Documentation:Online Workshops/Learning Design

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Wimba Workshops:Learning Design Overview

These are some evolving tips and notes related to the learning design for academic support workshops offered via Wimba Classroom.

The basic format of the workshops will be as follows:

  • a one-hour workshop using slides as a guide through content
  • opportunities for participants to interact with content through, polls, response to questions, chat discussion and individual activities.

Developing Workshop Content

  • Prepare an agenda/intro slide indicating what you will cover in the workshop.
  • Prepare a slide with one or two intended learning objectives for participants to achieve by the end of the session. Ask them to identify what they want to learn in the session. You could use a poll with an open-ended question to gather these responses. A little easier than wading through text messages if you have a large group.
  • Chunk slide content into themes than can be worked through in 10 minutes (including any interactive activity). Maximum 5 themes per hour session. Each theme should focus on one or 2 main points.
  • Consider using a poll or question in each theme chunk.
  • Use graphics, images, or examples to illustrate your points. Minimize text.
  • Wrap up each theme chunk with a recap of your main point(s).

Examples

Adding New Workshop Content

  • Once you are logged in, select the room title (eg. Learning Commons Workshops) by clicking on the link provided in the Room Title list.
  • Click the “New Folder” button at the top right side of the screen and name your presentation.
  • Select your newly created folder link from the Folder Title list to add new/modify content.
  • All new content is automatically loaded to the bottom of the content list. Check the box to the left of the link for each slide/URL/poll and use the arrows at the left of the screen to order content pieces. Be sure to “Save Changes".
  • You can:
1). Upload content from your desktop (eg. Powerpoint slides).
If you do not need to draw on/highlight areas of your slides during a presentation, we recommend unclicking the “Display this content in the eBoard” box when uploading slides. The eBoard takes longer to load during a presentation.
Once your content is loaded each slide will appear as a list of links followed by their title. The target should be “Content Frame” (unless you want to use the eBoard during your presentation). Preview slides by clicking on the links.
Tip: Be sure your slides are titled clearly. These will appear in the navigation column when you present a workshop and in the workshop archive (Note: If you use the formatting provided in Powerpoint, slides will automatically load with titles in the Wimba workshop content folder).
2). Add a URL (to be displayed in a new browser window).
Be sure to test this with another computer using numerous browsers to be sure your participants aren’t accidentally bumped out of the classroom if this link opens in the same window. You may need to explain this to participants during the workshop. (eg. “I will direct you to a website that should open in a new window. If you are bumped out of the Wimba classroom please log back in…” Be sure to also redirect participants’ attention to the Wimba interface when you want to continue with the presentation).
3). Create a poll (multiple choice, open ended, questionnaire, bullet list)
  • Participants’ responses for multiple choice and open ended polls can be published to the group live and are a recommended way to engage your audience and solicit sharing/reflections of learning.
  • Note that questionnaire’s can be created with multiple questions and question types but that participant responses to these cannot be published to the group on the fly.
  • Bullet lists are not polls, only a slide with a list of bullet points. You may prefer to create this as part of your slide presentation instead.
Tip: It’s useful to identify polls in their title (eg. Poll: Share your best time management strategy) so these are easy to locate in the navigation panel during a presentation.

Edit Workshop Content

  • Once you are logged in, select the room title by clicking on the link provided in the room title list.
  • Select the content folder link (eg. Exam Strategies) from the Folder Title list for the workshop you plan to edit.
  • You will view a list of linked filenames for each slide/URL/poll and their titles.
  • To delete a slide select the box to the left of its link and choose delete from the bottom left button. Save changes before exiting.
  • To add new slides click the 'add new content' button from the top right. Note that all new items are automatically added to the bottom of the content list. To re-order these you need to click the box(es) next to the slide(s) you want to move and use the left-side arrows to re-order. Top/bottom arrows move content to the very top/bottom of the list. Inner arrows move slides one place at a time.

Note: When adding new slides from your desktop you must either add all slides (and delete the ones you don’t want to replace) or re-save the edited slides separately as a new presentation file on your desktop. You cannot select and load individual slides from within a presentation.

Resources

Review the Wimba support documentation and facilitator resources.

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