AGILE CURRICULUM Technology Integration for Dynamic Teaching and

AGILE CURRICULUM Technology Integration for Dynamic Teaching and Learning

Presenters Mary Elizabeth O’Toole Manager of Instructional Design Virtual Campus, NSCC Stephen Parsons Coordinator, E-Business Development School of Business, NSCC

Agenda Background l Agile Business l Agile Curriculum application l Process model development l Data transformation supports l Summary / Questions l

Background E-Business and E-Learning parallels l Leveraging IT to support curriculum development l Enabling concepts IT l E-Bus Data Process Product ELearning

Agile Business Introduced with Microsoft. NET strategy l Ability to leverage the Internet to: l – Move ideas to strategy – Take strategy to production – Link business systems (1° Separation)

Agile Business – Drivers l Drivers (key motivators) – **Profit** – Productivity – Corporate responsibility – Workplace harmony – Others

Agile Business – Enablers l Enablers (key supports) – Process reengineering – Data Transformation – Internet Technologies

Process Reengineering Determine objectives l Identify decision points (gateways) l Define documentation requirements l Specify security issues l Diagram process flow l

Process Reengineering Model Define manual processes for tech support l Identify inputs, outputs, decisions … l Evaluate for consistency and replication l Measure feasibility l Gather feedback and test for acceptance l Acquire formal approval l Develop and deploy l Evaluate and revise l

Agile Curriculum Application to education l Ability to leverage the Internet to: l – Move ideas to program strategy – Move program strategy to content design – Automate processes for productivity – Create flexible, responsive curriculum

Building a model l Activity – process flow tools PROCESS INPUTS / OUTPUTS DECISION TERMINATOR

Suggestion for Dining out Resources (Budget, Time…) Evaluate Options Reviews “Discuss” Selections No agreement Stay Home Choose cuisine Italian Il Mercato Chinese King Wah

Task Develop a generic curriculum process flow l Determine decision gateways l Identify inputs / outputs l Identify external decision requirements and decision makers l Groups of 6 -8 l 20 minutes l

Process Flow Issues Many possible models l Exceptions to the process? l Common throughout an institution? l Integrating different models l Core consistency is critical l

Data Transformation Object-oriented design l Creation of objects l Key concepts l – Inheritance – Reuse REVIEW Properties • Name • Location • Cuisine • Price Range • Ratings

Application l Identify data requirements – Text books, learning activities Define data characteristics / properties l Aggregate data objects l – Build database Determine input / output sources l Select – or develop - tools l

Publishers / FWG / Colleagues CONDITIONAL (Review) Evaluate Resources Accept Resource List NO (develop? ) YES (move to next process) Plan Activities

Internet Technology l Simple Desktop Show Me – Generally available tools such as e-mail, browser or messaging l Collaboration / Process Flow specific Show Me – Specific to collaboration or development such as Zoomerang, customized forms or intranets l Customized Applications – Build to match process needs Show Me

More Information Our web site: www. agilecurriculum. com l Other web sites: www. microsoft. com/education www. ibm. com/he www. adlnet. org l

Questions or Comments? ? E-Mail: Mary Elizabeth l motoole@innovait. ca Stephen. parsons@nscc. ca

Task Assignment & Tracking

Discussions (Chat) and Messaging

Surveying and Polling

Collaboration and sharing

Customized/ High-end applications

Educational Repositories/ IMS & SCORM