LTTS Implements Animation: In Quest of the Lost City of Akakor
February 20, 2003

In developing inquiry-based courses it is always a challenge to present an authentic, relevant problem for a course in a way that will really engage the learner. The problems are real enough; they come from our teacher developers and are checked with other teachers. But, the issue is how to make the problem come alive.

At LTTS we are always evaluating our courses and looking for ways to improve them. As part of this effort, we realized that using a multimedia animation to present the problem could help the learner “feel” the problem. This winter we started the development of a series of Course Problem animations. The first one is already up! "In Quest of the Lost City of Akakor" introduces the problem in the WebQuest course. You can view this animation now in our Featured Course, just look for the Problem section of the course.

Each animation presents enough information to make the problem intriguing, yet treats the problem generally enough to allow learners freedom in determining the specific “shape” of the solution or product. If you do view the animation, please let us know what you think! Write us to ltts@indiana.edu.

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