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easeeaseDesign PrinciplesDesign Principles
Tim KellyTim Kelly
University of WarwickUniversity of Warwick
Today’s TalkToday’s Talk
What is ease?What is ease? Design principles behind ease Design principles behind ease Methodology / ProcessMethodology / Process Examples from ease discsExamples from ease discs Not necessarily in that order!Not necessarily in that order!
What is ease?What is ease?
Essential Academic Skills in EnglishEssential Academic Skills in English Series of interactive CD-ROMs Series of interactive CD-ROMs Target users – tertiary students whose first Target users – tertiary students whose first
language is not English but who study in an language is not English but who study in an English speaking environmentEnglish speaking environment
Designed as self-access materials to Designed as self-access materials to improve academic English of usersimprove academic English of users
ease CD-ROMsease CD-ROMs
Listening to LecturesListening to Lectures Seminar Skills 1 PresentationsSeminar Skills 1 Presentations Seminar Skills 2 DiscussionsSeminar Skills 2 Discussions ((English for International ConferencesEnglish for International Conferences))
Why develop ease?Why develop ease?
A lack of availability of good / authentic A lack of availability of good / authentic academic English listening materials for pre-academic English listening materials for pre-sessional studentssessional students
Commercial potential (finance)Commercial potential (finance)
ease: Design Principlesease: Design Principles
Research basedResearch based Data-drivenData-driven
ease: Research Basisease: Research Basis
Identified target users Identified target users Questionnaire – about difficultiesQuestionnaire – about difficulties
ease: Data-Drivenease: Data-Driven
Do not assume you know the target Do not assume you know the target languagelanguage
Create a video corpus as a database of Create a video corpus as a database of authentic language useauthentic language use
ease: Creating the Corpusease: Creating the Corpus
Filmed across facultiesFilmed across faculties 30 + different departments30 + different departments
ease: The BASE Corpusease: The BASE Corpus
200 hours academic speech events200 hours academic speech events Transcribed into 1 million + words of Transcribed into 1 million + words of
academic Englishacademic English Analysis using concordancing softwareAnalysis using concordancing software Able to know what authentic language use Able to know what authentic language use
actually wasactually was
Ease: Development ProcessEase: Development Process
Survey of user needsSurvey of user needs Corpus of authentic video materialsCorpus of authentic video materials Start development properStart development proper
Why bother?Why bother?
Why not simply make up our exercises? Why not simply make up our exercises? Research evidence reveals differences Research evidence reveals differences
between authentic corpus and published between authentic corpus and published materialsmaterials
Research EvidenceResearch Evidence
Professor Hilary Nesi Professor Hilary Nesi Published materials vs. authentic corpusPublished materials vs. authentic corpus Differences – lexical density, speed of Differences – lexical density, speed of
delivery, interactivity, redundancy etc.delivery, interactivity, redundancy etc. Therefore without the data you can get it Therefore without the data you can get it
wrong.wrong.
AnalysisAnalysis
Watch video clipsWatch video clips Use concordancing software to analyse Use concordancing software to analyse
transcriptionstranscriptions Variation between functions dealt with in our Variation between functions dealt with in our
materials and existing published materialsmaterials and existing published materials e.g. Comparing & contrasting / Referring to e.g. Comparing & contrasting / Referring to
and evaluating sourcesand evaluating sources
Content DevelopmentContent Development
Map out structureMap out structure Unit headingsUnit headings Select video clipsSelect video clips Materials writing – activities and feedbackMaterials writing – activities and feedback Editing video clipsEditing video clips Add audioAdd audio
ProgrammingProgramming
Agree authoring software in advanceAgree authoring software in advance Work closely with programmerWork closely with programmer Programmer’s interests Programmer’s interests ≠ content developers≠ content developers Maintain controlMaintain control ““It can’t be done.”It can’t be done.” ““It can!”It can!”
Error IdentificationError Identification
Error identificationError identification RewritingRewriting ReprogrammingReprogramming
PilotingPiloting
Get feedback from usersGet feedback from users Via questionnairesVia questionnaires Watch users working with your softwareWatch users working with your software The floating vs. fixed windowThe floating vs. fixed window Architect & arrowsArchitect & arrows
Pedagogical Criteria: GeneralPedagogical Criteria: General
Scope & aimsScope & aims Appropriacy of materialsAppropriacy of materials Authenticity of materialsAuthenticity of materials Integration of materialsIntegration of materials Variety of exercise typesVariety of exercise types Appropriacy of exercise types Appropriacy of exercise types Gradual build up of skills (follow-up Gradual build up of skills (follow-up
exercises) exercises)
Pedagogical Criteria: Exercise LevelPedagogical Criteria: Exercise Level
Clarity of Instructions Clarity of Instructions Key language highlighted Key language highlighted Answers provided Answers provided Feedback provided: & quality of feedback:Feedback provided: & quality of feedback:
– explanations of why an answer is wrong?explanations of why an answer is wrong?– staged feedback?staged feedback?
Technical CriteriaTechnical Criteria
Tour / explanation of how to use courseware Tour / explanation of how to use courseware Navigation – easy to find your way around? Navigation – easy to find your way around? Design: aesthetics & function:Design: aesthetics & function:
– user friendly?user friendly?
Visuals: clarity & quality Visuals: clarity & quality Audio: clarity & qualityAudio: clarity & quality HelpHelp