Multimedia Simulationsto engage students and improve learning outcomes

Kimberly Eke, Ph.D.Manager, TL Interactive

UNC Chapel HillDL Forum12.10.08

Who are we?InformationTechnology

Services

Teaching and Learning

TL Interactive

http://its.unc.edu/

We are not, cannot be, about designing

content. We are designing experiences.- Clark Quinn

Learning by Doing

Not simply displacement...

the emerging convergence

paradigm assumes that

old & new media will

interact in ever more

complex ways.

- Henry Jenkins

Convergence Culture

Great opportunities!

and challenges...

everything is connected

Case Studies

SoEd SoN SoP

EducationEducation Nursing Pharmacy

Education

Challenge:

Help K-12 math & science teacherssee illiteracy as their problem, too

Nursing

Challenge:

Provide examples of teaching momentsfor distance ed students

PHCY 434

Challenge:

Help students acquire soft-skills

PHCY 413

Challenge:

Use valuable in-class time for concept application; learn core content via multimedia

Assessment

November ‘08 January ‘08

Summary

Best practices

Flexible, reusable

Simple to complex

Assessment centered

Let’s collaborate!

Charlie GreenAsst. Vice Chancellor ITS Teaching and Learning

green@unc.edu

Megan BellProject Manager, TL Interactive

megan_bell@unc.edu

Kim EkeManager, TL Interactive

kim_eke@unc.edu

http://its.unc.edu/tl/tli