-Help desk

• GradingGrading• Content revisionContent revision• Identifying costs Identifying costs • Evaluation and assessmentEvaluation and assessment

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Information Technology Information Technology OperationsOperations

• SecuritySecurity• Privacy Privacy • Software standards - Proprietary Software standards - Proprietary

design/commercialdesign/commercial• Organization of files and resourcesOrganization of files and resources• Disaster recovery and back-upDisaster recovery and back-up

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SecuritySecurity• System levelSystem level• Server level Server level

-administrative access-administrative access• CoursewareCourseware• FilesFiles

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PrivacyPrivacy

• User identificationUser identification• Chat/discussion groupsChat/discussion groups• Grades/recordsGrades/records

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Software standardsSoftware standards• ReliabilityReliability• ControlControl• MaintenanceMaintenance• Change managementChange management• Migration Migration • ArchivingArchiving

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Organizing ResourcesOrganizing Resources

• Distributed filesDistributed files• ReliabilityReliability• Version controlVersion control• Back-up and archivingBack-up and archiving

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Accommodating Existing Accommodating Existing PoliciesPolicies

• Grade books Grade books • Course recordsCourse records• Replicability for grievance and Replicability for grievance and

appeal appeal

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Archive and Records Archive and Records Management IssuesManagement Issues

• Data vs. records Data vs. records • StandardsStandards• DocumentationDocumentation• StorageStorage• MigrationMigration

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Data vs. RecordsData vs. Records

• Data is informationData is information• Records are information Records are information

with contextwith context

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Records StandardsRecords Standards

• Definitions - What to retainDefinitions - What to retain• Data descriptionData description• FormatFormat• MediaMedia• ManagementManagement

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DocumentationDocumentation• Need for standard descriptors Need for standard descriptors

(i.e. MARC, Dublin Core, etc. )(i.e. MARC, Dublin Core, etc. )• ContentContent• Operating systemOperating system• Software versionSoftware version• File formatFile format• DateDate• HistoryHistory

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StorageStorage• FormatFormat

-Hardware-Hardware-Software-Software-File -File

-Non-proprietary-Non-proprietary-Uncompressed-Uncompressed

-Media-Media• ConditionsConditions• ManagementManagement

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MigrationMigration• StorageStorage

-Media -Media -Format-Format-Conditions-Conditions

• TechnicalTechnical-Hardware-Hardware-Software-Software-File format/version-File format/version

• Preservation Preservation • Management Management

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