Course Syllabus for GED 536

Instructor: Peter Desberg Course Prefix and Number: GED 536 Course Title: Preparing Computer-Assisted Instruction Instructor: Peter Desberg Office Hours: M 2:00-4:00 W 2:00-4:00 Office: SC Bldg. 12 Room 1060 Office Telephone: (310) 243-3908 Message: (310) 243-3524 E-mail Address: University: Campus Account America online:AOL Account EarthLink: Earthlink Account

Required Reading

1. Desberg, P. Hyper InterActive CAI Using HyperCard to Develop Computer-Assisted Instruction. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1994.

    

2. Desberg, P. Essentials of Task Analysis. Landham Heights: University Press of America, 1986 or Hyper Task Analysis. Santa Barbara: Intellimation, 1992.

Optional Reading (Strongly Recommended)

1. Goodman, D.The Complete HyperCard 2.2 Handbook. New York: Random House, 1994.

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Grading Policy

Grades will be based on the performance of two projects:

Project 1 (HyperCard Group Tutorial): Write an interactive tutorial lesson on a topic of your choice, using HyperCard. The lesson should have the following characteristics:

a. New information should be presented.

 

b. Information should be presented with interactivity.

 

c. There should be remedial branching.

 

d. Screens should be clear and well-designed.

 

Project 2 (CAI Individual Script): Write a complete CAI script. The script should be ready to present to a programmer (which may be you in the next course or two). The lesson should have the following characteristics:

a. The lesson should be task analyzed.

 

b. The design and content of each screen should be presented clearly.

 

c. Instructions to the programmer should be clearly specified.

 

d. There should be response contingent branching.

 

e. Conduct a courseware review.

Individual Project Schedule

Week 2: Instructional Objective

Week 4: Content List

Week 6: Task Analysis

Week 6: Presentation Concept

Week 7: First Instructional Module

Week 9: Branching for First Module

Week 10: InfoBase Citations

Week 12: Completed First Module

Week 15: Final Script

Course Objectives

1. Identify advantages and disadvantages of CAI.
2. Review the CAI research literature. Use InfoBase program to summarize.
3. Identify the four main types of CAI:
   1. Drill-and-Practice
   2. Tutorial
   3. Simulation
   4. Educational Game

   Identify major learning and instructional factors influencing CAI:

   1. Cognitive Factors
   2. Memory and Attention
   3. Instructional Technology
   4. Programmed Instruction
4. Determine which lessons are appropriate for CAI.
5. Design a CAI lesson.
6. Develop a CAI lesson.
7. Design an evaluation system for the lesson.
8. Design CAI screens.
9. Design a CAI lesson management system.
10. Write a CAI script.
11. Prepare CAI lesson documentation.
12. Program a CAI tutorial using HyperCard.
13. Author a HyperCard Lesson
    1. Use HyperCard Tools
    2. Design Buttons
    3. Design Fields
    4. Import Graphics into a stack
    5. Use the following commands in HyperCard Scripts:
       1. add and subtract
       2. answer
       3. ask
       4. go
       5. if
       6. put
       7. repeat
       8. visual effect
       9. wait

       Use local and Global Variables in HyperCard Scripts

Department Mission Statement

The Graduate Education Department at California State University Dominguez Hills prepares educators for culturally and linguistically diverse students in urban school settings As part of this mission the Department has adopted the statement below. With the guidance and support of their instructors and supervisors all Master of Arts in Education and credential candidates will work toward achieving these goals:

• Skill in providing equal opportunities for all students.
• Sensitivity toward and effectiveness with learners from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
• Appropriate and creative use of collaboration among learners.
• Emphasis on an integrated curriculum that taps higher order cognitive skills.
• Meaningful authentic curriculum and assessment for all students.
• Engagement in reflective practices.
• Knowledge of theory and research that informs good teaching.

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