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The birds and the bees and the click-clack of keys: | |
| Producing interactive educational media to teach sex education |
REMEMBER WHEN YOU FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THE BIRDS AND THE BEES?
| Was it awkward? Embarrassing? Confusing? Ever wonder why it had to be that way? Well it doesn’t. And here’s your chance to prove it. Information technologies are being embraced by the next generation of young students – let’s face it – we all know what’s on the web. So here’s an opportunity to put out responsible information about sexual education to 8th graders from participating Redwood City schools and learn the principles of interaction design for web-based educational modules. Concepts will include: learning theories, educational media design, interactivity, and information technologies. This is a project-based course and students will have the unique opportunity to test their materials in a live classroom. Successful projects will become a part of the online health curriculum that is distributed to schools. Recommended: CS147 and Flash programming. Please bring your laptop to class if you have one, otherwise a laptop can be provided. |
course information:
| Topic | Sex Ed for Middle Grades Health Education |
| Time | M 3:15-6:05 |
| Place | Rm 120 Wallenberg Hall, Building 160 |
| Instructors | Camillan Huang,
Ph.D., Director of the Wallenberg Global Learning Network and Virtual Labs Project Director TW Weidmann, Ph.D., President, H.E.L.P. for Kids |
| Contact | cammy.huang (at) stanford.edu |
| Other | Computer work will be done in class - the classroom has laptops or you can bring your own. We will visit a Redwood City school 3 times during the quarter, often scheduled on a date outside of class time. |
schedule:
| wk | date | topic | class activity/ assignments due |
| 1 | apr 1 | no class | |
| 2 | apr 7 | FIRST DAY OF CLASS |
- Curriculum - Download the curriculum and review - Web research and critiquing websites |
| 3 | apr 14 |
Conception to Storyboards and Rapid Prototyping - Instructional design and teaching with technology |
#1: Design sketches and project proposal due |
| 4 | apr 21 | Prototypes and User testing | School visit to participate in a beta test of online curriculum. |
| 5 | apr 28 | Paper prototype trial run and results discussion Web Design and Usability |
#2: Paper prototype due. User testing at school this week with individual students. |
| 6 | may 5 | Simulations and Games for Education |
#3: User testing results due |
| 7 | may 12 | Visual Design and Presentation of Information (Tufte) - Illustrator tutorial |
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| 8 | may 19 | Evaluation and Implementation - Methods and instruments - Strategies for dissemination and implementation |
#4: Digital
prototype due |
| 9 | may 26 | NO CLASS User Testing: Interactive digital prototype |
#4: User
testing results due User test at school this week with individual students. |
| 10 | jun 2 | User Testing: Beta test of your project with a class | #5: User testing results due Beta test at school this week with a real class. |
| jun 5 F | Final Exam:
12:15-3:15p - Presentation to invited reviewers (lunch will be provided) Grant proposal due (for 3 U option) |
#6: Final project and presentation Grant proposal due during final exam slot. |
Assignments
and grades:
10% #1 Topic proposal (1 paragraph written) and concept sketches (paper or powerpoint)
10% #2 Paper prototype storyboards and paper prototype (presentation)
10% #3 User testing results – class presentation and
2 page write-up on results
10% #4 Digital prototype - working Flash version
10% #5 User testing results– class presentation and
2 page write-up on results
40% #6 Final project: An interactive learning module on sex ed. Deliverables include the source, executable files, supporting media,
2 page project write-up on the process (3U option includes a grant proposal.)
10% #7 Class participation (includes in-class assignments during
working session and user testing)
Last updated: 03.27.08