Assignment #3 Spring 2010 - EDIT 5395 - EDIT 5395 D01 Administration of the Educational Technology Program

1. Jesus Diaz Learning Resources Center Alamo Colleges

7. Expectations Strongly Agree Agree Disagree N/A Directions are clear and easy to follow X Easy to start and exit X Resuming work is easy X Program is stable and glitch free X Positive overall user experience x Good user interface X Can be used on Mac OS X Tasks are intuitive with simple workflow X Advanced features easy to find and apply X Good internal help system X Strong user community on web X

8. Pros Cons Import PowerPoint Slides Steep learning curve Built in interactivities Interface not intuitive Built in assessments Difficult to use for beginners to many features to learn Includes wizards and templates Advanced features require strong technical expertise Export to Standalone lesson Cost prohibitive no site license Package for CD lesson Built in Screen Capture Build in Voice Over Closed Captioning Highly Interactive Multimedia Advanced programming features with ActionScript 2 and 3

10. Expectations Strongly Agree Agree Disagree N/A Directions are clear and easy to follow X Easy to start and exit X Resuming work is easy X Program is stable and glitch free X Positive overall user experience X Good user interface X Can be used on Mac OS X Tasks are intuitive with simple workflow X Advanced features easy to find and apply X Good internal help system X Strong user community on web X

11. Pro Con As easy to use as a word processor Glitches with graded assessments in Blackboard Vista Options for saving are easy and clear to understand Multimedia and interactivities not as polished as Adobe Suite Export to Standalone lesson Package for CD lesson Includes large selection of templates for user customization Includes easy to embed interactivities Includes access to creative commons and open source content Site license available (can be used at home) Strong online support and resources Affordable customer support