Using an Open Textbook and a Learning Management System in Trades Courses: A (Possible) Case Study
Phase 3 – Implementation: 1st Month
| Moira’s Tasks (Weeks 1-4) |
“Must Have” Goal This Task Supports | Supports Moira Used | |
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| #1 | Connected with 2 colleagues in the Trades school who were willing to share suggestions and recommendations based on their own prior experience with similar course revisions and moving into the LMS. | LMS | Informal “buddy” or mentor system with more experienced “blended delivery” colleagues in Moira’s program. |
| #2 | Met with an instructional designer at the college. | LMS; OT | Instructional Designer Specific to Moira’s college; locate the teaching & learning services at your institution for suggestions. |
| #3 | Booked hands-on training sessions to learn how to use the LMS to:
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LMS | LMS Training & workshops Specific to Moira’s college; locate the teaching & learning services at your institution for suggestions. |
| #4 | Reviewed the “Common Core” section of the “Trades” collection in the BC Open Textbook library | OT | Common Core section of Open Textbook “Trades” collection: https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Common Core |
| #5 | Searched this collection for anything that covered “tools and equipment”.
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OT | From the BC Open Textbook Collection: Line C: Tools and Equipment Competency C-4: Describe Ladders and Work Platforms |
| #6 | Read through the textbook and information about the ancillary resources associated with the textbook.
[Note: The ancillary resources available with the open textbook Moira adopted included demonstration videos AND a question bank to use for online “self tests”. Moira is free to use all or some of the resources as she likes, and can create new videos and new questions to add to the question bank as her time permits.] |
OT | Open Textbook plus ancillary resources: videos, question library. |
| #7 | Downloaded all textbook files + specific ancillary-resource files formatted for Moira’s LMS (D2L) | OT; LMS | Saved to a folder on her own computer at this point. |
| #8 | Filled out and submitted the BC Open Textbook Adoption Form | OT | BC Open Textbook Adoption Form: https://open.bccampus.ca/about-2/adoption-form/ |
| Moira’s recommendation at this point in the project: Check-in with “buddy system” and instructional designer: “How am I doing so far?” |