Readings and Resources

Unit 1: Educational technologies in different organizations

Digital tools and platforms: to design and present the course projects, the ETEC 565a (sec B) students are expected to choose from the following LMSs: BbConnect, Moodle, Edge edX, UBC WordPress, Eliademy, Quizworks-LMS .


Unit 2: LMS functionality and instructional design

  • Ciampa, K. (2013). Learning in a mobile age: An investigation of student motivation. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 30(1), 82–96. (see repository, BbConnect) (PDF)
  • Coates, H., James, R., & Baldwin, G. (2005). A critical examination of the effects of Learning Management Systems on university teaching and learning. Tertiary Education and Management, 11,(1), 19-36. (see repository, BbConnect) (PDF)
  • Porto, S. (2015). The uncertain future of Learning Management Systems. The Evolllution: Illuminating the Lifelong Learning Movement. (web-page);
  • Whitmer J. (2016) Patterns in Course Design: How instructors actually use the LMS (webpage)

Instructional design strategies:

Digital tools and platforms: MOOCs sites: EdX.org ; Futurelearn.com (The Open University); coursera.org ; Eliademy.com ; lagunita.stanford.edu (Stanford online)


Unit 3: Designing online activities, instructional communication and assessment

Instructional design strategies:

  • Conrad, K. (2000) Instructional Design for Web-Based Training. Chapter 5: Defining Learning Paths (pp. 111-136), topics: Developing Content Outline, and Documenting Design Decisions. (see repository, BbConnect) (PDF)
  • Lee W., Owens D. (2004). Multimedia-Based Instructional Design.Chapter 23: Developing Computer-Based Learning Environments. Pp. 181-189. (see repository, BbConnect) (PDF);
  • Rita-Marie Conrad and J. Ana Donaldson (2004). Engaging the Online Learner Activities and Resources for Creative Instruction. Chapters 2,6,7,10 (see repository, BbConnect) (PDF)
  • Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt (2009) Assessing the Online Learner: resources and strategies for faculty. Chapters 1 and 2 (see repository, BbConnect) (PDF);

Digital tools and platforms for instructional communication and assessment: Piazza (https://piazza.com) ;Edmodo (www.edmodo.com) ; Quizlet (https://quizlet.com), Quisworks (www.onlinequizcreator.com)


Unit 4: Social media and educational institutions

Instructional design strategies: Authorship, Copyright and Creative commons licensing

Digital presentation resources and tools

  • Garr Reynolds (2008) Presentation Zen: Simple ideas on presentation design and delivery. Chapters 2 and 4 (see repository, BbConnect) (PDF)
  • Alan Levine. (2007) 50 Web 2.0 ways to tell a story (webpage)
  • Suggested tools for a digital presentation (feel free to use any other digital tools, as long as your digital presentation is accessible to peers).

Unit 5: Technology dependent environments and education

Resources: