HKU MITE6323

Ancient Egypt Technology

The two learning objects that have been developed are:
1.  Shadow Clock (download: Shadow Clock Flash File)

2. The Great Pyramid (download: Great Pyramid Flash File)

Overall Experience of the Course
In this course, I must say I have learnt some very useful skills on developing visual representations that I can use to facilitate my teaching.  These include:
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Thank you all for your inputs to our prototype.  After gathering all your comments, the following improvments have been done on the Great Pyramid which is my part of prototype:
- bigger picture
- bigger texts
- highlight the parts of the pyramid when mouse over.
Here is the modified prototype.  Thanks again!

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Prototype of Acient Egyptian Technology
There are two learning objects.  The followings are the prototype:
1.  Shadow Clock (prepared by Oscar)
 http://iln.cite.hku.hk/com/1374/users/wklee8/Shadow.swf
2.  The Great Pyramid (prepared by Theresa Li)
In this visual, users can learn different parts of the Great Pyramid and how they seal the pyramid by moving the mouse over different parts of the visual. The bottom [...]

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Session 8 has been a productive section as we’re given time to discuss on the project and ask questions.   One major decision on our project is, each of us are going to prepare a visual which is going to be a learning object.   To provide flexibility for the learning objects to be used in anywhere, there will [...]

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What I already know
I already know the use of the PhotoStory.
What I want to know
Oscar and I are going to handle one part of our visual.  How do we bring them together as one final visual in Flash?  Besides, each of us is going to develop one option, yet, our project has to be displayed [...]

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What I already know
Photostory is a very simple, but effective tool.  I taught Primary 3 students to create digital photo story using the photos taken during their camping with the use of Photostory. The use of pictures, short texts, transitions, different effects and background music really brings fun to children while learning the use of [...]

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What I already know
I understand the purpose and the way to create a storyboard.
What do I want to know
I started to learn more about Flash. Since we are working as a team of 2, I want to know how do we go about to merge each other’s work together into one piece.
What have I learnt
I’ve [...]

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What I already know
People will learn better with both concise texts and pictorial presentations.
What do I want to know
Now that we are given time to actually think of the assignment.  I really want to know how we can go about to do it with Flash.  To me, Flash is more difficult to use than Authorware.
What [...]

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What I already know
I’ve learnt about learning objects when I studied “e-Learning Strategies and Management” (MITE 6311).  Learning objects are desgined to be accessable, reusable and interoperable.   However there are many different definitions of learning objects.
What do I want to know
To create an effective visual, it requires lots of preparations.  From drafting out the layout, [...]

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What do I already know
Images, maps, diagrams, symbols, drawings are all effective visuals.  With the empowerment of technology, visuals can become interactive, more vivid, interesting and easier to comprehend.   
What do I want to know
I’ve tried using PowerPoint to develop a learning object, but I’ve never tried using Flash to do so.  I’m looking forward [...]

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