Author: Danielle Oser
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Instructional Design: Inquiry-Based Learning
Understanding the Diffusion Process by Tracing the Rise and Fall of Google Plus Topics: Technology, Research, Persuasion Audience: College Students Goal: To explore inquiry-based learning to understand systematic change theory as applied to Google+’s failure by tracing its diffusion through innovation, communication channels, time, and social systems. Reflection: Google+ was doomed before it even launched. …
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Instructional Design: Create a Website with HTML
Internet Scavenger Hunt – Google Like A Pro Topics: Digital citizenship, Research skills, General knowledge Audience: 10 and up Goal: My hand-coded HTML/CSS website aims to help high school students learn to search the Internet more effectively and discerningly through the inquiry-oriented exploration of the scavenger hunt online site per ISTE standards. The learners will…
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Instructional Design: Online Course
Public Relations Campaigns Topics: Public Relations, Marketing, Campaign Planning Audience: College Students Goal: To use proven design methodology to help higher education students design a comprehensive public relations campaign to understand better the communications planning process in one semester. Reflection: This full-scale course helps learners by walking them through the multiple aspects of strategic public…
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Instructional Design: Digital Video As Content
Rosie’s Save The Day … Examining Women During WWII Topics: US History, Women, Thinking Skills, Research Audience: AP US History, College US History Students Goal: To help students “think like a historian” and what it means to approach history through the lens of primary documents now made available with the addition of technology. Reflection: Adding…
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Instructional Design: Online Step-By-Step Instruction
Image Quality in Photoshop and InDesign Topics: Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Photoshop Audience: Graphic Design Students Goal: To create a lesson that will accommodate multiple learning styles while guiding students through technical Adobe Photoshop tutorials. Reflection: As with most software applications, becoming conversant in a new package can be overwhelming. By providing detailed, step-by-step guidance,…
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Instructional Design: Curriculum Development with “ASSURE”
Exploring Technology Through the Study of Persuasion Topics: Visual Communication, Propaganda, Persuasion, Canva Audience: College Students Goal: For students to understand the difference between propaganda and persuasion and create persuasion-based public service announcements for social media utilizing the Canva.com technology platform. Reflection: Finding methods to relate and help solidify lessons for college learners is often…