Evaluation for an instructor led course (the materials)<\/p>\n
The following is a guide for evaluating materials for an instructor led course. This is not a guide for evaluating a person teaching the course.<\/p>\n
| Criteria<\/td>\n | Description<\/td>\n | Scale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||
| <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | N\/A<\/td>\n | Comments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||
| Content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Working memory\/Cognitive load<\/p>\n <\/td>\n | Learners can hold 5-7 concepts in their working memory at one time. Does this content ask learners to work with more at one time (per screen\/topic)? Thus screens should have limited text\/bullet points.<\/p>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Multimedia principles<\/p>\n <\/td>\n | Images and text (or narration) that explain for one another are better for learning and communication then just one by itself. Thus PPT or lecture should follow this model.<\/p>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| No extra details \u2013 only what is required<\/td>\n | Extra images, text, or colors distracts<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Highlight important information<\/p>\n <\/td>\n | Use of cues or color coding for important concepts<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| No busy screens\/backgrounds\/fonts<\/p>\n <\/td>\n | These distract learners<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Objectives are clear<\/td>\n | What is the point?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Content is inline with objectives<\/td>\n | Does the site do what it says?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Assessment is inline with content<\/td>\n | Is there an assessment and does it asses each objective?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Flow<\/td>\n | Introduction, content, ending<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Learning strategies<\/td>\n | Are learning strategies apparent and appropriate?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Motivation<\/td>\n | Are motivation (ARCS) applied?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Learners apply\/problem solve (ie case studies)<\/td>\n | Are the learners actually learning more than factual information?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sources<\/td>\n | To back up claims<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Assessment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Is there an assessment?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Assessment measures high level knowledge<\/td>\n | Does the assessment measure more than factual information?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Is there a satisfaction survey?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Style<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Colors\/fonts\/layout<\/p>\n <\/td>\n | These should be standard throughout<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Colors<\/td>\n | Should NOT be more than 2-4 colors on screen<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| fonts<\/td>\n | Are fonts legible<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| layout<\/p>\n <\/td>\n | Grid and organized<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Simple and natural dialogue<\/p>\n <\/td>\n | Speak the users\u2019 language \u2013 informal is better than formal for learning<\/p>\n <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rule of thirds<\/p>\n <\/td>\n | Does the screen utilize them?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Technical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Audio<\/td>\n | Sound\/voices volume, background noise, easy to understand<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| File formats<\/td>\n | Are they compatible with all hardware<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Video<\/td>\n | Does it play well\/take a while to load?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Develop for the output technology<\/p>\n <\/td>\n | Resolution \u2013 is the resolution look correct or pixelated?, colors look right on screen, golden ratio\/rectangle (organization and layout look correct)<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Instructor Guide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Time<\/td>\n | How long does it take to complete each section?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Narration<\/td>\n | Does it tell the instructor what to say?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Notes<\/td>\n | Are there notes for the instructor?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Materials<\/td>\n | Are all materials provided for the instructor?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Facilitating\/teaching<\/td>\n | Does the instructor guide contain enough information that one could pick it up and teach the course (assuming they have all the materials, know the content, know how to teach)?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Student Guide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| Schedule<\/td>\n | Do students know the schedule of the course and topics?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Objectives<\/td>\n | Do students have the objectives?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Content<\/td>\n | Do students have a copy of the PPT\/Materials to take notes and follow along?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Materials<\/td>\n | Are student materials included in this guide?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Job aid<\/td>\n | Is there a job aid for students to take with them to help them transfer knowledge from course to job?<\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n | <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Evaluation for an instructor led course (the materials) The following is a guide for evaluating materials for an instructor led course. This is not a guide for evaluating a person teaching the course. Criteria Description Scale N\/A Comments Content Working memory\/Cognitive load Learners can hold 5-7 concepts in their working memory at one time. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[24,11,89],"tags":[576,577],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2616"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2617,"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616\/revisions\/2617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raypastore.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} |