Smart Content in Education

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Create smart learning objects in EPUB3 to avoid excessive learning platform expenditures. Use analytics to improve content and assessment over time.

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EPUB3: bring interactivity and multimedia to educationJuly 11, 2013

“Smart” Content in Education

Ken Brooks, Jr.kbrooks@treadwellmedia.com@kenbrooks

Functions / Tools Partner Toolsand Services

Platform / Infrastructure

Content

The new learning context: the learning platform

Functions / Tools Partner Toolsand Services

Platform / Infrastructure

Content

The Personal Learning Experience Framework: Content

NARRATIVE

INTERACTIVELEARNINGOBJECTS

RICH MEDIA

LINKS

• Articles• Case studies• Source docs

• Simulations• Exercises• Games

• Audio• Video• Animation

• Multiple Choice• Supplied Answer• Essay

• References• Other resources• Real time data

NOTES

ASSESSMENTITEMS

• Professor notes• Student notes• Blog content

Functions / Tools

LEARNING PATH

GRADES

CALENDAR

TUTORING

LECTURETOOLS

Partner Toolsand Services

Platform / Infrastructure

GRADINGTOOLS

GENERALSTUDYTOOLS

DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC

STUDY TOOLS

ASSESSMENTENGINES

GROUPLEARNING

CONTENTMGMT

Content

The Learning Platform: Tools

Functions / Tools

LEARNING PATH

GRADES

CALENDAR

TUTORING

LECTURETOOLS

Partner Toolsand Services

Platform / Infrastructure

LMS

CAMPUSSYSTEMS

PARTNER APP

PARTNER APP

GRADINGTOOLS PARTNER APP

GENERALSTUDYTOOLS

DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC

STUDY TOOLS

ASSESSMENTENGINES

GROUPLEARNING

CONTENTMGMT

Content

NARRATIVE

INTERACTIVELEARNINGOBJECTS

RICH MEDIA

LINKS

• Articles• Case studies• Source docs

• Simulations• Exercises• Games

• Audio• Video• Animation

• Multiple Choice• Supplied Answer• Essay

• References• Other resources• Real time data

TAXONOMY MARKUP API TRACKING PERMISSIONSUSER

PLATFORM

The Learning Platform

NOTES

ASSESSMENTITEMS

• Professor notes• Student notes• Blog content

The new model is based on a learning path consisting of sequenced learning objects

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Learning Object

Learning Object

Learning Object

Learning Object

Learning Object

Learning Object

Learning Object

Course Outcomes

• Objective• Content• Assessment• Metadata

This “graph” view would be flattened into a linear syllabus for class use

• Objective• Content• Assessment• Metadata

• Objective• Content• Assessment• Metadata

• Objective• Content• Assessment• Metadata

• Objective• Content• Assessment• Metadata

• Objective• Content• Assessment• Metadata

• Objective• Content• Assessment• Metadata

First, learning objects in EPUB3…

Content types• Narrative

• Video

• Interactives (of many types)

• etc.

Assessment types• Multiple Choice

• Fill in the blank

• Algorithmic

• Computational

• Essay

• etc.

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Learning Object

InteractiveContent

Quiz (assessment)

Quiz item 1 : ____ Quiz item 2 : ____ Quiz item 3 : ____Quiz item 4 : ____Quiz item 5 : ____

Example: Concept Map for Differential Calculus

Knowledge map of Calculus from Khan Academy, July 6, 20138

Syllabus View

1. Limits 12. Limits 23. Recognizing slope4. Derivative intuition5. Derivatives 16. Recognizing concavity7. Power rule8. Special derivatives9. Visualizing derivatives10.Chain rule 111.Product rule12.Quotient rule13.L’Hopital’s rule

Student passes first learning object…

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Learning Object: Limits 1

InteractiveContent

Quiz: Limits 1

Quiz item 1 : ____ Quiz item 2 : ____ Quiz item 3 : ____Quiz item 4 : ____Quiz item 5 : ____

Personal Learning Plan

1. Limits 12. Limits 23. Recognizing slope4. Derivative intuition5. Derivatives 16. Recognizing concavity7. Power rule8. Special derivatives9. Visualizing derivatives10. Chain rule 111. Product rule12. Quotient rule13. L’Hopital’s rule

Web Services update of LMS

Student doesn’t pass second learning object

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Learning Object: Limits 2

InteractiveContent

Quiz: Limits 2

Quiz item 1: Quiz item 2Quiz item 3Quiz item 4Quiz item 5

Personal Learning Plan

1. Limits 12. Limits 23. Recognizing slope4. Derivative intuition5. Derivatives 16. Recognizing concavity7. Power rule8. Special derivatives9. Visualizing derivatives10. Chain rule 111. Product rule12. Quotient rule13. L’Hopital’s rule

Web Services update of LMS

Student finally passes second learning object

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Learning Object: Limits 2

InteractiveContent

Quiz: Limits 2

Quiz item 1: Quiz item 2Quiz item 3Quiz item 4Quiz item 5

Personal Learning Plan

1. Limits 12. Limits 23. Recognizing slope4. Derivative intuition5. Derivatives 16. Recognizing concavity7. Power rule8. Special derivatives9. Visualizing derivatives10. Chain rule 111. Product rule12. Quotient rule13. L’Hopital’s rule

Web Services update of LMS

We can add a pretest to alter the Personal Learning Plan…

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Pretest

LimitsQuiz item 1 : ____ Quiz item 2 : ____ Quiz item 3 : ____Quiz item 4 : ____Quiz item 5 : ____

DerivativesQuiz item 6 : ____ Quiz item 7 : ____ Quiz item 8 : ____Quiz item 9 : ____Quiz item 10 : ____

Special DerivativesQuiz item 11 : ____ Quiz item 12 : ____ Quiz item 13 : ____Quiz item 14 : ____Quiz item 15 : ____

Personal Learning Plan

1. Limits 12. Limits 23. Recognizing slope4. Derivative intuition5. Derivatives 16. Recognizing concavity7. Power rule8. Special derivatives9. Visualizing derivatives10. Chain rule 111. Product rule12. Quotient rule13. L’Hopital’s rule

Web Services update of LMS

And a post-test to document achievement.

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Post Test

LimitsQuiz item 1 : ____ Quiz item 2 : ____ Quiz item 3 : ____Quiz item 4 : ____Quiz item 5 : ____

DerivativesQuiz item 6 : ____ Quiz item 7 : ____ Quiz item 8 : ____Quiz item 9 : ____Quiz item 10 : ____

Special DerivativesQuiz item 11 : ____ Quiz item 12 : ____ Quiz item 13 : ____Quiz item 14 : ____Quiz item 15 : ____

Personal Learning Plan

1. Limits 1 802. Limits 2 853. Recognizing slope 794. Derivative intuition 815. Derivatives 1 866. Recognizing concavity 917. Power rule 928. Special derivatives 879. Visualizing derivatives 7710. Chain rule 1 8611. Product rule 9112. Quotient rule 9313. L’Hopital’s rule 75

Web Services update of LMS

Analytics primary goal: improving student performance

Student Performance Professor

Analytics secondary goal: improving professor performance

ProfessorPerformance

Student Performance

Student Performance

Student Performance

Student Performance

Analytics differentiator: improving content and assessment

Assessment

Content

Learning Object

ProfessorPerformance

Student Performance

Student Performance

Student Performance

Student Performance

So what is needed?

Widget library

Web services calls

Caching for offline usage and later synch

Support for specialized markup

Data analysis capabilities

Book update

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EPUB3: bring interactivity and multimedia to educationJuly 11, 2013

“Smart” Content in Education

Ken Brooks, Jr.kbrooks@treadwellmedia.com@kenbrooks