We have been talking about the basic instructional design (ID) process called ADDIE. Week 3 of this blog series is about the Development phase, which is the phase most people think of as ID. Development includes the creation of learning objectives and creating the tutorial itself. This can take a lot of forms, including a lesson plan, a video, a LibGuide, or an interactive HTML tutorial. It has been my experience that the development phase can take the longest to complete. Instead of telling you step-by-step how to create a video or make an interactive tutorial, I want to give you two ideas of innovative software products to try.
ThingLink: http://thinglink.com/
An old friend told me about ThingLink recently. It is a free product, with an upgrade available for $35 a year. It creates a tutorial that allows the user to click around on the screen, revealing information bubbles. I have used it to make a virtual tour of a journal article that helps the student locate citation information. Here is an example:
This could also be used for more graphical information, if a photograph was used as the background image.
Timeglider: https://timeglider.com
This is a timeline app. It is free of charge, with an upgrade available. I have used it to create an example of the information timeline, which describes to students how long it takes for items to become published. Here is an example of a timeline using the Benghazi attack as an example:
How do you learn how to use these (and other) software packages? I recommend just playing around with them. Most are pretty user friendly. If the software package you would like to learn requires more experience, you can also try accessing tutorials on Lynda.com, or many software packages come with tutorials, as well.
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