ID Brief for Interactive e-Learning: Final Project

Title:
LifeCycleofaCaterpillar
DateCreated/Modified:
03/25/15
DesignersName:
NikkiMarcel
Time:
approx.810minutes

ProblemAnalysis:
StudentsinsecondgradeinLouisianamustbeabletoComparethelifecyclesofselected
organisms(e.g.,mealworm,caterpillar,tadpole)(LouisianaStateStandardsfor2ndgrade,
LifeScience,LSEB3).Inordertobeabletocomparevariouslifecycles,studentsmustfirst
haveanunderstandingofwhatalifecycleis,andknowthedetails(ageappropriate)ofeach
ofthelifecyclestheymustcompare.Thisstandalonemultimediaelearningwillbean
effectivewaytogetthestudentsfamiliarwithonesuchlifecycle,thelifecycleofthe
caterpillar.Studentswillbeabletomoveattheirownpace,andinteractwitheachstagein
thelifecycletofullyunderstandeachoftheelementsinpreparationforcomparingittoother
lifecyclesinthefuture.

TargetAudience:
ThetargetaudienceforthiseLearningissecondgradestudents,around78yearsold.
Manystudentsatthisagedonothaveadvancedtypingskillsbut(almost)allhavebasic
mouseskillsand/orarefamiliarwithhowtouseatouchscreentablet.

Studentswillhavesomepriorknowledgeofanimalsandtheiroffspring(firstgrade)tohelp
themunderstandthedifferencesinsomeofthestagesofthelifecycle,aswellasprior
knowledgeofthelifecyclesofsomemammals,suchashumansanddogs(kindergarten).

LearningObjectives:
Bytheendofthislesson,thelearnerwillbeableto:
1. expressthatacycleisneverending
2. identifyanexampleofalifecyclevs.anonexample
3. identifythestagesofthelifecycleofacaterpillar
4. matcheachstageofthelifecycleofthecaterpillartothecorrespondingimage
5. arrangegivenimagesofeachstageofthecaterpillarlifecycleinthecorrectorder.

AssessmentInstruments:
Thislessonisdesignedforstudentsaround78yearsold.Withthatinmind,the
assessmentswillbedraganddropinteractionsormultiplechoicequestionswithillustrations
toensurethelearnercandemonstratemasteryoftheobjectiveswithoutbeingchallengedby
othertypesofassessments(suchastypingshortanswersorreadinglongmultiplechoice
questionswithtext).Eachlearningobjectivewillbeassessedwithaseparateassessment
slide.Feedbackwillbeprovidedinthreevariations:(a)correct,(b)tryagain(allowingone

moreattemptwith2attemptstotal),and(c)incorrect.Attheendoftheassessment,learners
willbeabletoseetheiroverallresultsfortheentireassessmentandwillbepromptedto
reviewanyofthematerialtheystruggledwithduringtheassessment.

InstructionalStrategies:
Theinstructionwillbesegmentedintosmallparts,accordingtothelearningobjectivethatpart
isaddressingtokeepthelearnerfocusedononeobjectiveatatime.Thelearningobjectives
willbestatedatthebeginningofthelessontoensurethelearnerisawareoftheendgoalof
thelesson.Informationwillbekeptsimple,asappropriatefortheageofthelearners.

Graphicsandsimpleanimationwillbeusedalongwithaudionarrationtopresentthe
informationinawaythatwillnotoverloadthelearnerscognitiveability.Aninteractive
diagramofthecaterpillarlifecyclewillallowthelearnertovieweachpartattheirownpaceas
wellasoffertheabilitytoreviewanypartsagainforclarification.

Onscreentextthroughoutthelessonwillbelimitedtothenamesofeachpartofthelifecycle
(i.e.egg,caterpillar,chrysalis,adult)tofamiliarizethelearnerwiththekeyterms.

Anonscreenagentwillprovidetheinstructionandwillbepresentontheassessment
feedbackslidestogivethelearnerstheperceptionofinteractionwiththeinstructorand
providesomepersonalization.

InstructionalMaterials:
Audiowillbeusedfornarrationoftheinstruction.Audiomayalsobeusedasahover
interactiononthekeytermspresentedasonscreentextintheassessmentstoensure
learnersarenotbeingtestedontheirreadingability,butrathertheirmasteryofthelearning
objectives.

Imagesandanimationswillbeusedtodemonstratethepartsofthecaterpillarlifecycle.The
sameimagesusedintheinstructionwillbeusedintheassessment.

Onscreentextwillbeusedtohighlightthekeyterms.

Videosmaybeusedtoenhancethelearning,forexampletoshowthebutterflyemergingfrom
thechrysalis.

Resources:
TheeLearningcanbecreatedusingsoftwaresuchasStoryline2orCaptivate.Toolsare
availableinbothprogramstocreateillustrations.

Imagesandinformationaboutthecaterpillarlifecyclecanbefoundatthesesites:
http://www.thebutterflysite.com/lifecycle.shtml
http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/lifecycle

http://www.ansp.org/explore/onlineexhibits/butterflies/lifecycle/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/lifecycle/