University of Twente Student Theses
Sharing Blended Learning Course Ware : Designing an Open Course Ware (OCW) initiative for sharing blended learning course structures and learning materials
Klein, N.A. (2024) Sharing Blended Learning Course Ware : Designing an Open Course Ware (OCW) initiative for sharing blended learning course structures and learning materials.
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| Abstract: | During the Covid-19 pandemic, many educational institutions had to switch to online education and online learning materials. This caused the development of many online learning material repositories. This thesis discusses the sharing of the blended learning course structure, Linear Structures. The Open Course Ware (OCW) initiative and its alignment with the Open Educational Resources (OER) form the basis of a platform to share this blended course. Five evaluation frameworks are assessed to evaluate these OCW initiatives, which are used in this thesis to evaluate the developed platform. A stakeholder mapping was done to identify key stakeholders, who were interviewed to lay down the first factors for the design requirements. An additional survey with educational professionals was done to create the final design requirements. These were translated to an interface design which was developed with the Figma Design program. This design was evaluated based on the OCW evaluation frameworks with a usability user test and a digital accessibility evaluation. The results of the usability test were positive, the usability experience of the design was perceived as ‘excellent’. The results of the accessibility evaluation were more varying, several elements adhered to the WCAG accessibility guidelines, however, there was room for improvement in the accessibility of the prototype. To share blended learning courses we need an OCW initiative which is evaluated through a fitting framework. In the case of this thesis, this framework combined accessibility and usability evaluation. To make the interface of this OCW initiative intuitive, several elements were included. These are clear website organization, understandable structures, (design) consistency and a variety of navigational elements. To ensure that the shared materials can be adapted, the structure of the learning materials was based on several items. The materials need to be based on a consistent element like a book, and the topics of the materials represent the work for a week but include a clear overview of all the different activities. To further develop this platform, the suggested improvements by the user test, need to be included. Which are changing several names, and increasing the clarity of the activity explanations. After that, the change from Figma Design to a suitable development platform needs to be made. This thesis provides the initial design towards a platform that can share blended learning courses |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Subject: | 01 general works, 81 education, teaching |
| Programme: | Creative Technology BSc (50447) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/98197 |
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