EDIP 543
Technology in Education
Assignment 3
Online Module Creation
For this assignment, you will design and create an online module using the OER platform, Wix. You have the choice of working independently or collaboratively to construct an educational technology open learning module on a specific educational subtopic of your choice.
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You will need to utilize:​​​​
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Universal design principles
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Best practices for navigation and layout
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Pedagogical theory. ​​
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Example topics could include the following:
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Flexible Learning Environments
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Mobile Learning
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Gamification
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Digital Natives
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Accessible Learning
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Online Teaching Models
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Social Media in Education
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Collaborative Learning
The modules must include the following elements as a minimum requirement:
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Clear learning objectives
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Related openly licensed literature
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An instructional video
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An interactive assessment
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These assessments can be created using a variety of open tools, such as virtual reality tools (InstaVR or Vizor) or quiz creation tools (Kahoot or Quizslides).
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Two additional instructional elements
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Instructional elements could include a variety of options, such as an educational comic strip (open tool options are Pixton or ToonDoo), an instructional flipbook (open tool options are Storify or Storybird), an infographic (open tool options are Piktochart or Visual.ly), or other applicable elements.
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A social active learning component (ex. Twitter feed, Blog…)
To complete this assignment successfully, you will actively engage in using a wide selection of OER technologies, such as Google Drive, Weebly, Jing, PowToon, Padlet, Kahoot, or other open tools. You will also utilize openly licensed literature and create resources that can be added to this OER module. A matrix of open tools, repositories, and free-use resources will be provided to aid you as you are using and creating open educational resources.