Big Data Thinking and
Learning 3.0 as Guides
for Online Textbook
Development
Ed Nagelhout
and
Eileen Medinger
Emerging Learning Design

Presentation Goals
Emerging Learning Design
Present a narrative of our process to date
• Describe the course
• Situate our thinking
• Explain our design plans
• Articulate our long-term goals
Offer our experience
Provide possible
ideas / strategies / techniques
Initiate a conversation

Presentation Outline
Emerging Learning Design
Block 1: ENG 411B: Principles of Modern Grammar
Discussion
Block 2: Improving Learning in This Course
Discussion
Block 3: Planning, Collaborating, and Revising
Discussion
Conclusions and Long-Term Planning
Final Comments/Questions

ENG 411B: Principles of Modern Grammar
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Promote
“Learning How”
and
“Learning Why”
in a
Collaborative
Learning
Environment

Coherence
and
Consistency
http://www.serpinstitute.org/2013/serp-press/november-2011/internal-coherence-website-nears-completion/

Integrate Assessment
Throughout All Sections Each
Semester and Over Time
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Course Outcomes
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By the end of the semester, students will be able to
1) Describe fully English words, phrases, and clauses
2) Analyze a sentence grammatically, including as
transformation
3) Discriminate among various types of sentences
4) Make rhetorical choices about sentences and
punctuation

Course Workload
Emerging Learning Design
Workload Based on Five Modules
• Quizzes = 8% (8 x 1 pt. each)
• Online Exercises = 16% (16 x 1 pt. each)
• Homework/In-Class = 6% (6 x 1 pts. each)
• Proficiency Practice = 8% (4 x 2 pts. each)
• Proficiency WS = 24% (12 x 2 pts. each)
• Module Exams = 21% (3 x 7 pts. each)
• Final Reflection = 3% (1 x 3 pts. each)
• Final Exam = 14% (1 x 14 pts. each)

http://faculty.unlv.edu/nagelhout/ENG411Bs13A/

http://faculty.unlv.edu/nagelhout/ENG411Bs13A/mod1.html

http://faculty.unlv.edu/nagelhout/ENG411Bs12C/index.html

ENG 411B: Principles of Modern Grammar
Emerging Learning Design
Are there points about the course that
need to be clarified?
Is there any more information that you
need to help you understand the
course?
How might this course help you think
about your plans for designing an
online textbook?
Questions? Discussion?

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How can we best understand
student learning and
pedagogical effectiveness in
our course/program?

Learning for All
Means
Learning for One
http://pumr.pascalobservatory.org/pascalnow/pascal-projects/pumr/higher-learning-all

Increase self-directed and non-formal
learning activities/opportunities
(i.e., independent and lifelong learning)
http://www.olecommunity.com/the-power-of-personal-learning-networks-wait-what-is-a-personal-learning-network/

Traditional Database Management
Data Compilation
Data Visualizations
Course and Program Dashboards
Adaptive Learning Analytics
Social Network Analytics
Discourse Analytics

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Key Features for Our
Online Textbook:
• Integrate Assessment
• Personalize Learning
for Students
• Provide an Adaptive
Learning Environment
• Function on Multiple
Platforms
• Customizable for
Individual Teachers
• Revisable Each
Semester

Emerging Learning Design
Improving Learning in ENG 411B
Can I clarify my goals for improving the
course?
Are there features that you would add
or that we should consider?
How are these goals similar or different
from your own?
Questions? Discussion?

The OE Team
Emerging Learning Design
Instructional Designers, Programmers, Artists

Clarifying the Goals and Requirements
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Emerging Learning Design
Clarifying the Goals and Requirements

Ed’s Awesome Website!
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Draft Ideas for Redesign
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Emerging Learning Design
Draft Ideas for Redesign

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Draft Ideas for Redesign

Emerging Learning Design
Draft Ideas for Redesign

Flash Development vs. HTML5 and CSS3
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Emerging Learning Design
Flash Development vs. HTML5 and CSS3

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Planning, Collaborating, and Revising
Can I clarify our progress so far?
Are there features that you could add
or that we should consider?
How are these applications similar or
different from your own?
Questions? Discussion?

Conclusions and Long-Term Planning
Emerging Learning Design
The project will be developed in phases
Initial steps for phase 1:
• Conceiving the visual metaphors for concepts
• Developing small, focused instructional assets to
present/explain/demonstrate each concept, provide opportunities
for practice, and assessment
• Through these focused assets, provide immediate and specific
feedback for students
• Gather information about effectiveness of specific learning
processes/experiences to benefit instructional practice, asset
development, and learning
• Provide accessible, meaningful, and timely data

Big Data Thinking and Learning 3.0 as Guides for Online Textbook Development
Final Comments or Questions?
Or to continue the conversation:
ed.nagelhout@unlv.edu
eileen.medinger@unlv.edu
Emerging Learning Design