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Audience
Pre-Clinical Teaching Faculty
Responsibilities
Needs Analysis, Instructional Design, eLearning Development, Visual Design, Storyboarding
Tools Used
Articulate Storyline 360
ChatGPT | GPT-4o
Project Overview
This project highlights the development of an interactive tool designed to assist teaching faculty in selecting the most effective instructional method for their sessions. The tool guides faculty through a series of reflective questions based on their learning objectives and the level of proficiency they expect from students. By focusing on these key factors, the tool supports faculty in identifying the instructional method that best aligns with their session's goals, making it easier to plan for a more engaging, interactive learning experience.
As the curriculum is often lecture-heavy, this tool aims to encourage faculty to consider and implement more interactive teaching methods, ultimately contributing to the department's goals of fostering student-centered learning. The tool is structured as a guided questionnaire, leading faculty step-by-step through the decision-making process. At the end of the tool, faculty are provided with a recommended instructional method, accompanied by a detailed description, official MedBiquitous standards, and curated resources from the educational development team's faculty support website.
Outline
The primary goal of this tool is to support teaching faculty in selecting the most suitable instructional method for their sessions, fostering more interactive and engaging learning environments. To achieve this, the tool begins by guiding faculty to reflect on the learning objectives and the level of proficiency students are expected to demonstrate. Since the faculty typically receive predefined learning objectives from course directors, this approach allows them to focus on choosing the appropriate teaching method rather than crafting the objectives themselves. Given that the current curriculum is typically lecture-heavy, the tool helps faculty consider more interactive instructional methods, enabling them to plan sessions that align with department goals for more student-centered teaching.
Design
The design of the tool follows the institution’s branding guidelines, ensuring consistency with the overall visual identity of the faculty support website. I incorporated the institution’s color palette and imagery of the facilities to create a cohesive and familiar user experience. Additionally, stock photos were used to illustrate various instructional methods (e.g., independent learning, small group discussions) to make the tool visually engaging.
The questionnaire format introduces one question at a time, with concise response options that encourage faculty to reflect thoughtfully on their teaching goals. Each answer selection leads to the next question in a logical progression, with a seamless flow that supports the planning process. The final page provides a summary of the chosen instructional method, including a detailed description based on MedBiquitous standards, along with links to relevant resources on the Faculty Support website. This setup ensures that faculty are equipped with the necessary tools to create dynamic, interactive learning sessions.
Development
For the development of this tool, I used Articulate Storyline to create the interactive questionnaire and branching logic. The activity integrates smoothly with the faculty support website designed by my team, directing users to specific pages that offer resources tailored to the selected instructional method. To help map out the tool’s flow and ensure clarity in the user experience, I utilized ChatGPT to assist with outlining the sequence of questions and refining the descriptions. Articulate Storyline’s functionality enabled me to incorporate intuitive navigation features, such as custom buttons and content flow restrictions, to maintain the integrity of the activity's structure. This development process resulted in a user-friendly tool that facilitates an engaging, reflective, and practical approach to instructional planning for faculty.
Review
This interactive tool empowers teaching faculty to make informed decisions about the instructional methods that best support their learning objectives, promoting a more dynamic and engaging classroom environment. By guiding faculty through a reflective, questionnaire-based process, the tool aligns with department goals to shift towards more interactive teaching strategies.
This project demonstrates my proficiency in instructional design, user-centered development, and interactive learning technologies. It showcases my ability to create intuitive, goal-oriented experiences that facilitate faculty development, while also highlighting my skills in design consistency, content flow management, and seamless integration with digital resources. Additionally, it reflects my expertise in using Articulate Storyline for creating engaging eLearning solutions.
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