Development of the Pre-Departure course for the Study Abroad Office of USU

Posted Wed, 05/06/2009 - 12:08 by ryan

Pre-Departure Study Abroad Course

I went on a study abroad experience in Egypt in 2008 and felt the Study Abroad Office could have done a better job getting us ready for the process of studying abroad. This ended up as a full blown college course which was used as my final project of my graduate program. I did all the analysis, design, development, and implementation of the course. I did not do an evaluation due to a major policy change which required further updates. Dennis Kohler was my subject matter expert.

A few facts

  • Done using backward design
  • Behaviorism is the leading theory used
  • Every USU student going abroad will have to first take my course
  • Written in Blackboard Vista

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My role

  • Instructional Designer
  • Developer
  • Technical Writer

 

What would I have done differently?

This project was done exclusively in Blackboard Vista. Blackboard is a powerful yet awkward tool. Had I to do it again I would have done it in Moodle.