Creating an Online Course
Assignment: Design a course using a Learning Management System for deliver, to include a video, a quiz, an link to external web content, an assignment, and a forum. Enroll students to the course and provide feedback.
Time: 6 Hours
Content: My course was on color theory and how to use it to for better design.
This assignment taught me to create an online learning experience by using iLearn to deliver a lesson. The lesson uses a link, a file, a video, a quiz, forum participation, and learner feedback. All learning content was delivered via the CSUMB iLearn, which is an installation of Moodle.
Time: 6 Hours
Content: My course was on color theory and how to use it to for better design.
This assignment taught me to create an online learning experience by using iLearn to deliver a lesson. The lesson uses a link, a file, a video, a quiz, forum participation, and learner feedback. All learning content was delivered via the CSUMB iLearn, which is an installation of Moodle.
Reflections:
- My learner data suggested that the material would be useful on future projects. The most useful information was the video on color wheel basics. Feedback also indicated that the lack of feedback on my quiz questions was problematic since one learner couldn't tell if her answers were right or wrong.
- The lesson teaches the basics of color theory and color combinations, and provides a tool and a practice file for creating effective color combinations.
- I used two images and determined to use a footnote on the document to indicate the source. I did not have or ask for permission to use these two images and assumed Fair Use since the duration of use was intended for education and would not be used for very long. If I were to have a need for a longer use, I would create these images myself since they could be made from a screenshot in Adobe Photoshop.
- A video I used was on YouTube, and another was a YouTube video I made for a previous assignment.
- Used Paletton, an online color scheme tool that is very effective. In the course of creating this lesson I found that Adobe also has an online color scheme tool. I did not do a good job providing links to these for learners to use.
- While the content of this lesson was not new to me, the delivery through a Moodle install got me interested in having a Moodle install on my school's web site at San Benito High School. I set up a free account at Moodle.com and will use it next semester with my Advanced Multimedia Class. Incidentally, those students are also using Weebly.