Broadcast-Style Writing

E-Learning Module for College Course
The Problem
A college-level Writing for Media course needed a way to give instruction outside the scheduled course meetings to prepare students for multiple upcoming writing assignments. Students needed to be introduced to the stylistic differences of writing material for broadcasting (radio and TV) compared to their previous instruction in writing for print materials.
The Solution
An e-learning module exported as a SCORM module and hosted on the college LMS allowed the students to receive instruction and practice the new knowledge outside of the normally-scheduled classroom time.
Responsiblities and Tools Used
  • Responsibilities: Instructor, Subject-Matter-Expert, Instructional Designer, and E-Learning Developer
  • Tools Used: Articulate Storyline, Adobe Audition, and Moodle LMS
This e-learning module not only offers instruction to the student about how to write in a broadcast style, but also offers them an opportunity to practice. For example, a piece of text is shown written in a style suitable for print. Below that is a text-entry box. The student's assignment for practice is to rewrite the text given to make it suitable for broadcast style by typing the answer in the text-entry box. A text-entry variable records the student's writing. Then, on the subsequent slide, the broadcast-style correct example is given along with a display of the student's practice writing that was captured by the text-entry variable. This allows the student to practice rewriting something in the broadcast style and then compare their writing with a correct example.
E-Learning Module
Designer and Developer
E-learning module activity screenshot
Script
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