For my previous assignment, I frantically learnt how to use authoring tools in order to make up for the lack of aesthetic and limitations in layout that Moodle afforded. This cost me the structure of the my course as I struggled to maneuver around Moodle itself.
For this module, I focused on really learning how to use Moodle, not just on the surface as I had for the previous assignment, but to dig down so that I can gain more control of the details such as text size (aseemly simple change that caused me a lot of headache).  This assignment for me from a technical standpoint was about fixing things.  In the end, I completely changed the layout of my course to achieve, what I believe is, a better end product.

I enjoyed creating the course more as now that the learning curve for both Moodle and the e-learning tool had smoothed out for me, I could focus more on the structure of the course itself.  I knew I wanted to use the concept of e-learning and had already divided my course into 5 modules (the remaining modules have not been created), but I realized that even these module were quite dense, particularly given such a hefty topic of web accessibility standardization.  I decided to break my content module down into further submodules and ad
d knowledge checkpoints to make them more engaging.

This assignment definitely gave me more insight and appreciation into using Moodle, although I know I still have a long way too go.

This assignment presented an opportunity to evaluate a Learning Management System (LMS) for me from an instructor’s point of view rather than as a student.  Eliademy really opened my eyes to what is available out there for instructors to use right now. The current trend at my work is to push for rapid e-learning development or end-to-end development where one person can do the job of the instructional designer, the courseware developer, and the graphic designer and I can see Eliademy taking a strong step in that direction.  Yes, there are limitations to such easy-to-use plug-and-play LMS like Eliademy, but it is really a fantastic option to allow for any company that doesn’t have the budget to hire an instructional designer to still enjoy the benefits of using e-learning.

I also enjoyed learning about a not-for-profit such as Growing Schools.  I have never focused much on the not-for-profit sector, however, this project reminded me how vital of a role volunteers are, and I was delighted to see how e-learning can make such a huge difference to a great cause!

My group worked very well together, and I am sad that we won’t be working on our Assignment 2 and 3 together since several of us have vastly different topics in mind.  Dominic introduced us to Slack, which turned out to be a fantastic communication medium.  It really cut down on the emails we go and the conversation was quick and flowed well.  I can see myself using it for future work or school projects!

Hello!  My name is Joyce Chan.  I am currently a Master of Education Technology candidate with UBC. This e-Portfolio is created for ETEC 565A which is a special course in the subject matter field: Learning Technologies – Selection, Design and Application.

I have recently began work as a courseware developer with an e-learning company in Ottawa.  Both this career and city  are new for me and I am excited to spend the foreseeable future exploring and enjoying both.  In the meantime, I hope to learn much from the ETEC565A course, for which this website showcases the cumulation of my efforts.  I hope you enjoy.

Cheers,

Joyce

Hello!  My name is Joyce Chan.  I am currently a Master of Education Technology candidate with UBC. This e-Portfolio is created for ETEC 565A which is a special course in the subject matter field: Learning Technologies – Selection, Design and Application.

I have recently began work as a courseware developer with an e-learning company in Ottawa.  Both this career and city  are new for me and I am excited to spend the foreseeable future exploring and enjoying both.  In the meantime, I hope to learn much from the ETEC565A course, for which this website showcases the cumulation of my efforts.  I hope you enjoy.

Cheers,

Joyce