This prototype was developed after the initial April 10th requirements meeting. It includes a basic design with an incomplete ‘dashboard’ page providing user interactions for various parts of the system. Upon learning more about the unique needs of EL, it was determined the main expedition form / interactions was fundamentally flawed. ...
Exploratory Requirements Survey Introduction Thank you for taking the time to complete this short survey. Your answers will contribute to building an effective Curriculum Mapping solution for Monarch Academy. ...
In any kind of work or study, we always bring a certain set of beliefs as well as philosophical assumptions. Qualitative researchers understand the importance of beliefs and theories that inform their work and also actively write about them in their research. ...
In 2007 I graduated from the University of Ulster’s new E-Learning masters program. For my thesis, I developed a research study on collaborative learning and more specifically the adoption of Adobe Connect at the University of Maryland University College. ...
In the United States, a large proportion of the population falls into the category of having low literacy skills. “A long-awaited federal study finds that an estimated 32 million adults in the USA — about one in seven — are saddled with such low literacy skills that it would be tough for them to read anything more challenging than a children’s picture book or to understand a medication’s side effects listed on a pill bottle.” Toppo (2009). This poses challenges for these individuals seeking services and assistance online using websites that have traditionally not catered for this segment of the population. Services including health information for vaccinations, information on the availability of free clinics in the area, and advice and support from organizations such as Planned Parenthood, simply aren’t as easily accessible to this group of the general population. ...
Illuminate is the code name for a curriculum mapping project I am currently developing as part of my Doctoral thesis. I will be using this part of the blog to document my progress as development progresses. My plan is to have a version 1 of Illuminate completed by the spring of 2014. ...
In December 2012, an eye tracking study was conducted with six participants in order to test the overall usability of a commercially available curriculum mapping application called Atlas Rubicon. The results of this research helped determine some areas of interest that have helped shape the ExpeditionMapper project in terms of search, browse and general information retrieval. ...
CMST 385 Principles of Web Design and Technology is an undergraduate web design course taught at the University of Maryland University College. The online version of the class involves the use of WebTycho and weekly conferencing. For a long time, supplemental learning resources have been used in this class including videos, presentations and external reading materials to assist with student learning, all of which have been made available through the WebTycho Learning Management System (LMS). ...
In a hypothetical study, the Interaction Design and Information Architecture (IDIA) department at the University of Baltimore decided to promote their Humans Computers and Cognition (IDIA 640) course to prospective students already enrolled in the program and to those interested in the field. In order to foster interest in the program, it was decided that a banner or ticker should be deployed within the department website, providing news updates and information about the program to interest visitors. This paper documents the development of a ticker prototype intended to serve this purpose. Discussion of the chosen content, rationale for design from a human centered computing and cognitive standpoint follows in the paper. The prototype has been designed with an emphasis on addressing memory, forgetting, learning and mood. ...
Web based games and interactive applications have become a common means of teaching a wide range of concepts throughout K-12 schools in the United States. With the declining costs of hardware and software coupled with the increase of available bandwidth and transfer speeds, the development of educational applications has advanced significantly in the last five years. ...