2. Learning Technologies Support Service Supporting you with your LT needs Scenario Based Learning Presented by Penny Everett Learning Technologies Support Officer What is SBL? Why use SBL? When can you use SBL? How to create SBL

3. Learning Technologies Support Service Supporting you with your LT needs Scenario Based Learning What is SBL? Why use SBL? When can SBL be used? Examples How was it done?

4. Learning Technologies Support Service Supporting you with your LT needs Improving the learning experience How can I make my Moodle course more interactive? Apart from discussion forums, MCQs and Lecture slides what else is there available? I havent got time to learn how to use complicated software such as the BBC educational web site uses?

5. Learning Technologies Support Service Supporting you with your LT needs What is Scenario Based Learning? Scenario-based learning exposes the student to a given situation and asks them to apply knowledge relevant to that situation. SBL presents students with Issues Challenges Dilemmas Experiential learning occurs when we immerse ourselves in a situation in which we are forced to perform.

6. Learning Technologies Support Service Supporting you with your LT needs Why use Scenario Based Learning? The famous dictum of Confucius around 450 BC: tell me, and I will forget show me, and I may remember involve me, and I will understand.

7. Learning Technologies Support Service Supporting you with your LT needs When can SBL be used? Reinforce learning Identify gaps in learning Overcome learning blocks Change behaviour Prepare students for panel observation Save time and/or money by replicating complex or expensive experiments.

8. Learning Technologies Support Service Supporting you with your LT needs Looking at examples in PowerPoint First Aid* First Aid Team Building * This Action Maze was based on an example which can be found at: http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary/version_1/examples/index.htm http://www.halfbakedsoftware.com/quandary/version_1/examples/index.htm

9. Learning Technologies Support Service Supporting you with your LT needs Identify the learning outcomes Create a scenario with decision nodesdecision nodes Tools within PowerPoint Use hyperlinks and/or Select Kiosk view Disable mouse click for slide transition if Impaticising. How was it done? Action Buttons

10. Learning Technologies Support Service Supporting you with your LT needs fail path 1 fail path 2 success path fail path 3 - detrimental impact [Re-start] One Scenario Element Scenario Next scenario element feedback [Continue] Create a scenario with decision nodes feedback [Go Back] Remediation path feedback [Go Back]

11. Learning Technologies Support Service Supporting you with your LT needs Action Buttons Own text CustomHomeHelpInformation Previous Slide Next Slide Beginning Slide Last Slide DocumentReturnSoundMovie

12. Learning Technologies Support Service Supporting you with your LT needs Acknowledgements and Further Reading Experiential learning articles including David Kolbs Theory http://reviewing.co.uk/research/experiential.learning.htm http://reviewing.co.uk/research/experiential.learning.htm A Step Beyond Traditional E-Learning By Randall W. Kindley www.learningcircuits.org/2002/may2002/kindley.html www.learningcircuits.org/2002/may2002/kindley.html Tips for Rapid Instructional Design Dr. Sivasailam Thiagerajan. www.thiagi.com www.thiagi.com

13. Learning Technologies Support Service Supporting you with your LT needs Continuing support… Penny Everett & Julie Voce Learning Technologies Support Service www.ucl.ac.uk/ltss