Storyline Projects

Page URL - esdi.us/storyline

• Replacement for writing custom code. Plan to begin using as a foundation for research projects in case-based reasoning (see Do expert clinical teachers have a shared understanding of what constitutes a competent reasoning performance in case-based teaching? Genevie`ve Gauthier • Susanne P. Lajoie; and Reasoning Research Sandbox)

Tool pros / cons / recommendations?

• Given the cost / learning curve: Purchase/train *if* there are many projects requiring interactive scenario/case-based practice. There are lots of tools that do low-level interactivity (drag/drop, matching, MCQ, etc.).

• Can be augmented with JavaScript

• Storyboards matter - saving you time and minimizing frustration

• Given the amount of sophisticated "programming" that can occur, knowing your project specs (page-by-page) prior to development, reduces time spent re-doing slides. (Did I mention original creation of interactions is tedious and precise? Interactions *can* be re-used - a *template* warehouse is a great idea!!!)

• PPTX files can be imported into Storyline BUT, with use of templates, rapid-prototyping in Storyline is an option...

Interactive Scenario Sandbox - These pages link to interactions in DRAFT form and still under development. Location of each scenario will change, once each is complete and ready for use.

Again, these are NOT ready-for-prime-time. As of now, lotsa broken links / functions in each.... NOT spell-checked or grammar-checked, yet...

• Advanced Dental Therapy. Prep Clinic Cases
  There will be four self-instructional cases available from this interaction. These cases mimic the sort of cases students will be required to generate (as another activity in this course, and to be used as part of a board examination.

  • Process:

    • Request additional information

    • View radiographs

    • When answering questions, view additional radiographs or obtain additional information

    • Once user has responded to four questions, (s)he compares his or her responses to the responses of an expert.

  • Future Uses

    • May be supplemented with discussion forum (fora? fori?) in Moodle

• Advanced Dental Therapy: Treatment Planning

  • Process:

    • View and read case information

    • create a phased treatment plan via text responses

    • view responses, create a Word doc containing the responses

    • Post Word doc in appropriate case discussion Moodle "Q & A" forum

    • Discuss with classmates (and instructor) in Moodle

    • Final "expert" analysis available after discussions have occurred.

  • Future uses:

    • May include self-instructional cases, with expert treatment plans for comparison

    • May use revised version for calibrating faculty who serve as reviewers of student-generated treatment plans during the board exams.

• Deconstructing Research Articles

  • Process:

    • Read a specific research article

    • Review the article using a specified "review checklist"

    • Respond to specific questions via text response

    • Compare your responses to those of an expert

  • Future Uses:

    • Possible we may include students posting their responses within Moodle Forum for discussion/critique.

• Additional Examples (Storyline web site):  Storyline Showcase