Instructional Technology
Conference 2005
Proposal #46
Title: A Case Study of Designing Web Based Training for Engineers
Name: Jiye Ai
Audience Level: All
Audience: general
Length: One Hour
Abstract:
This paper presents a case study of designing the web-based AutoCAD instruction for mechanical engineers at an institute. The rationale describes learner analyses, environmental analyses and task analyses. The Design part provides the selected instructional strategies, media, and assessment items that are suitable for the goals and logistics of this instruction. The Formative Evaluation part includes the result of this evaluation whose purpose is to measure the revised instruction. The result of this class instruction was quite effective.
Description:
Introduction:
The goal is that after the instruction the engineers should master the skills of computer aided design (CAD) to draw the basic parts. The institute would like to use a one-week extensive training program that includes face-to-face instruction.
Design
1. Macro- Level Strategies
Macro-strategy:
It would be utilization-related. The main instruction involves a procedural task. The utilization-related strategy can let the concept teaching. It also can offer resources and procedures in a sequential order.
2. Micro Instructional Design
Instructional Strategy Chart¡± (Ai_engineer1.jpg)
3. Media Analysis
Media Analysis Worksheet¡± (Ai_engineer2.jpg)
4. Learning Object Consideration
The LO is self-contained and it is based on web browser with Flash plug-in support. It is including navigation, instruction and assessment to meet learning objectives. Taxonomy is combined-open because it includes the pictures showing AutoCAD environment, a Flash movie displaying how to draw the graphic elements and the text for instruction. It is not fully adaptive because the LO is especially for the learner who did not master the skill of AutoCAD before. It is not generative because it can not make the instruction by combining primitive messages and interaction elements. The cost of this LO is low. For the content of this instruction, it is a medium granularity. For the materials of this instruction, it is a medium granularity.
5. Assessment Design
The designing of a pre-assessment survey and post-assessment quiz are needed to assess learners¡¯ achievement. Before the instruction, in order to identify what learners have known about CAD, a pre-assessment survey was created. During the instruction, learners can self-assess from the process. There is one scoring guide for the during-instruction assessment. The scoring guide can help learner assess the students¡¯ performance in the process of the instruction. Based on this, the learners can adjust their strategies in the following learning. After the instruction, the quiz can provide feedback that the learners have achieved the terminal objective of the lesson.
Formative Evaluation
The evaluation was implemented by providing an explaining to the people about the purpose of this class and the purpose and the process of the evaluation. Before the evaluation, the learners did a survey about their priori knowledge about CAD. The learners did a pre-test (Survey). Then the feedback was given to the learners. At the same time, the evaluators observed and wrote down the progress including their difficulties on the paper. And the learners could record their remarks on the notepad. The data was recorded too then put in the data chart. In this process, the talk-aloud protocol was applied. Then the learners took a post-test. Then the feedback was given to the learners. The learners also finished an attitude questionnaire.
Conclusion:
Overall the instructional strategy was appropriate for one-on-ones. Learners understood what was expected. Regarding the instructional materials, they were generally understood. So it is a successful web based training case.
Session Type: Lecture/Presentation OR Poster Session
Contact information/affiliation:
Jiye Ai, University of Missouri-Columbia
111 London Hall Columbia, MO 65211 USA
projectwhistlestop@yahoo.com (573)882-2524
Equipment: computer and projector