In order to address these issues, a web-based instructional resource was developed on the topic of Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) in education. The target audience of the instructional resource includes educators seeking a way to facilitate learning engagement and assess learning transfer. The web-based resource is located at (https://tasian1.wixsite.com/dndineducation).
A usability test was conducted to evaluate multiple aspects of the web-based instructional resource. The researcher conducted two rounds of usability testing with a total of eight participants. Data collected from the study indicated an overall positive reception towards the content, graphics, and layout of the web-based instructional resource. Revisions were made according to user feedback.
This session will discuss the overall design of the project as well as the usability study’s methods, data, and results. By conducting this study, the researcher was able to obtain data that improved the instructional design of the website. Ideally, this helped provide a site for teachers looking to try a different method of engagement and learning assessment. Through this project, the researcher was able to expose teachers to this new method of teaching and in turn, has learned how to better present this material so that it is more accessible for educators.
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Melissa Kahili-Heede is a final year masters student in the Learning Design and Technology program in the College of Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Melissa is also a librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Demi Yoshimoto was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She received her B.Ed. in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Following her undergraduate education, she began her teaching career through the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program in Okinawa, Japan. There she taught English to high school students. Upon her return to Hawaii, she entered the Hawaii Department of Education and began teaching Grade 2 at a local elementary school. She decided to continue her education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and is currently in her final year of the M.Ed. Learning Design and Technology Program.
Faye Furutomo is a project manager and designer, specializing in web development and instructional design projects. She has been with the UH Mānoa College of Education since 2008, serving as web designer and program manager for Distance Course Design & Consulting (DCDC), an award winning design and development team. She is also currently pursuing her PhD in Learning Design & Technology at UH Manoa. In addition, she is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and earned her MBA from the Shidler College of Business, BA from Wheaton College in Illinois, BFA from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, a Certificate of Online Learning and Teaching (COLT) from the Learning Design & Technology department. Faye is interested in the fields of project management, leadership, strategic planning, design and is passionate about improving higher education for Hawaii’s current and future generations.
Michelle Carino is a graphic designer with experience in branding, marketing, print, and web. She worked with non-profit organizations, with ad and design agencies, and in-house. Since 2011, she’s served as an art director/user interface designer at the College of Education. She graduated from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa with a Bachelor in Fine Art and is currently working toward a master’s degree in library and information science.
Dr. Ariana Eichelberger is an Associate Specialist and Instructional Designer in the College of Education. Eichelberger manages the Instructional Support Group of the College and coordinates the College’s faculty professional development program. As a faculty member of the Department of Learning Design and Technology, Eichelberger teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in instructional design and technology integration. She is also an instructional designer with the COE’s Distance Course Design and Consulting group (DCDC).