Presentation made online for the 2008 University of North Carolina Distance Learning Forum.

1. Multimedia Simulations
to engage students and improve learning outcomes
Kimberly Eke, Ph.D.
DL Forum Manager, TL Interactive
12.10.08 UNC Chapel Hill

2. Who are we?
Information
Technology
Services
Teaching and
Learning
TL Interactive
http://its.unc.edu/

4. We are not, cannot be, about designing
content. We are designing experiences.
- Clark Quinn
Learning by Doing

5. Not simply displacement...
the emerging convergence
paradigm assumes that
old & new media will
interact in ever more
complex ways.
- Henry Jenkins
Convergence Culture

6. Great opportunities!

7. and challenges...
everything is connected

8. Case Studies
SoEd SoN SoP
Education Nursing Pharmacy

9. Education
Challenge:
Help K-12 math & science teachers
see illiteracy as their problem, too

11. Nursing
Challenge:
Provide examples of teaching moments
for distance ed students

13. PHCY 434
Challenge:
Help students acquire soft-skills

15. PHCY 413
Challenge:
Use valuable in-class time for concept application;
learn core content via multimedia

16. Assessment
November ‘08 January ‘08

17. Summary
Best practices
Flexible, reusable
Simple to complex
Assessment centered

19. Let’s collaborate!
Charlie Green Kim Eke Megan Bell
Asst.Vice Chancellor ITS Teaching and Learning Manager, TL Interactive Project Manager, TL Interactive
green@unc.edu kim_eke@unc.edu megan_bell@unc.edu
http://its.unc.edu/tl/tli