Hypertext Instructional Project

Due Dates / Points

Due Date: Final project & handout-December 10; Structure/navigation/resources -
Content Map: for conceptualizing and planning project content and navigation- Inspiration file due- October 30
(Make a copy of the Content Map utility used for the group project and develop a new map for this assignment)
A final copy of the utility file with thumbnail graphics is due with the final project materials.

Points: (See grading rubric chart below for details)

Planning/Summarizing: 20 pts.
Content/Organization/Components: 55 pts

Related Resources

Example Sites

These example projects from previous classes are meant to provide a general overview of the kind of content your project should have.

Tutorials/Help

Assignment Description

Content Map/Resource summary

This assignment is related to the final project. The map development is intended to help define the content to be covered in your presentation. The initial map is to be submitted as a jpeg file exported from the mapping utility.
Once the map is developed it is to be used to plan your presentation materials and organization. The categories developed in the map will become the slides/cards of the presentation materials; the links will form the basis for the navigational components of the presentation. Remember, the presentation is to be nonlinear: navigational links should provide for varied, meaningful movement throughout the presentation materials.

This map should be developed using the Mapping utility available from the same download page as for the Group project (Course Tools>Content/Concept Map Development Utilities). Download the Hypertext Conceptualization Tool for this assignment. The initial concept map assignment requires just a copy of the jpeg file produced. Submit the jpeg file (name example: 'HTMapSmith.jpg') using the standard Upload Page. For the final version of your map you must submit a copy of the utility folder itself, not the jpeg copy.

Lesson Materials

Your main goal is the development of a set of Hypertext (nonlinear) graphics and text screens which would be used to mediate or facilitate the instructional activities (in place of overheads and posters, etc.). This is intended to be shown to a group by the teacher or instructor, not as a resource to be used by the students for individual computer access. However, the materials cols easily be converted for follow-up review on a 1:1 basis. The navigational flow and choice points should follow the structure of your content map; each icon on your map should be roughly equivalent to an individual slide, the linking arrows should indicate navigational choices in the final materials.

The final product should be an interactive, nonlinear presentation developed in HyperStudio, Keynote, or PowerPoint. You should provide embedded graphics and text to present your selected content. Use components such as branching menus, graphical menus, knowledge structures, etc. to enhance ease of presentation and student comprehension. Include an organizational location icon on each screen to aid in navigation. You are to add notes to include the content to be presented by the teacher/instructor to support and elaborate on the content of each slide.

Required Components

Each of the following components should be included (the location of each resource should be noted on your final content map). The Related Resources section above contains links to pages that will help you create these components.

Handout

Develop a handout for your students to use during your presentation of these materials (don't start from scratch, modify materials from your presentation stack, use copies of the graphics, miniature cards, etc.) The handout is intended to facilitate meaningful learner interaction during instructional presentation: design the handouts to maximize the students' comprehension of the materials by facilitating understanding and active interaction with the projected materials.

Important Do not simply provide miniature printouts of the slides or additional text material: this handout should be interactive and enhance the learner's comprehension of the content.

Motivations

Write a short paper to describe the rationale and structure of your materials, the role of the graphics, etc. Describe how the format of your material relates to the type of students and your subject matter.

Graphical Content Map

Include a graphical version of the planning content map of your presentation showing the full, final content of your presentation. This will illustrate both the content that you are presenting and the navigational components (menu/decision points, rationale, etc.) that you have included. Make thumbnail graphics of each slide in your presentation and paste them into the appropriate icons of your content map so it has the look and feel of your final product. Use text boxes to indicate where each of your embedded resources are located on your final map. Review the example projects for examples of what your content map should look like.

Planning Phase

The content map is to be used to conceptualize and organize your academic topic and its sub-components. Use that information to plan the content and navigational components of your presentation materials.

Step 1: Goal Analysis

The presentation materials are intended to mediate or facilitate the classroom activities (in place of overheads and posters, etc.) in that instruction. In preparing these materials you must determine the following:

Step 2: Instructional Materials Development

Next, you are to develop the presentation materials: a set of Hypertext (nonlinear) graphics and text screens which would be used to facilitate teaching that content in an instructional setting. The following are three examples of student content maps from previous semesters:

Note the similarities and differences among the different examples. There is no single way to represent the information, the structure is based on the intent and nature of their content and the way that they wish to represent the various components.

The content map becomes the planning document for the structure of the Hypertext screens. Each component becomes the basis for a screen, the arrows represent menu choices or options available to the student when viewing that screen; the next section describes the conversion process.

Step 3: From Content Map to Hypertext

Based on your initial planning documents (the outline of your academic topic and the concept map) you will further plan to convert the conceptual items to create your presentation pages.

Approaches for Converting from Content Map to Hypertext Screens

The left example shows how three sub-concepts might be presented sequentially on the same card or slide. This generally requires the special display options of the hypertext utility.

The right example shows how a main card might introduce a concept and then provide links to separate screens for each of the sub-concepts.

There is no one specific way to convert your conceptual icons into screens. In general, each concept will be represented by one screen. Sub-concepts may be component parts of a single screen or constitute several individual screens. It depends upon the content and your decisions regarding your overall content, the components, graphics, and layout.

Step 4: Story Board

As you develop your plan, think about which content can be effectively and efficiently enhanced through the inclusion of graphic and audio resources? Also, decide if there is any content that could be better understood through the inclusion of animation or video material?

Plan the layout of your screen design. What kind of layout would best present your content? What kind of color schemes would be most appropriate? How should the contents be placed on the screens? In addition to computer resources, paper and pencil might be the most helpful tool now! You can create story boards to help you plan the various components.

Story boards are rectangles representing individual screens with adjoining space for notes and ideas. These can be a series of individual pages or an expanded flow chart which places each screen in relation to the full structure. Sketch the rough contents and components in each screen. Use these sketches to create the content of your series of screens. Be sure to plan the navigational features into the "look and feel" of the screens and the relative position of each.

Example of Individual Story Boards

Example of Story Boards in Flowchart Format


Implementation Phase

Materials

Develop a set of Hypertext (nonlinear) graphics and text screens which would be used to mediate or facilitate the classroom activities. You will need to include a summary indicating where you obtained the raw resources for your presentation materials, how you structured the materials, etc. Review that part before you begin as your planning and development activities will create a large portion of that summary paper.

Grading Rubric

Component Points
Planning/Summarizing - 20 pts.  
Graphic Content Map: Convert your content map to include captured miniature screens of your actual slides/cards instead of the map icons. The miniature screens can be easily substituted for the standard symbols in your original inspiration content map. Indicate the navigational components in new version of your presentation (menu/decision points, etc.). Indicate where each of the required components are located (e.g. digitized audio, movie, etc.); this can be done by adding extra, non-linked text elements to the map. An initial planning map is due October 30 as an inspiration file; a final version that reflects changes made during the development period and also containing a parallel view where the nodes have thumbnail graphics of the final slides is due with your final materials on December 10. 10
Summary Report: Write a one page paper to describe the rationale and structure of your materials, the role that the graphics serve in the instruction, etc. Describe how the format of your material relates to the type of students and your subject matter. Initially due December 4 as a file- submit using the standard Upload Page. Also, include a printout of this summary with your final printed materials with revisions that reflect any modifications to your final set of resources on December 10. The initial submission is to insure that you focus on this in time to include all the necessary components.

Include the following materials which describe and reference the sources of your materials:

  • Content: sources of incorporated materials (much the same as reporting the references used when writing a regular paper)
  • Graphics:
    • Scanned graphic: reference the source of the original, (attach a photo copy of the original), type of scanner used, the scanner settings selected and a rationale for each choice.
    • Screen capture: reference for the original screen content and the software used to capture it; short description of capture process.
    • Web-based Graphics: reference the URLs of all graphics acquired from the internet.
  • Animation: reference the source of the animation materials, technique used to acquire/create it, the role the animation plays in the instruction.
  • Audio Digitizing: Describe the techniques used to create/acquire the audio resources and place them into your materials.
  • Optional- Speech Synthesis (Text to Speech): Describe the techniques used to create/acquire the text to speech function and place it into your materials.
  • Digitized Movie: Role of the movie in the instruction, source of the movie file, type of movie, technique used to acquire/create the movie.
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HyperText Presentation - 55 pts (Due December 10)

Presentation Materials

  
Content: structure and organization of the content and the ease of meaningful navigation: meaningful menus & icons, choices enhance interaction and understanding. 10
Graphics: Include one scanned graphic, and one screen capture of content relevant to the concept being presented. Place these in your stack as graphic objects. 10
Animation: Include an animation which is related to the instruction and enhances the learning of the content, not intended for entertainment only. This function does not include slide transition effects unless they are incorporated as an integral component of the content progression. 5
Audio Digitizing: Include at least two audio samples (voice, sound, music) that support the content being presented, not intended for entertainment only. At least one audio resource must be recorded by you and and one may be an existing file that you acquire or may be synthesized speech if you have access to resources for creating such resources. 5
Slide Notes: add notes to each slide that cover the information that the presenter will supply while the slides are being presented. 10
Digitized Movie: Capture/create from a video clip or live video, or find an existing movie related to your content. (formats: QuickTime, AVI, or MPG) The movie content must enhance the instructional impact of the materials, not intended for entertainment only. 10
   

Student Handout:
Develop a handout for your students to use during your presentation of these materials (don't start from scratch, modify materials from your presentation stack, use copies of the graphics, miniature cards, etc.) Design the handouts to maximize the students' comprehension of the materials by facilitating understanding and active processing. Examples: diagrams to be labeled or annotated, work sheets for application of the presentation materials to problem solving activities, graphics with space to create individual work or insights related to the presentation materials.

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Final Materials

and any Support files:
etc.

Electronic: a copy of your presentation file and external resources. Please name the presentation file htLastName.ppt . Be sure to develop the materials within a folder (named LastnameHT) so that all the links between resources remain accurate; do not change the relative location of resource files after they are integrated. Remember, movies and some audio files are only referenced/displayed and are not replicated inside the file, these resource files must be included in the folder that you send (do not include files for resources that are already replicated in your presentation file). Test your materials by moving the folder to another computer to see if it works there.

Submit your folder using the Upload Page. You will need to zip or stuff your folder to upload everything at once, otherwise you will need to upload the files one by one. You should NOT include files of graphics that are already embedded in your slides, include only files that are displayed but remain external resources (primarily audio & video resources).

Use the same upload page to send your final content map Inspiration file.

      

 

Printout of: The student handout you developed to be used during the lesson.
Printout of: two slides in Note view showing the slide content and the presenter notes.
Printout of: The final version of your summary report.
The rationale of your lesson presentation material, reference page(s), photocopies of original graphics, and the miniature slide version of the content map of your final presentation.You should not print out the full set of slide presentation screens. Mail or deliver an envelope of all the print products. Due to the deadline for turning in grades, these materials will need to be sent on time, there is no space for delays.

Participate in the EDTC 645 on-line forum adding questions and or responses to the section on Lesson Presentation Materials.