Tutorial Development Research Summary Scrapbook - (Due 26 March; 10 points)

Tutorial Development Research Summary Scrapbook - (10 points)

Overview: Researching the topic and tools to use for the tutorial you are developing will help you to learn how to modify or design a tutorial that is engaging, a valuable learning tool, and works well for your audience. This research summary scrapbook is due at the beginning of class on Thursday, 26 March. This is an individual assignment.

Deliverable: Submit your research summary scrapbook in a document or in slides (like PowerPoint) within the Assignment area in Moodle.

Directions:

Step 1: Describe the topic you would like to focus on for your tutorial. Write a short paragraph (at least 2-3 sentences) for each of the following questions.

1. What is the topic for your tutorial - describe it in as much detail as possible.

2. What do you know about this topic?

3. What additional information do you need to find out about your topic?

Step 2: Describe the type of tutorial you would like to create and the tools you propose to use to create that tutorial. Write a short paragraph (at least 2-3 sentences) for each of the following questions.

1. What type of tutorial are you planning to create (e.g., web-page based with screenshots, presentation-based, screencast, series of videos, etc...)? 

2. Why did you choose this type of tutorial?

3. What types of technological tools do you need to build this tutorial?

4. What do you already know about these tools, and what additional information do you need to find out about these tools to create your tutorial?

5. Will you need specific additional tools to help make this kind of tutorial? (Let me know soon so that we can work together to try to find what you need.)

Step 3: Find two sources that help you learn more about your topic. Find one source that can help you learn more about a tool you will be using to design your tutorial. Your sources can come from a wide range of source types including: websites, books, magazine articles, newspaper articles, scholarly articles, or interviews with an expert (e.g., a university employee, a faculty member, a web designer). However, the author(s) of the source must be authoritative or knowledgeable about the topic or tool in some way.

Step 4: Write a three to four-sentence summary for each of your two topic sources focusing on how the source you have chosen contributes inspiration or ideas for the tutorial you are developing. Also, create an image based on each of your two sources that will provide inspiration in your tutorial design process. For example, pictures of places on campus, screenshots of relevant data, or a block of really interesting text. Either use a standard reference style (e.g., MLA or APA) or provide some way to give credit to the source (e.g., the website link, the name of the person interviewed and the date) and provide a way for me to track down that source.

Step 5: Use your tool source to complete the tool rubric (see the Tutorial Tool Evaluation spreadsheet). Summarize your findings about your tool, using each of the six tool aspects, to describe how useful this tool might be for you. End with a recommendation to others as to whether or not you think the tool is a useful tutorial creation tool. Please include the completed rubric for your tool (copy and paste, or use a screenshot). Please include a link to the source(s) you used to evaluate your tool.