As technology advances and becomes more accessible it’s understandable that these advances will affect how students will learn in the new age. These changes are opening the doors for companies to develop user friendly applications creating newer generations of Web tools, providing new learning opportunities for students (Beldarrain, 2006).
By creating a strategy plan that encompasses the special needs of the learning environment, customer’s expectation, the desired learning goals, and learning principles, an instructional designer can create effective online learning experience for students (Beldarrain, 2006).
Based on the information detailed in each of the following examples, I recommend the following Web 2. Tool solutions:
Example 2: Interactive Tours - “A high school history teacher, located on the west coast of the United States, wants to showcase to her students new exhibits being held at two prominent New York City museums. The teacher wants her students to take a "tour" of the museums and be able to interact with the museum curators, as well as see the art work on display. Afterward, the teacher would like to choose two pieces of artwork from each exhibit and have the students participate in a group critique of the individual work of art”.
Recommend:
Video Podcast - offers students a method in which to receive information that connects them to the learning environment (Beldarrain, 2006).
The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. uses video and l podcasts to provide students with a learning experience full of information connecting them to the world of art.
Browser Plug Ins – ADOBE Shockwave player and ADOBE Flash player provides designers the tools to develop interactive learning environments for students. These created learning environments allow students the ability to engage in learning activities to re-enforce student learning.
The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. uses browser plug-ins to create online interactive learning environments for children of all ages. The Art Zone has a host of activities that fosters and re-enforces learning. These activities allow students to apply their knowledge of art by creating their own art.
Example 3: Asynchronous Training – “In an effort to improve its poor safety record, a biodiesel manufacturing plant needs a series of safety training modules. These stand-alone modules must illustrate best practices on how to safely operate the many pieces of heavy machinery on the plant floor. The modules should involve step-by-step processes and the method of delivery needs to be available to all shifts at the plant. As well, the shift supervisors want to be sure the employees are engaged and can demonstrate their learning from the modules”.
Recommend:
YouTube Video – Allows educator to create quick instructional video guides that can be tailored to a specific topic that can be integrate onto the web or into a web based training product. YouTube video applications offer mobile training thru apps that allow students to receive the information on the go thru their Smart phones, iPhones, Android phones, or Blackberries, (Shoaf, J., 2009).
The above recommended Web tools all provide a form of collaboration, allowing students the means to activity participate in their learning.
Reference:
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., Copyright © 2011
Shoaf, J. (2009). 3 Benefits to using YouTube in E-Learning, Integrated Learning Service. Retrieved September 25, 2011 from http://blog.integratedlearningservices.com/2009/12/3-benefits-to-using-youtube-in-your-e.html
Safety Videos Shop (2009). 10 Commandments of Workplace Safety (2009), Retrieved September 25, 2011 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C6js5JtCIQ
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