Week One: Introductory WinCALIS
Welcome to WinCALIS! This course is designed for those with little or no previous experience
with WinCALIS. Participants are instructed in the fundamental techniques of Windows and
introduced to the basics of WinCALIS authoring. Seminar attendants will complete lessons in
WinCALIS, and learn different authoring skills sufficient to produce simple classroom lessons.
Specific techniques include producing accents and diacritics, and learning methodology and
implementation of various WinAuthor question types. Methods of creating multimedia lessons
are explored as well. Hands-on experience is emphasized through demonstration, exercises and
one-on-one assistance with trained instructors.
Detailed schedule...
Week Two: Intermediate WinCALIS
Explore with WinCALIS! Tailored to WinCALIS users with some experience, or those with a
sufficient knowledge of Windows, this seminar provides a more intensive approach to the
WinCALIS environment. This session emphasizes a more involved approach to authoring,
treating issues of aesthetics and feedback flexibility through customizing, communicating and
WinCALIS script writing. Authors learn how to format lessons for speed and ease of use, and
how to create on-line help materials. The use and implementation of multimedia in WinCALIS
are also covered. Participants gain experience and proficiency through in-class exercises and
interaction with experienced WinCALIS users.
Detailed schedule...
Week Three: Advanced WinCALIS
Fly with WinCALIS! This session, geared towards the experienced WinCALIS author,
provides instruction on sophisticated WinCALIS techniques. Users are introduced to more
complex features of WinAuthor, including lesson branching, graphic manipulation and response
analysis. Specific emphasis will be placed on incorporating advanced WinCALIS functions in
the educational medium. Further, participants are introduced to audio and video in the
Multimedia Editor, which allow them to bring live action to lessons through Sound Blaster,
Video Blaster, Laser disc player or VCR. As in the other sessions, experience is gained through
in-class exercises, and through development of WinCALIS authored software with the
assistance of experienced WinCALIS users.
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SUMMER SEMINAR SCHEDULE -- WEEK ONE | |
| MONDAY: | |
| 9:00-10:00 | Registration, Continental Breakfast |
| 10:00-11:00 | Welcome! and Introductions (announcements; schedule; discussion of seminar -- areas to be covered, goals, ideas) |
| 11:00-12:00 | Microsoft Windows orientation (including hands-on practice with launching applications; mouse pointing and clicking, selecting menu items, clarifying Windows "parts"; using keyboard shortcuts; file manipulation in File Manager) |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-3:00 | Windows orientation, continued (calling up topics in Help, using applications such as Notepad, Calculator, Paintbrush) |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break |
| 3:15-5:00 | Enter WinCALIS! Running prepared lessons from "student's point of view", noticing windows, question types, feedback, response analysis, formatting, graphics, audio. |
| TUESDAY: | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Question&Answer Session; review previous day's material. |
| 9:30-10:45 | Creation through Modeling: Writing the "Manet" lesson. Opening new WinCALIS script, entering Directions, entering Text (article.txt). |
| 10:45-12:00 | Creating Multiple Choice Question, entering Anticipated Responses, appropriate Feedback; Saving and Naming Lesson. |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:00 | Creating True/False Questions, giving Feedback. |
| 2:00-2:30 | Discussion: Save, Save As...Drives, Directories, Necessity of backing up. |
| 2:30-3:15 | Creating Short Answer Question, including wild card characters in Anticipated Responses. Discuss wild cards and their application, discuss range of response analysis. |
| 3:15-3:30 | Break |
| 3:30-5:00 | Scripting: constructing individual lessons using authentic material in target language, using elements of WinCALIS discussed thusfar. Preview of next day's plans. |
| WEDNESDAY: | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Question&Answer session; Review of previous material. |
| 9:30-10:30 | Show&Tell: Sharing of individual lessons |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:00 | Constructing a Cloze Exercise Question: Entering and Marking text, providing More Anticipated Responses, adjusting Script Options, adding contextual and non-contextual clues. |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:30 | Scripting: Including a cloze exercise question in individual lessons. |
| 2:30-3:15 | Adding Tutorials: Creating a text file of additional lesson information, linking it to the main lesson through the Tutorials feature. Saving, labelling, and naming tutorial files. |
| 3:15-4:15 | Graphics! Using Paintbrush to view Graphics. Scripting: adding "manet04.bmp" to the lesson. |
| 4:15-5:00 | More Graphics! Opening graphic files in Arts & Letters program. Scripting: placing clip art in individual lessons. Discuss placement of graphics in WinCALIS. |
| THURSDAY: | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Question&Answer Session; Review of previous material |
| 9:30-10:45 | Screen Aesthetics: Formatting text, Sizing and Placing Windows, Setting the cursor. Enhancing the "manet" lesson with text formatting. Scripting: working on aesthetics and layout of individual lessons. |
| 10:45-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-12:00 | Introduction to Multimedia Editor: Looking into audio and video clips, discuss .wav, .avi, and .mmd files in WinCALIS. |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:00 | Embedding a .wav audio file into the "Manet" lesson. |
| 2:00-3:00 | Scripting: Creating .wav files, using SoundMan audio device and Multimedia Editor, grabbing clips from .wav files, implementing audio clips in individual lessons. |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break |
| 3:15-4:15 | Making and Pushing Buttons! Enhancing "Manet" to include buttons that bring up tutorials, audio clips. |
| 4:15-5:00 | Scripting: Including buttons in individual lessons, using the Short Answer question type or the Pass_Through Window. |
| FRIDAY: | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Question&Answer Session: Review of previous material |
| 9:30-10:45 | Scripting; catch up as needed |
| 10:45-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-12:00 | Scripting; preparing lessons for presentation. |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:00 | Begin to wrap up Week 1: Complete Evaluations, secure return travel plan specifics. |
| 2:00-3:15 | Show&Tell, Part I, with Question&Answer and Discussion. |
| 3:15-3:30 | Break |
| 3:30-5:00 | Show&Tell, Part II, with Question&Answer and Discussion. |
"Farewell!" to some participants; "See you next week!" to others; "Thank you!" to all...
SUMMER SEMINAR SCHEDULE -- WEEK TWO | |
| MONDAY: | |
| 9:00-10:00 | Registration, Continental Breakfast |
| 10:00-11:00 | Welcome! and Introductions (announcements; schedule; discussion of seminar -- areas to be covered, goals, ideas) |
| 11:00-12:00 | Windows Review Session; WinCALIS Refresher, Question&Answer |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:00 | WinCALIS: Review of last weeks' topics, orient newcomers |
| 2:00-3:00 | Looking at "Manet" script: demonstration in file management; discussion of WinCALIS script generation (.wca; .cal; .wcl, and associated files); |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break |
| 3:15-4:15 | Scripting: Working on individual lessons: window functions, question types, feedback. |
| 4:15-5:00 | Scripting: Formatting text, adding graphics, reviewing Multimedia Editor. |
| TUESDAY: | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Question&Answer Session; review previous day's material. |
| 9:30-10:30 | Visit Lilly Library to obtain authentic materials for lessons; text, audio, video. |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:00 | Scan time! Individuals will scan text and graphics for use in lessons. |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-3:15 | Tutorials: Creating or enhancing tutorials to include specific topline appearance, sizing windows. |
| 3:15-3:30 | Break |
| 3:30-5:00 | Scripting: working on individual lessons using authentic material in target language, using elements of WinCALIS discussed thusfar. Preview of next day's plans. |
| WEDNESDAY: | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Question&Answer session; Review of previous material. |
| 9:30-10:30 | Discussion of Response analysis in WinCALIS; wild cards, Options such as All Answers, No Pass, Min. Tries, Max Tries, Check Case, Punctuation |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:00 | Investigating the .cal file; discussion of CALIS commands. |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:30 | Visiting Video: Working with .avi files for inclusion in lessons: choosing a file, making and naming clips, embedding file into lesson. |
| 2:30-3:15 | Scripting individual lessons. |
| 3:15-3:30 | Break |
| 3:30-4:15 | More on video, audio: MCI control bar, placement, discussion on byte size of files. |
| 4:15-5:00 | Scripting individual lessons |
| THURSDAY: | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Question&Answer Session; Review of previous material |
| 9:30-10:30 | Hot stuff! Making buttons, hot spots, and hot graphics. |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:00 | Scripting individual lessons. |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:30 | Demonstration: Digitizing video |
| 2:30-3:00 | Question&Answer for video |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break |
| 3:15-4:15 | Demonstration: Animation! Discussion on animation cards, source files, and lesson embedding through Multimedia Editor. |
| 4:15-5:00 | Scripting individual lessons |
| FRIDAY: | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Question&Answer Session: Review of previous material |
| 9:30-10:45 | Scripting individual lessons. |
| 10:45-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-12:00 | Lights, Camera, Action!... Video in WinCALIS; using Multimedia Editor to open .avi files and make clips. Scripting: Embedding video clips in individual lessons. Discuss MCI control bar, video screen size and placement. |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:00 | Begin to wrap up Week 2: Complete Evaluations, secure return travel plan specifics. |
| 2:00-3:15 | Show&Tell, Part I, concurrent with Question&Answer and Discussion. |
| 3:15-3:30 | Break |
| 3:30-5:00 | Show&Tell, Part II, concurrent with Question&Answer and Discussion. |
"Au Revoir!" to some participants; "La semaine prochaine!" to others; "Merci!" to all...
SUMMER SEMINAR SCHEDULE -- WEEK THREE | |
| Monday: | |
| 9:00-10:00 | Registration, Continental Breakfast |
| 10:00-11:00 | Welcome! and Introductions (announcements; schedule; discussion of seminar -- areas to be covered, goals, ideas) |
| 11:00-12:00 | WinCALIS Refresher, Question&Answer work on WinCALIS lessons |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:00 | WinCALIS: Review of last weeks' topics, orient newcomers |
| 2:00-3:00 | Looking at sample scripts: demonstration in file management; discussion of WinCALIS script generation (.wca; .cal; .wcl, and associated files); |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break |
| 3:15-4:15 | Scripting: Working on individual lessons: window functions, question types, feedback. |
| 4:15-5:00 | Scripting: Formatting text, adding graphics, reviewing Multimedia Editor. |
| Tuesday: | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Question&Answer Session; review previous day's material. |
| 9:30-10:30 | More with hotspots and buttons: Making multiple hotspots on graphics, customized buttons, appropriate feedback. |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:00 | Creating menus, lesson branching; primary and secondary task lists. |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-3:15 | Using <ADD>, <INSERT> <DELETE> and <GLUE> in lesson branching; managing the task list |
| 3:15-3:30 | Break |
| 3:30-5:00 | Scripting: working on individual lessons using elements of WinCALIS discussed thusfar. Preview of next day's plans. |
| Wednesday: | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Question&Answer session; Review of previous material. |
| 9:30-10:30 | Using the <EXEC> command to incorporate other programs. |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:00 | Other uses for the <F> windows, using such features as <LAST>, <NAME> |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:30 | Visiting Video: Working with .avi files for inclusion in lessons: choosing a file, making and naming clips, embedding file into lesson. |
| 2:30-3:15 | Scripting individual lessons. |
| 3:15-3:30 | Break |
| 3:30-4:15 | More on video, audio: MCI control bar, placement, discussion on byte size of files. |
| 4:15-5:00 | Scripting individual lessons |
| Thursday: | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Question&Answer Session; Review of previous material |
| 9:30-10:30 | Working with audio in Multimedia Editor: creating .WAV file from voice, tape, or CD, making clips, compiling .MMD file. |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break |
| 10:45-12:00 | Scripting with audio clips. |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-3:00 | Digitizing video: preparing VHS tape material for inclusion in the lesson. |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break |
| 3:15-4:15 | Animation! Using the Multimedia Editor and animation driver to inlude animation in lessons. |
| 4:15-5:00 | Scripting individual lessons |
| Friday: | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Question&Answer Session: Review of previous material |
| 9:30-10:45 | Scripting , fine-tuning video and animation from day before. |
| 10:45-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-12:00 | Wrap up of final week: Evaluations and discussion of workshop |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30-3:15 | Show&Tell, Part I, concurrent with Question&Answer and Discussion. |
| 3:15-3:30 | Break |
| 3:30-5:00 | Show&Tell, Part II, concurrent with Question&Answer and Discussion. |
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