A presentation presented by Dr. Ramesh C Sharma, Director, CEMCA, New Delhi, India at the meeting held at NAARM, Hyderabad, India

1. Commonwealth Educational
Media Centre for Asia
Planning, Designing,
Developing Teaching
Learning Materials
Workshop
Strategies for Adopting Technology Enhanced Learning in Agricultural Education
26th & 27th August, 2015 at NAARM
Ramesh Sharma

2. Distance Education
 Method of teaching learning at distance
 Transactional Strategies
 Self-directed learning systems

3. Features of Learning Materials in
DE
Self-Explanatory
Self-Contained
Self-Directed
Self-Motivating
Self-Evaluating
Self-Learning

4.  1.0 Introduction
 1.1 Objectives
 1.2 …………..
 1.2.1 …………
 Check your progress
 1.2.2 …………
 Check your progress
 1.3 …………
 1.3.1 ……………
 Check your progress
 1.3.2 ……………
 1.3.3 ……………
 Check your progress
 1.4 ………….
 1.4.1 …………..
 Check your progress
 1.4.2 …………..
 Check your progress
 1.5 Let Us Sum Up
 1.6 Glossary
 1.7 Suggested Readings Possible answers
 References
Sample Unit Structure

5. Quantifying Credits and other issues
Credits Study
Hours
Counselling
Sessions
Assignment Quantity in
Blocks
Quantity
in Units/
Lessons
2 60 3 1 2 6-8-
Blocks
4 120 5 2 4 12-16
6 180 8 3 5-6 20-22
8 240 10 3 6-8 30-34
Explanation: 1 Block of 60-70 printed pages (A-4 size) i.e.
5,000 words per unit,18-22 pages, 3-4 Units per Block

6. How do we normally address them:
In ODL
 P – Programme
 C – Course
 B – Block
 U – Unit
 S – Section
 SS- Sub-Section
In Face-to-face
 Programme of
Study/Stream
 Subjects
 Books
 Chapters
 Paragraph
 Sub-Paragraph

7. 9
P
C1 C2 C3 C4 - -
U1 U2 U3 U4 - -
S1 S2 S3 Sn
B1 B2 B3 - -
SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4
P-Programme
C-Course
B-Block
U-Unit
S-Section
SS-Sub-Section
Terminology
Structure

8. Access Devices
 Overview
 Aims and objectives
Content list/Structure
 Diagrammatic representation of module
structure
 Time allocations
 Activities/Experiments/Things to do
 Study Guide
Self-Check Exercise
 Summary
 Glossary

9. Planning an Unit
ACCESS DEVICES
 Title
 Section headings
 Sub-sections
 Structure
 Introduction
 Study Guide
INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STEPS
 Activities SAQs Model answers
 Glossary Summary Tables
 Symbols Graphics other visuals
USING
 Typefaces
 Colors
 Symbols
 Space Language
 Visuals

10. Instructional Design Models and
Methods
 Merrill's First Principles of
Instruction
 ADDIE Model
 Dick and Carey Model
 Kemp's Instructional Design
Model
 Gagné's Nine Events of
Instruction
 Bloom's Learning Taxonomy
 Kirkpatrick's 4 Levels of
Training Evaluation
 Cathy Moore's Action
Mapping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloom%27s_taxonomy

11. Learning Styles
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Learning_Styles.jpg

12. Two main aspects
 Content
 Process
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:E-learning_process_model.jpg

13. Content Presentation
 Content Analysis
 Content Sequencing
 Activities

14. Content Process
 Complex things
– What shall be the course development process?
– How course will be taught?
– What kind of assessment would be used?
– Timeline
– Budgets

15. Balancing…
 Creative Measures
 Demands of System
 Conformity to Standards

16. Issues to consider …
 Authors
 Active involvement of
learners
 Learning activities
 Technology (static /
dynamic /
interactive)
 Blended Learning
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blended_learning

17. Open Educational Resources
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mathplourde/6534388293 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_educational_resources

18. How do we get started?
 Blue print with essential elements
 Learning outcomes
 Content outline
 Learning environment
 Learning materials
 Learning support
 Assessment
 Interaction / Activities
 Students’ requirements
 Development Schedule

19. Presentation of Content
Objective 1 Section 1 SAQ1 Summary
Sub-section (s)
Objective 2 Section 2 SAQ2 Summary
Sub-section (s)
Objective 3 Section 3 SAQ3 Summary
Sub-section (s)
Objective 4 Section 4 SAQ4 Summary
Sub-section (s)

20. Pay attention to …
LANGUAGE
 Simple and Short sentence
 Simple vocabulary
 One idea in one paragraph
 Conversational and friendly
language
 Personal Pronouns (We,
you)
 Humour
ACTIVITIES
 In-text Questions
 Self-Assessment Questions
 Exercises
 Things to do
 Depicting experiences

21. Types of SAQs
 True-False
 Matching
 Fill in the blanks
 Multiple choice
 Sequencing
 Short-Answer type

22. Ending of the Unit
Summary
- Recapitulation
- Reinforcement
Glossary
- Explain difficult words References/further
reading Model Answers

23. Editing
 Content
 Format
 Language
Copy Editing
Proof Editing

24. THANK YOU