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Collaborative instructional design using internet-based tools and resources

University of British Columbia

Computer innovation at the post-secondary level can burden the instructor in terms of the time, expense and effort required to develop multimedia, computer-based instructional modules that keep pace with the rapid rate of research output. This study describes a successful instructor-developer multimedia collaboration that created a learning environment module for a post-secondary astronomy lab. A learning environment design model developed by Duchastel (1994) guided the team's development of the module. Internet-based tools and resources were used to help reduce development time and expense. The study investigated the requisite conditions to ensure success of the collaboration, the roles and responsibilities of the members, and the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the collaborative development. The study's collaboration resulted in a useful learning package consisting of a set of Web pages collectively called PLANET; (the PLAnetary NETscape® interface) and uses Netscape's® Navigator™ to view the contents. This module has the attributes of a true research project. For example, the Netscape® interface enabled the first year astronomy students to locate and obtain images of Mars from the Internet in real time, and analyze them, in the same way as a planetary scientist. The results of the study indicate that a successful collaboration share the qualities of a friendship including similarities, trust, risk sharing, and symmetry. When these requisite conditions exist, then the time and funding limitations of developing a multimedia learning module are lessened. The study also showed that the collaborative development process is efficient when roles are established and maintained, and is an effective and inexpensive procedure for producing learning resources for post-secondary education.

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2009-06-09

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http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8889

Curriculum Studies

University of British Columbia

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