Syllabus:

CGS 1871: Multimedia 3 cr.

Spring Term 2004 Section: 19709

SITE: Brandon Campus BTECH 216

DAY/TIME: Tuesday 5:30-6:45 p.m.. Section 19709

HCC Course Description:

+Introduces the student to multimedia basics, application, and organization. Focus is on the conceptual elements of multimedia implementation and authoring basics

Prerequisite: CGS 1871

Corequisite: COP 2823

+ A.S. and Institutional credit only

Course Objectives:

1. Understand and apply the basic operational principles of an authoring program.
2. Design text as a part of a multimedia application.
3. Understand and apply image basics.
4. Understand and apply animation techniques.
5. Understand and apply sound.
6. Understand and apply video.
7. Understand and apply storage technique

CGS 1871 is required for A.S. Multimedia Technology degree.

Instructor: John T. Taylor

http://www.hcc.cc.fl.us/Faculty/john_taylor/magicmen/magicmen.html

Office: Brandon BACA 210e

Office Phone: 253-7824 HCC Phone Messages: 253-7808

E-MAIL : jtaylor@hccfl.edu or jtaylor71@hccbrandon.net

(each student is expected to have an E-mail address via Hotmail/Juno/MailExcite/Mail.Yahoo)

Web Site:

http://www.hcc.cc.fl.us/faculty/john_taylor/index.htm

Required Textbooks for CGS 1871 and CGS 2874:

An Introduction to ToolBook Instructor 8.5

and

The Actions Editor and Simulation Object in ToolBook Instructor 8.5

ISBN 0-9667711-6-8 ISBN 0-9667711-7-6

For More Information Contact:

 tomhall@tcc-pub.com

phone: 252-758-4590

Address: TCC Publishing, Box 2481, Greenville, NC 27836

Course Content:

This Two-Volume set consists of the following books: An Introduction to ToolBook Instructor 8.5 and The Actions Editor and Simulation Object in ToolBook Instructor 8.5. These textbooks take a modular approach in presenting ToolBook Instructor 8.5 and are the latest in a series of books by the author on ToolBook Instructor and Assistant. Book 1 (510 pages, spiral bound) provides an introduction to click2learn's ToolBook Instructor 8.5 and includes a module on Multimedia Tools not included in the earlier book on Instructor 8. The main change is that everything pertaining to the Actions Editor has been removed from the first book and a separate book (actually a continuation of the first book) has been created. Book 2 (266 pages, spiral bound) contains the following modules: The Actions Editor (revised with additional lessons), HTTP Post Action, ActiveX in ToolBook, Flash in ToolBook, and the Simulation Object. Thus the lessons formerly found in the Actions Editor module and a Special Topics module on Flash, ActiveX, and HTTP Post are now in separate modules.

An Introduction to ToolBook Instructor 8.5:

Module 1 gives a brief introduction to multimedia and a comprehensive look at ToolBook with emphasis on the latest releases from click2learn.com, ToolBook Instructor 8.5. This module provides a look at TooBook’s Author level tools including the Tool Bar, Tool Palette, and the Catalog. It also provides a good look at ToolBook concepts, properties of objects, and an introduction to working with the various ToolBook objects. Short lessons are designed to get you familiar with ToolBook. Module I also provides an introduction to the Object Browser, Page Browser, Property Browser, Templates, the Actions Editor, and the Coach.

Module 2 provides a series of lessons on the tools needed for obtaining the various multimedia elements. This includes Paint Shop Pro, Animation Shop, Cool Edit 2000, Ulead's Video Studio, and Flash 5.

Module 3 provides an overview of the various installed components in this version of ToolBook including the ToolBook II Utilities.

Module 4 provides an overview of the various tabs of the Startup Dialog box.

Module 5 provides an insight into how to add the various multimedia components to a ToolBook application. Short lessons are provided to show you how to add the various multimedia components including audio, video, graphics, backdrops, and animation.

Module 6 provides eighteen basic lessons to get you acquainted with ToolBook including an introduction to OpenScript.

Module 7 provides comprehensive lessons on how to use the the Specialists to build applications. Focus is placed on the following: Quick Specialist, Presentation Outline, Simple Training Outline, Quiz Book Option, Custom Outline, and Lesson Design Specialist. The Presentation Outline lesson includes lessons on the building an application that includesbuttons and fields, text, images, icons, and clipart. The Simple Training Outline lesson includes lessons on using the audio and video clip players along with introducing you to the multiple-choice question object. The Quiz Book Option lesson shows you how to build the following questions: multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in the blank, matching, and order text. The Custom Outline lesson introduces you to hotwords, animations, graphics, and shows you how to add your own hyperlinks.

Module 8 provides an overview of AutoPackager, the utility provided with ToolBook II that makes it easy to create files for distribution to CD-ROM.

Module 9 provides an overview of the Internet, the World Wide Web, Distributed Learning applications, Neuron, and WebBooks. Lessons are provided to show you how to create a Neuron application and how to write an HTML file for its display. Another lesson shows you how to create an application and convert it to DHTML. Information is also provided on how to distribute these types of applications to Internet using the Web Specialist.

Module 10 contains twenty supplementary lessons for ToolBook, focusing primarily on additional question objects from the Catalog. Short lessons also show how to set up animated GIFs for the Web, several other useful Catalog objects, cel animation, building a Glossary, and linking between books along with importing pages from another book.

Module 11 shows how to use the various media players. This includes sections on using the Universal Media Player, the Popup Video Player, Video Synchronizer, Flash, MPEG, MP3, and the RealSystsem G2 object.

Module 12 provides lessons on better ask and request boxes, creating a custom Catalog, using the Repair Kit, an introduction to Dlls, the popMenu function, and lessons on tracking and bookmarking using getIniVar and setIniVar functions.

Module 13 provides an introduction to Learning Management Systems including Ingenium and the ToolBook Learning Management System. The ToolBook LMS section shows you how to create and publish a course using the eLN Connection to the ToolBook LMS.

The Actions Editor and Simulation Object in ToolBook Instructor 8.5:

Module 1 shows many of the features of the Actions Editor including prompts, setting properties, playing media, and much more.

Module 2 shows how to use and control ActiveX controls in ToolBook. Lessons show how to use the Animated GIF Active-X control, The Adobe Acrobat Control, the Internet Explorer Browser control, and the Microsoft Agent Control in ToolBook.

Module 3 shows how to use Flash in ToolBook and how to control a Flash movie with the Actions Editor

Module 4 shows how to use the HTTP Post Action in the Actions Editor to send E-Mail, store information in log files on a server, and store information in an Access Database.

Module 5 shows you how to make the most out of the new Simulation Object found in Instructor 8.5.

An Online Resource Center (access to files on the World Wide Web) accompanies this textbook.

*OPTIONAL TEXT:Toolbook II Instructor for CBT Developers version 8; 4th ed 2000; Albert Wolf & Nancy Pfaltzgraff; Institute of Academic Technology (IAT), Asymetrix Corporation-spiral bound notebook with 24 lessons plus optional supplement.

http://home.click2learn.com/training/atc.html Authorized Training Center: HCC

*The text is being update for TolBook 2004 (version 8.95) and will be available after March 2004.

OPTIONAL Text: Developing with Asymetrix Toolbook; 1st ed 1996; Stephen F. Hustedde; ITP;

(student needs 7 disks to copy workbook tutorials after purchase of text)

http://www.hcc.cc.fl.us/faculty/john_taylor/cgs1871/devtbk00.html Hustedde’s Table of contents links

Course Goals:

This course is designed for people who are not necessarily multimedia majors, computer programmers, web technologies majors, or computer information specialist (CIS) majors, but for people who want to create their own Windows application for one or all of five distinct categories:

1. training software or courseware (Computer Based Training [CBT] );

2. presentations;

3. entertainment (games);

4. database management; and

5. applications and/or utilities.

The primary software package to be used is Toolbook II Instructor (version 8.6) by Click2Learn formerly Asymetrix Corporation. Version 8.95 willbe available by February 2004.  Toolbook II Instructor is designed as a user friendly authoring tool to aid teachers, trainers, content specialist, and instructional designers in the creation of customized training tools for the personal computer. The challenge of the course is to put a powerful/useful tool in the hands of future developers who are NOT computer programmers and provide them a starting point for their success as CBT developers. The only prior knowledge needed to succeed in this course is how to use a computer and function in Windows 95/98/ME/XP.

Students in this course fall into five categories:

1. beginners with curiosity about multimedia development,

2. commercial CBT developers who specifically need to learn to use Toolbook,

3. teachers who want to develop CBT for their classroom,

4. CIS majors who are seeking a two year degree in Multimedia development.

5. CIS majors who know programming techniques and are taking this course as a degree elective requirement.

The instructor’s goal is to make this course a meaningful experience for each person, therefore the course requirements fall into several tracks: beginners, regular, programming or individual.

The beginner and regular students will complete weekly lessons in the first required textbook supplemented with similar handouts focusing on the fundamentals. Their grade will be determined as outlined below.

The CIS and/or programming track will first focus on the fundamentals then branched into the second required text with an emphasis on completing weekly tasks requiring programming techniques or hyperscripting (A separate book may be purchased from Asymetrix for scripting). The grade will be determined with modifications to the outline below.

The individual track is for the professional developer who will incorporate the course objectives into a specific product. The grade will be determine by individual contract and none of the course requirements apply.

Office Hours :

Hours for John Taylor

4:30-5:30 T for 1871 students plus 4:30-5:30 W for 2874 Students:

For John Taylor’s Current Hours Link to site: http://www.hcc.cc.fl.us/faculty/john_taylor/office/office.html

Office By Appointment:

John Taylor is available for additional office hours by appointment. Appointments must be made at least two days in advance, except for extreme emergencies. Office hours are subject to change. The official office hour schedule will be posted on BACA 210e. Please note: if the instructor is not present during scheduled office hours, a note will be placed on the door with the alternative time or check his whereabouts in the computer labs BTECH 217 or BACA 214/216.

Software:

The primary software for the course will be Click 2 Learn (Asymetrix) Toolbook II Instructor.

ToolBook Instructor v8.6

The comprehensive desktop authoring solution designed to create highly interactive, standards-based e-learning content.

Price: $2599 (Academic $1599)

Call (800) 448-6543 for upgrade, education and government pricing or send an email to sales@click2learn.com.

Download a 30-day Trial of ToolBook Instructor v8.5.

• Create dynamic, interactive content on the Web in HTML, DHTML and JavaScript
• Create custom action sequences that can be exported automatically to native Web formats
• Easily develop interactive simulations
• Drag-and-drop objects, templates and wizards make authoring easy
• Deliver courses over the Internet, an intranet, a local-area network (LAN), or on a CD-ROM
• Multiple assessment objects enable easy testing

ToolBook Instructor is a comprehensive desktop authoring solution designed for course developers and instructional designers who want to create standards-based content. With Instructor, you can easily create highly interactive content with a catalog of smart objects, including assessment and simulation support. Customized behavior can also easily be created using ToolBook's Actions Editor, Simulation Editor and extension capabilities.

http://home.click2learn.com/ Asymetric Corporation is Now; Click2Learn.com

All software for the course is available to the students at designated HCC labs. No software needs to be purchased to complete the course. However, software may be purchased directly from Asymetrix any of their products at a reduced educational price. There is also a $99 student version available directly from Asymetrix, which allows a student to develop for 12 months. It is the full version. This course will focus on the CBT version of Asymetrix Toolbook II 8.6. Students will be able to access these versions at the Brandon lab BTECH 216.

The HCC/Asymetrix software license allows students to be trained and use the software. However, the student may not distribute the runtime version of any product developed at HCC without personally owning a license. Therefore, it is suggested that if a student will seriously use the software after the course, the student should purchase the student version ($99) for home use during the course as a start towards a professional license ($1599) at the end of the course. The retail price for Toolbook II is $2595 with a street price of $2300+.

The student will spend one night using the Microsoft Agents. Module 2of the second book shows how to script MS Agents into a toolbook.

Toolbook II has the option to convert the *.tbk file to JAVA and HTML languages so that II products run directly on the Internet. However, Toolbook’s scripting language: Open Script may NOT be used for books that run on the Internet and other serious limitations exist about converting files for the Internet. The Actions Editor allows you script books for the web without using the plus-in. When running Toolbook II students must decide if they are developing with CBT or DHTML for the Internet. If the Internet, then the student must save and publish his/her work two ways: one for Explorer and the other for Netscape.

Attendance:

This course is a 50-50 course. It meets only ½ the regular time of a 3 credit class. Students are expected to work through the exercises described in the texts or as assigned by the instructor.

The instructor will ask each Level 1 student to give his or her word that they will attend every scheduled class. Attendance is a must. Each week assignments are due and an on-line quiz may be taken. If a student is absent for a class, he or she has missed an entire week’s instruction. Students missing more than one classes during the term must see the instructor outside of class time to investigate alternatives for the student and deductions will be made in the attendance grade. If absent, the assignments and quiz must be submitted or completed by Tuesday before the next class period or it is considered late. Likewise, each student who attends every class may utilize the additional weekend extension to complete a weeks work up to three times during the course. Up to 10% of the student final grade will be determined by weekly attendance.

The course may be completed through self-paced instruction (DL) and the completion of the 17 additional modules for a grade. Attendance is not required for self paced instruction as long as student-set weekly deadlines are achieved. Student absent should consult for weekly posting:

http://www.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_taylor/cgs1871/Spring04/71calendarS04.html

note: (The instructor usually sends a group email on the weekend to the students reviewing the previous week and what will be covered in the next class.

Special Dates:

Drop and Add	January 12-16
MLKD Holiday	January 19
Credit By Exam (1)	February 11
President's Day Holiday	February 16
CLAST Credit	February 21
Mid Term Break	March 8-14
Withdrawl Date	March 18
Credit By Exam (2)	March 23
Spring Break	April 9
Final Exam Week	May 4-10

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Links:

Tom Hall’s Web Site Important Links: http://tcc-pub.com/inst8/demos.htm

Multimedia Links and Toolbook II Information Sites http://virtual.yosemite.cc.ca.us/cmpgr287/info_pages/links.html

ToolBook Showcase: http://home.click2learn.com/en/showcase/index.asp

Vector and Raster Graphics of the Week:

During the second week the instructor and the each student may submit to the Class Clip-Art Library at least one graphic file. Each student must submit at least one vector graphic images drawn from Toolbook graphics during the course. The student will submit these images on a .tbk file with one drawing on a page. The objects should be grouped to form one cut and paste image for others to use in the Class Clip Art library. On each page, the student should include his/her name and date completed. The book will also include a Table of Contents/Browser/Mapped Page, which will be cut and pasted into the Class-Clip Art Directory. This menu page will include navigation from the Class book to the student’s individual book and page of the Clip-Art.

The student will submit at least 3 hand-drawn, scanned, or downloaded bit mapped images during the term in either .BMP, .TIF, .JPG, or .GIF file format. These images may be drawn from any Paint program or graphics program such as Corel Draw, Photoshop, or Paint Shop Pro. Otherwise, the student may submit bit mapped images during the term which originates either from a clip art library (such as Corel Draw), public domain clip art, or images scanned from magazines, or images downloaded from the Internet. These images will be submitted as a Clip-Art .tbk as well as the graphic file formation the student’s master disk.

CBT-Quiz of the Week:

After the first few weeks, the students will prepare the quiz of the week using the CBT edition of Toolbook under the supervision and assistance of the instructor. Each quiz will have a minimum of 10 questions using five different CBT Question widgets. The quizzes are open book/notes, but must be completed individually without assistance from peers. Each student will prepare one of the 10 quizzes developed during the term using Toolbook’s Quick Specialist. The student will also be responsible for developing an on-line Lesson demo for that chapter. These weekly quizzes (10 total) will be taken on-line, published on the instructor’s web site.

During the first few weeks, the student will complete at least 10 on-line quizzes from the Hustedd text using the instructor’s HTML template. http://www.hcc.cc.fl.us/faculty/john_taylor/cgs1871/71chap0qnt.html

15% of the total grade will be the completion of the weekly quizzes and 10% of the students final grade will be assigned for preparing one of the quizzes with Toolbook. Some weeks, two or more students will prepare a quiz, thus adding multiple forms of the test to the Course Quiz library. With a small class students may need to prepare more than one test, with the second test incorporating more multimedia.

WEEKLY Evaluations Assignments:

Each week (beginning the third week) the student will submit a weekly evaluation. The assignment may include lessons from text or problems from the programming book., Students may receive each week a sample evaluation (when different from the programmed text) and directions for the assignment to be graded in form of a .tbk file on a disk. The weekly directions will be posted on the Internet via email and a special directory will be created on the server to allow students to download the sample. There will be at least 12 weekly assignments due and no more than 15 total assigned. The class progress will determine the depth of the assignments, but each assignment is designed to take no more than two hours per week to prepare outside of class. Up to 50% of the final grade will be determined from the weekly evaluations. By the sixth or seventh week the weekly assignments should contain a small segment of the final project. The file format for submission will Mod plus the assignment number, followed by the two letters of the student’s name. For example: Mod01JT.TBK

Some of the assignments will be posted on the Internet. Each student will be given web space on John Taylor or Bob Harrell’s server. See FTP below.

Final Course Project:

Each student will author a final course project, which might be a game, a tutorial for a course or on-job training, a multimedia presentation of a talk, a data base management system such as a video archive, or some other courseware project. This project will count 25% of the student’s final grade. This multimedia project may be prepared to assist another instructor’s course with CBT supplemental material or may assist you on-the-job. The instructor will provide his Magic Numbers Game, Magic Characters Game, Electron Configuration Tutorial, Element-Symbol Tutorial, Polyatomic Ions, Periodic Chart, Lewis dot Structure, Discovery Wheel Assessment, Learning Styles Inventory and other Toolbooks as samples for final projects. Multimedia projects may use the “Help You Spell” literacy program.

http://www.hcc.cc.fl.us/Faculty/john_taylor/asymetrix/LrnStyWeb/lsikolbe.html Kolbe Learning Styles Inventory Questions

FTP Requirement:

During the course, the student will have to transfer many files (uploading and downloading).  The student will download an FTP program such as WS_FTP. Your on-line Mastering the Internet Web Yoda course has the following Problem #6:

Web Yoda Mastering Internet Problem #6 - Download WS_FTP

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1.	Visit the WebYoda FTP site ftp://ftp.webyoda.com/.
2.	Click on the directory pub.
3.	Then click on the file ws_ftple.exe to download the software.
4.	Download it to your c:\temp directory.
5.	Make a note at Problem #6 in your homepage.htm of where to find WS_FTP on the Internet (the URL).
6.	Save your file, view your class project in the browser, and hit the reload/refresh button.
7.	Other instructor led activities may be added.

Free Web Hosting

The student may acquire either through his/her ISP web space or one of the free sites:

www.brandonfla.com (See Bob Harrell) or hccbrandon.net (john taylor) 

File Formats:

Windows as well as other Microsoft Programs allow the user to save files in a ridiculous fashion, which causes many problems on the web. What happens when a students opens a word processor or other application and types the first letter, is that Microsoft in their great wisdom creates a temporary name for the file which includes the first words typed or the title at the top of the page. This includes the NO! NO! spaces between words and super long file names. When the student saves the file, the student is to overwrite the program’s attempt to create these long file names with spaces and other non-letter/number symbols. It is best to keep the file name to eight letters before the period and the extension.

When working with unsaved files, many programs such as HomeSite will make a back-up save, which includes a tilde: ~hs_80sylS01.html . The tilde ~ will truncate extra long files. The ~tilde in URL’s have a different meaning such as: http://www.ju.edu/~mbessma/ . Please do not use more than eight letters or numbers in a file name with no other symbols (except the underscore if you just have to have a space in the name). The instructor will forgive pushing it to 10 or 14 characters, but no more.

Next: Do NOT use Uppercase letters, except as noted above to replace a space between two words. For every file the instructor has to view, which violates the rule of the class, 50 points will be deducted.

Grading Scale:

A = 90% or more

B = 80-89 %

C = 70-79 %

Under 70% is not acceptable behavior and may result in a D or F final grade.

Grading outline: http://www.hcc.cc.fl.us/faculty/john_taylor/cgs1871/71grdS03.htm

Instructor’s Right to Change or Modify Grading Procedures:

The instructor reserves the right to modify or change the grading progress as the course proceeds. No additional course assignments will be added. Some may be modified or deleted. The instructor will not add major examinations as a modification. The instructor reserves the right to reassign work to students if the instructor senses the work submitted is not the work of the student. (No questions asked-The instructor will tell the student to resubmit the work to earn the weekly grade or course project grade).

E-MAIL :

jtaylor71@hccbrandon.net and jtaylor@hcc.cc.fl.us

Each student is expected to have an E-mail address. Upon request a free email is available from Brandon C.S. department in BTECH 203 with a hccbrandon.net Free Emails may also be obtained from Hotmail

[ http://www.hotmail.com ], MailExcite [ http://www.mailexcite.com ], or Yahoo [ http://www.mail.yahoo.com or all other search engines and many web sites such as http://www.disney.com . Students with a private ISP without form mail access (remote site access) must also get a free email and configure the form mail to secure emails from the private ISP. However, Earthlink, Road Runner, and AOL may be accessed from HCC’s classrooms

E-Mail assignments to:

jtaylorcgs1871@yahoo.com and jtaylor71@hccbrandon.net and cc's to jtaylor@hccfl.edu

Subjects of emails must describe briefly the assignments being submitted. Please begin each email subject with 71: to represent CGS 1871 class

Sample subject: 71: first email

Instructor Requested Information:

On the first day of class, the student will fill out a 4x6 (or 3x5) file card to give to the instructor at the end of class or complete and on-line form the first day in the computer lab. The instructor has provided a sample below with his personal data and his block scheduled time. The completion of this card is worth 20 points toward the students final grade;

Data Card (4x6 file card): Front Side (Personal Data)

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Name: John Taylor CGS 1871

Address: 4417 Port Arthur Road

Jacksonville, Florida 32224

Telephone: 361-4379 cell (after 9 or Wkends) (Jax 904-992-2052)

E-MAIL : jtaylor71@hccbrandon.net or jtaylor@hcc.cc.fl.us

Employment: Hillsborough Community College (1969)

253-7936 (yes) Full time computer science facuty

Major: instructional Technologies Minor: Chemical Education

Long Term Goal: Educational Software Developer,

Webmaster, Operate Web Hosting Company

Prerequisite: CGS 1107/ CGS 1100 equivalent

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Data Card (4x6 file card): Back Side (Scheduled Time Blocks)

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8:30-9:30	Virtual Office OnLine	office BACA 210e 9:00-9:30		office BACA 210e 9:00-9:30	Virtual Office OnLine
9:30-10:45	Virtual Office OnLine	CGS 1555 BTech 217	Special e-Learning Sessions BTech 216	CGS 1555 BTech 217	Virtual Office OnLine
10:45-11:00	Virtual Office OnLine	office BACA 210e	office BTech 217	office BTech 217	Virtual Office OnLine
11:00-12:15		office Baca 210e 10:45-12:15	CGS 1555 BTech 217 50-50 Class	CGS 2820 BTech 217 50-50 Class	Corporate Click2Learn (Asymetrix) Workshops 8:00-12:00
12:15-12:30		office BACA 210e	office BACA 210e	office BACA 210e	to schedule call (813)361-4379
12:30-1:00			office BACA 210e	office BACA 210e	or Web Yoda Training Workshops 8:00-12:00
1:00-2:15					or Web Yoda Training Workshops 1:00-5:00
4:30-5:30		office BACA 210e	office BACA 210e		Click2Learn (Asymetrix) Workshops 1:00-5:00
5:30-7:00		Cgs 1871 BTech 216 50-50 class	CGS 2874  BTech 216 50-50 class
7:00-9:45	Drive or Fly Time from Jax	office BTech 216 6:45-8:30	office BTech 216 6:45-7:15	Drive or Fly Time to Jax

Denotes 50-50 class (meets ½ time inclass and ½ time online)

On-Line Office Hours: 8:30-11 Mon & Fri:

http://www.hcc.cc.fl.us/faculty/john_taylor/office/virtoffice.html