AN EXAMPLE OF MY INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN WORK

Yanyan Sun

A Problems to Be Solved

An Inquiry from a faculty member who teaches Intermediate Chinese courses at Pennsylvania State University:

I wonder if there is a better way to help my students practicing their oral Chinese.

Problem Analysis I

Q: Could you describe the objectives that you expect your students to achieve?

A: • To improve their language skills, such as pronunciation,

vocabulary and grammar.

• To improve their conversational skills, such as fluency and the organization of the speech.

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Problem Analysis II

Q: What other thoughts/concerns do you have?

A: • I prefer a out-of-class activity because I don’t have

enough in-class time.

• I prefer a collaborative activity.

• I prefer I could have some sorts of assessment on their work.

The Suggestion—Peer Review Activities via Voicethead

Voicethread

Multi-Media Slideshow

Shared Projects

Audio/Video Comments

Records for Assessments

Web-Based

Procedure of Peer Review Activities

Form Groups

Upload Pics/Audio/Video

Review Others’ Projects

Provide Audio/Text/Video Comments

Design of the Projects

Project 1

Story-Telling Based on Given

Pictures

Project 2

Narrate a Muted Video

Project 3

Make Up Dialogues

Project 4

Presentations on Given Topics

I (the Instructional Designer) Would Provide:

Voicethread Tutorials (PDF)

A 30 minutes Voicethread Training for the Students

Photo/Video Editing

An Evaluation Survey

The Instructor Would Need to Prepare :

Instructions on the Activities

Grading Rubrics

Instructions on How to Provide Peer Feedback

The Students Would Need to Have

A Voicethread account

A 30 minutes training

Internet access, a headphone set, and a web camera (Optional).

Demo of the Project—The Instructor’s Control Panel

Demo of the Project—A Student’s Voicethread I

Demo of the Project—A Student’s Voicethread II