FIT2072 Educational multimedia - Semester 2, 2013

This unit examines the diversity of theoretical and conceptual frameworks which influence current research and production of educational multimedia applications. Topics will include: educational theory and practice, cognition and cognitive development, the differentiation between child and adult learners, catering to differences in the capacity to learn, for example, gifted and disabled learners, creating immersive and interactive learning environments, current debates surrounding e-Learning, and enabling equitable access to learning technologies. Students will be given an overview of issues and techniques for applying information technology to support instruction in educational and training contexts and gain practical experiences in managing a design process involving competing aspects of learning theories, content characteristics, audience needs and software development practices.

Mode of Delivery

Contact Hours

2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs tutorials/wk

Workload requirements

For on campus students, workload commitments are:

• two-hour lecture and
• two-hour tutorial
• a minimum of 8 hours of personal study/group work in order to satisfy the reading and assignment expectations.

Unit Relationships

Prohibitions

FIT3033, MMS2701

Prerequisites

FIT1035 or FIT2012

Chief Examiner

Campus Lecturer

Academic Overview

Learning Outcomes

• the diversity of theoretical and conceptual frameworks which contribute to the current research and application of educational multimedia;
• the uniquely immersive, engaging and interactive nature of educational multimedia learning environments; and
• the correlation of the individual needs of a learner with an appropriate digital environment for the delivery of educational material and learning experiences.

• be acquainted with and value the diversity of learning styles and requirements within the community and appreciate the need for an adaptive approach in the modification of technology to the requirements of both the learner and the educational content;
• recognise the potential of multimedia in enabling educational access and equity.

• design and produce documents relating to the conceptual development of educational learning environments and the need for quality assurance in production processes;
• develop applications of learning environments for specific learning needs.

• further develop communication and group work skills.

Unit Schedule

*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.

Assessment Summary

Examination (2 hours): 25%; In-semester assessment: 75%

Teaching Approach

• Studio teaching
  Studio teaching is a facilitated active, participatory, peer learning approach.
  
  This will take the form of students designing and developing an educational multimedia application in a group.
• Problem-based learning
  Students are encouraged to take responsibility for organising and directing their learning with support from their supervisors. This will take the form of students investigating current issues in educational multimedia for learning and reporting the outcome of their investigation to their peers in the form of a seminar. Weeks 1 to 4 and 12 will involve lecturer delivered content. Weeks 5 to 11 will involve student delivered seminars, supplemented with micro lectures. The unit will use the Moodle open source online learning system.

Assessment Requirements

Assessment Policy

Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/unit-assessment-hurdles.html)

Academic Integrity - Please see the Demystifying Citing and Referencing tutorial at http://lib.monash.edu/tutorials/citing/

Assessment Tasks

Participation

• Attempt all assessment tasks
• It is your responsibility to advise lecturing staff immediately if members in group assessment tasks are not contributing equitably so that appropriate action can be taken.
• If students are not contributing to group assignments equitably their marks for the assessment task may be scaled down by up to 50% to reflect their lack of contribution to the group.

• Assessment task 1

  Title:

  Assignment 1: Seminar, Seminar Slides and Peer Assessment

  Description:

  A Seminar presentation of a minimum of 15 minutes (15 minutes for 1 person plus 5 minutes for each additional person) and 10 minutes questions. Presented by one, two or three students (depending on student numbers) and delivered to class in lectures in weeks 5 to 11. With presentation slides to be submitted to the lecturer for uploaded to the FIT2072 Moodle site by Friday 3 pm week 4. Seminars will be peer assessed in conjunction with lecturing staff. Each week in the seminars you will be given a Seminar Peer Evaluation sheet for the seminar presentations, which must be completed and handed back at the end of the seminar.
  
  Seminar topics selected from the list provided.

  Weighting:

  20%

  Criteria for assessment:

  Presentation Delivery and Slides Formatting (5)

  Content and Research (5)

  Relating the topic to educational multimedia and discussion of examples of educational multimedia packages (5)

  Peer Evaluation sheets (5 see below)

  Peer Assessment

  All students are expected to attend and contribute to the question time of the seminars.

  Assessment of seminar presentations will be based partly on lecturer assessment and partly on Peer Evaluation sheets completed by all students.

  Each week in the seminars you will be given a Seminar Peer Evaluation sheet for the seminar presentations, which must be completed and handed back at the end of the seminar.

  These will be used to help determine the grades for the group that is presenting the seminar.

  Marks will be awared as follows:

  Complete 80 to 100% of Peer Evaluation sheets = 5 marks

  Complete 70 to 79% of Peer Evaluation sheets = 4 marks

  Complete 60 to 69% of Peer Evaluation sheets = 3 marks

  Complete 50 to 59% of Peer Evaluation sheets = 2 marks

  Complete less than 50% of Peer Evaluation sheets = 0 marks

  Non-Performing group members ( refer above to Assessment - Task Participation)

  Due date:

  Seminar Slides to be submitted by Friday 3 pm week 4. Seminars delivered and Peer Evaluation Sheets completed in weeks 5 to 11.

  Remarks:

  Seminar topics selected from the list provided or negotiated with the lecturer by Friday 3pm week 2.

• Assessment task 2

  Title:

  Assignment 2: Group Design Document

  Description:

  Presentation by the group of a detailed project plan for an interactive multimedia learning environment and to be targeted at a given instructional methodology.

  Weighting:

  20%

  Criteria for assessment:

  Professional Presentation of Documentation (5)

  Completion of Documentation Components (10)

  An Interesting and Original Concept (5)

  Due date:

  Friday 3 pm week 5

• Assessment task 3

  Title:

  Assignment 3: Group Interactive Educational Multimedia Application

  Description:

  Production of a multimedia learning environment for a specific audience and context, that demonstrates; 1) clear instructional objectives, 2) the appropriate formatting and use of media for the presentation of content, 3) an effective instructional strategy that includes interactive elements, and 4) an appropriate assessment strategy.
  
  Your learning environment may target:
  
  1) Child learners
  
  2) Adult learners
  
  3) Workplace learning
  
  4) Online/Mobile learning

  Weighting:

  35%

  Criteria for assessment:

  Clear Instructional Objectives (5)

  Effective Instructional Strategy (5)

  Creativity in Design and Major Interactivity (5)

  Appropriate Assessment Strategy and Feedback (5)

  Appropriate Formatting, Use of Media and Media Quality (10)

  Technical Excellence and Reliability (5)

  Due date:

  Friday 3 pm week 12

Examinations

• Examination 1

  Weighting:

  25 %

  Length:

  2 hours

  Type (open/closed book):

  Closed book

  Electronic devices allowed in the exam:

  None

  Remarks:

  Focusing on educational theory delivered in the lectures and micro-lectures.

Learning resources

Feedback to you

• Informal feedback on progress in labs/tutes
• Graded assignments with comments
• Other: Peer Assessment of Seminar Presentations

Extensions and penalties

Returning assignments

Assignment submission

Online submission

If Electronic Submission has been approved for your unit, please submit your work via the learning system for this unit, which you can access via links in the my.monash portal.

Other Information

Policies

Graduate Attributes Policy

Student services

Monash University Library

Disability Liaison Unit

Your feedback to Us

Previous Student Evaluations of this Unit

In order to improve the 2012 delivery of the unit Lectures, Seminar Topics and Tutorials will be updated to reflect current developments in the field of Educational Multimedia.

Sample student feedback from the last time this unit was delivered - Educational Multimedia - FIT2072 - Unit Evaluation Report Semester 2, 2011.

1. The unit enabled me to achieve its learning objectives - Median: 4.83 Mean: 4.75

2. I found the unit to be intellectually stimulating - Median: 4.83 Mean: 4.75

3. The learning resources in this unit supported my studies - Median: 4.83 Mean: 4.75

4. The feedback I received in this unit was useful - Median: 5.00 Mean: 5.00

5. Overall I was satisfied with the quality of this unit - Median: 5.00 Mean: 5.00

Further information on student feedback for this unit can be found at the link below.