Regards,
Bruce
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Arthur
Loughran
Sent: 13 April 2006 17:22
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Seeking Advice: Module Navigation Menu Design
Hi All,
Thanks for your feedback.
Been scouting about the web and came across this site:
http://www.csuchico.edu/celt/roi
which I thought might be of interest to the list. I think it originated
from: http://www.csuchico.edu/~lseder/eoi/
Be interested to hear if anyone has been using similar tools to design
and/or evaluate Bb modules and if so is this type of tool effective.
regards,
Arthur
>>> [log in to unmask] 13/04/2006 2:46:38 pm >>>
Hi Wendy,
I think this is the right approach. But I also think that trying to get
a standard of terminology might not be a bad idea either.
Our default template includes 'Module Documents' rather than Course
Documents, Formal Documents Lecture Materials, or anything else I've
seen them called in the past.
That way a student can understand more fully what to expect in a Content
Area and staff can have the freedom to turn on and off whatever they
please.
Best wishes,
Steve
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Sent: 13 April 2006 13:46
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Subject: Re: Seeking Advice: Module Navigation Menu Design
Hi Arthur and Steve
We too have a standard template but are currently discussing its
relative
merits; there is a tendency of course to leave default menu items in
place
even if not used, in turn reducing the usability of sites.
I actively urge staff to customise the menu items because it prompts
consideration of how the online learning activities and resources relate
to
the role of the VLE in any given module (our focus is blended learning).
I
would like to avoid having the system itself convey to staff that they
should adhere to a one-size-fits-all model, even if this offers a
standard
interface to students. We've asked the question whether an empty/emptier
template would better support these aims.
Using considered, customised terminology in the menu items, I believe,
offers an opportunity to make the online component maximally relevant to
students by using the vernacular of the module. Recent focus groups with
students leave me comfortable at least, that they are capable of
negotiating
alternative menus within the overall standard Bbd interface.
Best wishes,
Wendy
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: 13 April 2006 12:11
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Subject: Re: Seeking Advice: Module Navigation Menu Design
Hi Arthur,
I've found that staff like to be able to customize the navigation of a
module but students get confused if one module differs from another.
We role over courses with a standard template but give staff the option
to
customize if they want to.
Best wishes,
Steve
-----Original Message-----
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Loughran
Sent: 13 April 2006 11:56
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Subject: Seeking Advice: Module Navigation Menu Design
Hi,
I am going through a few modules just now trying to help staff get to
grips
with the structure of the navigation menu.
I have been of the opinion that if a menu option is not being used, eg
bibliography, assignment, etc it should not appear on the menu list. In
this way staff get to define how they intend to use the system for a
specific module and students get the visual message.
If this was applied by all staff, students would most likely get a
different
menu structure for many of their modules. This may cause confusion, it
might not.
Does anyone have guidelines on this issue?
thanks,
Arthur
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Senior Lecturer
Centre for Learning and Teaching
University of Paisley
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