Lab Report

EDTC 7030
Dr. Brown
East Carolina University
Name: Kim Gandee
Date: 15 Se 1!
Experiment Title: S"reen"ast
1. Materials, Resources and References used:
Materials/Resources Used:
#i"roso$t %indows Sniin& Tool
S"reen"ast'('#ati" S"reen )e"order So$tware
*o+T+,e
#i"roso$t ($$i"e %ord -007 $or s"rit
.o&ite"/ /eadset wit/ mi"ro/one
Dell St+dio 01S !35#T 1C
References:
#i"roso$t. 2-01!3. Sniin& tool. )etrieved $rom /tt:44windows.mi"roso$t."om4en'
+s4windows74rod+"ts4$eat+res4sniin&'tool
S+&ar5 %.5 Brown5 6.5 7 .+ter,a"/5 K. 2-0103. E8aminin& t/e anatomy o$ a s"reen"ast:
Un"overin& "ommon elements and instr+"tional strate&ies. The International Review of
Research in Open and Distance Learning, 112335 1'-0. )etrieved $rom
/tt:44www.irrodl.or&4inde8./4irrodl4arti"le4view4951415:!
Udell5 ;. 2-0053. .et<s /ear it $or s"reen"astin&: =ew medi+m o$$ers +nre"edented aven+es
$or trainin&5 dis"+ssion. )etrieved $rom /tt:44www.in$oworld."om4d4develoer'
world4lets'/ear'it's"reen"astin&'7-5
. !nstructional Need and "ontext:
T/is lesson is intended to $amiliari>e t/e tar&et a+dien"e wit/ t/e ,asi" $+n"tions o$ t/e
Sniin& Tool to rovide t/em wit/ an additional reso+r"e $or develoin& trainin& and ed+"ation
materials. S"reen"astin& is t/e er$e"t medi+m $or resentin& t/e in$ormation ,e"a+se it s/ows
t/e learners5 ste ,y ste5 /ow to er$orm vario+s Sniin& Tool ro"esses. ?t also allows t/em
to learn t/ese ro"esses at t/eir own a"e5 as t/ey are a,le to a+se5 rewind5 review5 and ra"ti"e
ea"/ ste +ntil t/ey /ave mastered it. @inally5 a s"reen"ast o$ t/e "ontent rovides t/e tar&et
a+dien"e wit/ rea"/',a"A "aa,ility s/o+ld t/ey need a re$res/er on /ow to er$orm a se"i$i"
tasA.
?n /is arti"le5 B.et<s Cear it $or S"reen"astin&B5 ;on Udell 2-0053 asserts t/at Bas a se"ies5
we learn vora"io+sly w/en we "an imitate w/at we see ot/ers doin&B. T/is "on"ise averment
addresses several Aey oints re&ardin& t/e learnin& ro"ess and learnin& of a ro"ess t/ro+&/
s"reen"astin&. @irst5 s"reen"astin& resents t/e "ontent in its tr+e $orm. ?n ot/er words5 w/at t/e
learner sees on t/e s"reen is exactly w/at t/ey will ,e worAin& wit/ w/ere materials and
reso+r"es are "on"erned. Se"ond5 t/e s"reen"ast is develoed ,y someone w/o /as already
mastered t/e ro"ess t/ey are resentin&5 w/i"/ "an ,e validated5 or voided5 ,y t/e learner<s
assessment o$ t/e $inis/ed rod+"t. T/ird5 s"reen"astin&5 wit/ movin& &ra/i"s and a+dio5
resents t/e in$ormation in a $ar more en&a&in& manner t/an te8t and i"t+res alone. %/en Aet
"lear and "on"ise5 s"reen"astin& rovides e$$e"tive and e$$i"ient s"a$$oldin& $or t/e learners5 as it
ena,les t/em to $ollow alon& and mirror t/e resenter<s a"tions +ntil t/ey are a,le to er$orm t/e
a"tions on t/eir own.
#. Learner $nal%sis:
T/e tar&et a+dien"e $or t/is lesson is "omrised o$ Trainin& Develoers 2TDs3 w/o
desi&n and develo di&ital and 4 or /ard'"oy trainin& and ed+"ation materials $or Soldiers
attendin& distan"e learnin& 2d.3 and 4 or resident "o+rses at t/e United States 6rmy 6viation
Center o$ E8"ellen"e 2US66CE3. TDs are /ired as 171-s 2Trainin& Se"ialists3 $or t/eir s+,De"t
matter e8ertise5 or as 1750s 2?nstr+"tional Systems Se"ialists E?SSF3 $or t/eir Anowled&e o$
ed+"ational 4 trainin& instr+"tion. 171-s are &enerally not reG+ired to "omlete a $ormal "ivilian
ed+"ation ro&ram as t/e vast maDority are veterans w/o worAed in t/eir area o$ e8ertise w/ile
servin& in t/e military. #ost 1750s5 /owever5 are non'veterans w/o m+st "omlete a minim+m
o$ -! semester /o+rs in learnin& t/eory5 sy"/olo&y o$ learnin&5 and 4 or ed+"ational sy"/olo&yH
instr+"tional desi&n ra"ti"esH ed+"ational eval+ationH instr+"tional rod+"t develomentH and4or
"om+ters in ed+"ation and trainin&.
?deally5 w/en worA ,e&ins on a roDe"t5 s+,De"t matter e8erts and ?SSs worA to&et/er
t/ro+&/o+t t/e 6DD?E ro"essH /owever5 wit/in a reso+r"e'"onstrained environment5 ea"/ &ro+
o$ten $inds t/emselves worAin& wit/o+t t/e assistan"e o$ t/e ot/er. @or e8amle5 it is not
+n"ommon $or a 171- to $ind /im'4/ersel$ writin& a lesson lan or desi&nin& a trainin& 4
ed+"ation rod+"t wit/o+t t/e assistan"e o$ a 17505 t/e latter o$ w/om wo+ld ,e a,le to assist t/e
$ormer wit/ writin& learnin& o,De"tives5 seG+en"in& "ontent5 sele"tin& aroriate met/ods o$
instr+"tion5 and so on.
.evels o$ te"/nolo&i"al 2e.&.5 "om+ter sAills3 e8ertise vary &reatly amon& t/e tar&et
a+dien"e. @or t/is lesson5 /owever5 t/ey need only Anow /ow to oerate t/eir &overnment'
iss+ed 1C 2a $+ndamental reG+irement $or all 171-s and 1750s er Do, des"rition3 to navi&ate to
t/e US66CE .earnin& (,De"t .i,rary lo"ated on t/e 6rmy Knowled&e (nline 26K(3 site.
@rom t/e li,rary5 t/ey will ,e a,le to a""ess t/e *o+T+,e s"reen"ast and $ollow alon& to learn t/e
ro"ess. TDs "an t/en +se t/is simle new sAill to em,ed "+stom &ra/i"s wit/in t/eir trainin&
and ed+"ation rod+"ts.
&. !nstruction Desi'ned:
Iideo: /tts:44www.yo+t+,e."om4wat"/JvK#K?85Cd>sd&
?n t/e "onte8t o$ t/e str+"t+ral elements and instr+"tional met/ods identi$ied ,y S+&ar5
Brown5 and .+ter,a"/ 2-01035 ? made t/e $ollowin& desi&n "/oi"es:
(tructural elements:
)umper. ? "/ose to introd+"e mysel$ and t/e toi" at t/e ,e&innin& o$ t/e s"reen"ast.
? $elt it was +nne"essary to remind t/em o$ w/o t/e resenter is at t/e end o$ t/e
lesson5 as ? $elt it was more imortant to leave t/em t/inAin& a,o+t w/at t/ey D+st
viewed $or its instr+"tional val+e.
(creen mo*ement. ? "/ose to "reate a stati" s"reen"ast5 rimarily ,e"a+se o$ my la"A
o$ e8erien"e wit/ develoin& t/is medi+m5 ,+t also ,e"a+se dynami" s"reen"ast
movement was s+er$l+o+s $or t/e "ontent and intended o+t"ome o$ t/e lesson.
Narration. ? "/ose to +se an e8li"it des"rition o$ t/e ro"ed+re5 narratin& ea"/
a"tion so t/e viewer wo+ld see and /ear t/e in$ormation resented at t/e same time.
By rovidin& t/e "ontent in more t/an one mode5 it maAes t/e learnin& ro"ess more
en&a&in& and aeals to more learnin& styles. T/e ne8t s"reen"ast ? rod+"e5
/owever5 will also in"l+de a te8t o$ t/e narration t/e viewer "an to&&le on or o$$ at
t/eir dis"retion ' a +se$+l $eat+re s/o+ld t/e a+dio $ail.
!nstructional met+ods:
Describe procedure. T/e main +rose o$ t/e s"reen"ast is to des"ri,e t/e "aa,ilities
o$ t/e Sniin& Tool ,y rovidin& ste',y'ste instr+"tions o$ ea"/ ro"ess $or t/e
learners.
,ocus attention. 6""ordin& to S+&ar5 Brown5 and .+ter,a"/ 2-01035 t/e "+rsor and
"on"+rrent narration a"t as vis+al and a+ditory "+es $or t/e learners5 dire"tin& t/em to
se"i$i" lo"ations on t/e s"reen. T/is instr+"tional met/od $a"ilitates tea"/in& t/e
learners t/e ste',y'ste ro"esses t/ey need to ,e a,le to s+""ess$+lly er$orm t/e tasAs
on t/eir own.
-. ,ormati*e E*aluation Results:
(tor%board and (cript. T/e Sniin& Tool $+n"tions and s"reen"ast s"rit rovided t/e
$o+ndation $or my di&ital story,oard. 6s ? walAed t/ro+&/ t/e Sniin& Tool ro&ram5
er$ormin& t/e stes $or ea"/ $+n"tion5 ? oted to write t/e s"rit $or ea"/ se&ment in a %ord
do"+ment to ens+re no stes were +nintentionally omitted $rom t/e ro"ess. %/ile writin& t/e
s"rit5 ? $o+nd it +se$+l to also in"l+de t/e a"tions ? wo+ld er$orm on t/e s"reen $or ea"/
se&ment5 searatin& t/em $rom t/e instr+"tional te8t in ,ra"Aets. 6s ? ,e&an re"ordin&5 /owever5
? $o+nd it e8tremely di$$i"+lt to read t/e te8t $rom my rinted %ord do"+ment and er$orm t/e
stes on my "om+ter at t/e same time. T/ere$ore5 ? oted to +se t/e S"reen"ast'('#ati" S"rit
tool instead5 as it wo+ld ,e visi,le on t/e s"reen d+rin& t/e s"reen"astin& ro"ess5 ,+t not in t/e
$inis/ed rod+"t.
$udio recordin'. 6s ? ,e&an "oyin& t/e te8t $rom t/e %ord do"+ment5 ? learned t/e
S"reen"ast'('#ati" ro&ram allows yo+ to tye and re"ord yo+r s"rit in se&ments vers+s a
sin&le re"ordin&. T/is allowed me to $o"+s on ea"/ se&ment and maAe any ne"essary "/an&es
more e$$i"iently. @or e8amle5 my $irst a+dio re"ordin& revealed t/e ori&inal s"rit was $ar too
detailedH /owever5 ,y mani+latin& t/e te8t and a+dio ,y se&ment5 ? was a,le to are down t/e
"ontent wit/o+t $or$eitin& t/e intended o+t"omes o$ t/e learnin& stes 4 a"tivities.
Rou'+ screencast draft. Creatin& t/e s"reen"ast ortion o$ t/e lesson was m+"/ more
di$$i"+lt t/an ? /ad ori&inally anti"iated. 6t $irst5 ? made several attemts to s"reen"ast t/e
Sniin& Tool ro"esses rior to re"ordin& t/e s"rit and a+dio5 ,+t soon reali>ed ? was +ttin&
t/e "art ,e$ore t/e /orse. By $irst re"ordin& t/e s"rit and a+dio5 it allowed me to seG+en"e t/e
in$ormation and ens+re no "ontent was omitted. (n"e t/e s"rit and a+dio were "omlete and ?
was ready to ,e&in s"reen"astin&5 ? simly er$ormed ea"/ ste as ? listened to my own a+dio
instr+"tionsH t/e s"rited te8t5 visi,le to t/e ri&/t o$ t/e s"reen"ast re"ordin& window5 allowed me
to anti"iate w/en ? wo+ld need to a+se t/e s"reen"ast and move to t/e ne8t a+dio se&ment. 6n
additional ,ene$it o$ re"ordin& t/e s"rit and a+dio $irst is t/at it $or"ed me to reeatedly ra"ti"e
er$ormin& ea"/ ste5 and "onseG+ently5 ,e"ome more $l+id at movin& t/e "+rsor a"ross t/e
s"reen.
(tudent feedbac.. 6lt/o+&/ t/ere is m+"/ room $or imrovement5 $eed,a"A $rom
"lassmates t/+s $ar indi"ates my n+mero+s ra"ti"e 2i.e.5 trial and error3 sessions $a"ilitated t/e
develoment o$ a otentially +sa,le $inal rod+"t:
BSo m+"/ to s/ow in s+"/ little timeLB
B*o+ eit/er +se t/is ro&ram $reG+ently or yo+ ra"ti"ed several times ,e"a+se t/e
resentation in$ormation $lowed smoot/ly...B
B*o+ "an tell yo+ ra"ti"ed several times...B
BGood +se o$ time.B
/. (ummati*e E*aluation Results:
(n"e a&ain5 ? aealed to my "o'worAers 2all 1750 TDs3 in my o$$i"e to serve as my ,eta
tar&et a+dien"e. T/ey were $amiliar wit/ t/e Sniin& Tool sniin& $+n"tions5 ,+t were
+naware o$ its n+mero+s ot/er "aa,ilities. ? did not administer a re'test5 as t/e delivera,le is
intended to ,e +sed as a t+torial and ? wanted t/em to +se it as s+"/ wit/o+t t/e Bress+reB o$
anti"iatin& a re' and ost'assessment.
6$ter wat"/in& t/e s"reen"ast video on *o+T+,e5 t/eir $eed,a"A indi"ated t/ey learned
more a,o+t t/e Sniin& Tool "aa,ilities a$ter wat"/in& t/e t+torial. T/ey also mentioned t/e
S"reen"ast'('#ati" i"on was visi,le in t/e TasA,ar d+rin& t/e resentation wit/o+t e8lanation5
w/i"/ may "reate some "on$+sion $or t/ose w/o are +n$amiliar wit/ t/e Sniin& Tool ro&ram.
%/en ? e8lained it was +navoida,le ,e"a+se ? /ad to ,e a,le to s/ow t/e %indows Start ,+tton
as art o$ t/e t+torial5 one o$ t/e arti"iants re"ommended movin& t/e s"reen"ast window
$ollowin& "omletion o$ t/at se&ment. T/ey also mentioned a S"reen"ast'('#ati" o'+
window aeared ,rie$ly5 w/i"/ "o+ld also "reate "on$+sion.
0. "oncludin' "omments and/or 1ersonal Reflection:
1ersonal Reflection. @irst and $oremost5 ? learned /ow imortant it is to ra"ti"e +sin&
t/e medi+m yo+ /ave "/osen to develo t/e instr+"tional rod+"t +ntil yo+ ,e"ome very $amiliar
and "om$orta,le wit/ it. *o+ m+st also allow yo+rsel$ eno+&/ time to identi$y and imlement
t/e ,est met/od o$ develoin& yo+r rod+"t. @or e8amle5 my $irst instin"t was to ,e&in
develoment ,y re"ordin& t/e s"reen"ast5 ,+t G+i"Aly learned t/is was not t/e ,est aroa"/5 and
/ad to start over several times ,e$ore ? was a,le to determine t/e ,est "o+rse o$ a"tion. ?t is also
imortant to view any t+torials t/at may ,e availa,le $or t/e medi+m yo+ "/oose. 6t $irst5 t/is
may aear to ,e a time'"ons+min& a"tivity5 ,+t will a"t+ally save yo+ time in t/e lon& r+n.
)enefits. Some o$ t/e ,ene$its o$ addin& instr+"tional s"reen"ast rod+"tion to o+r TD
tool,o8 in"l+de t/e a,ility to develo m+lti'media rod+"ts t/at will Ben/an"e online learnersM
e8erien"es "omared to t/e more traditional te8t $ormatB 2S+&ar5 Brown5 7 .+ter,a"/5 -0103
revalent in t/e "+rrent learnin& environment. Usin& t/e $lied "lassroom met/od5 instr+"tors
"an +se s"reen"asts to introd+"e st+dents to $o+ndational "on"ets and ro"esses t/at t/ey "an
learn at t/eir own a"e5 at a time and la"e o$ t/eir "/oosin& rior to "lass5 $reein& + ?nstr+"tor
Conta"t Co+rs 2?CC3 2i.e.5 $a"e'to'$a"e instr+"tion3 $or a"tivities t/at will taAe t/e st+dents to
/i&/er levels o$ learnin&. 6lso5 t/ere are n+mero+s $ree s"reen"ast ro&rams availa,le on t/e
we, t/at "an ,e downloaded to t/e +ser<s desAto5 allowin& t/em to worA o$$line to avoid
se"+rity iss+es. C+rrently5 Cativate is t/e only so$tware ro&ram availa,le t/at "an er$orm
s"reen"ast $+n"tionsH /owever5 t/e so$tware is not availa,le to all TDs d+e to its /i&/ "ost.
"+allen'es. T/e main "/allen&e ? see wit/ addin& s"reen"ast rod+"ts to o+r
ro$essional ra"ti"e is t/e time it taAes to vet trainin& and ed+"ation rod+"ts wit/ internal and
e8ternal staAe/olders. 6lso5 TDs m+st remain "o&ni>ant o$ any se"+rity iss+es t/at may need to
,e address. @or e8amle5 ? am "+rrently "ond+"tin& an analysis o$ t/e 6viation #ission 1lannin&
System 26#1S3 lesson to identi$y ways o$ maAin& t/e "ontent and instr+"tional met/ods more
st+dent'"entri". 6lt/o+&/ s"reen"ast videos o$ t/e n+mero+s 6#1S tasAs wo+ld ,ene$it t/e
st+dents tremendo+sly5 it wo+ld ,e in dire"t violation o$ t/e @orei&n Dis"los+re determination
re&ardin& most o$ t/e "ontent.