Session 3: Creating a digital narrative

Creating a digital narrative 

For this task, we have decided to create a tutorial video on how to use Kahoot. Kahoot is defined as a game-based student response system, where teachers become a game show host and students become the competitors (Wang, 2014). The classroom environment is transformed into a game show (Wang, 2014). Players earn points by answering questions in order to appear on the top five on the scoreboard. The competition that arises from competing against each other creates a valuable learning experience for students (Icard, 2014 as cited in Dellos, 2015). In addition, gamification is created through using playful and colourful graphics and audio, which results an increase in engagement (Wang, 2014). This form of game-based learning creates an atmosphere where students are highly engaged and critically thinking (Icard, 2014 as cited in Dellos, 2015).

It is a platform that is beneficial for teachers to engage students when introducing new content or reviewing old content (Thomas, 2014 as cited in Dellos, 2015). Teachers have the ability to collect and review data from the Kahoot, which allows for a better understanding on student’s understanding of the content (Dellos, 2015). Moreover, during the Kahoot, there is time provided for teachers to provide instant feedback on students’ understanding after each question. Once students have answered the question, a bar chart shows the number of students who chose a particular answer. Both opportunities, allow teachers to identify and address any gaps in students’ understanding of the content.

There are four different features that can be used to review any topic. A quiz is made up of a series of questions, which need to be answered within the allotted time. For each question, the player needs to choose the correct answer by clicking on the corresponding symbol. They are given up to 4 choices to choose from. This is similar to a discussion or survey. A jumble can also be created, which requires the players to correctly sequence the pieces given. They merely need to drag and drop the pieces into the correct order.

Dellos, R. (2015). Kahoot! A digital game resource for learning. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning. 12(4), 49-52.

Wang, A. I. (2014). The wear out effect of a game-based student response system. Computers and Education. 82(2015), pp. 217-227. 

Analysis Phase

Target Audience

Our target audience are young adults and adults in the education field who are interested in using Kahoot. They are new users to Kahoot and are interested in creating their own Kahoot.

Learning outcomes

The purpose of the tutorial video would be to teach the users how to use the four different features and create their respective Kahoot, which can be used in a classroom context.

-To be able to create my own Kahoot quiz.	Create questions and answers Select correct answer option Adjust time limit Insert media
-To be able to create my own Kahoot jumble.	Create questions and answers Select correct answer option Adjust time limit Insert media
-To be able to create my own Kahoot survey.	Create questions and answers Select correct answer option Adjust time limit Insert media
-To be able to create my own Kahoot discussion.	Create questions and answers Select correct answer option Adjust time limit Insert media

Timeline

Task	Deadline
Digital narrative storyboard	1 October, 2017
Tutorial video	9 October, 2017
Testing of tutorial video	15 October, 2017
Finalized tutorial video	23 October, 2017

Design Phase

Media to be used

For the tutorial video, we decided that we would need a mixture of audio, video and graphics. We decided to use an online video making tool called Powtoons. We would include screenshots and record short screencasts of the steps needed to create the relevant Kahoot.

Available resources

We decide to use an animation platform to demonstrate the steps on how to make a Kahoot. We looked through different online tools to create the tutorial video. Through our research, we decided to use Powtoon because of its easy to use features and its free plan provided good features and options. 

Powtoon

Pro	Con
Simple to use	Only 1 audio file can be imported
Drag and drop cloud based animation	Cannot control props and characters used
Low cost

Goanimate

Pro	Con
Create own custom characters	Timeline only shows the scenes and audio
Make characters hold objects
More options for exits and entrances
Ready-made built in scenes

Animatron

Pro	Con
Easy to use
Cloud based
Pre-animated characters, props and backgrounds
Drag-and-drop

https://crozdesk.com/compare/goanimate-vs-powtoon-vs-animatron

Feedback mechanism

We plan to create a survey on Google Forms for users to provide their comments and feedback on their experience watching the tutorial video.

The survey is separated into different sections. The first section merely focuses on the overall design of the tutorial video. The second section focuses on the depth and content for each of the Kahoot features. The third section open ended in order to collect the user’s personal comment and feedback.

Storyboard

The tutorial video should last 5 to 10 minutes and should be clear and easy for the user to quickly have a grasp on how to make their own Kahoot. 

The tutorial video will be separated into five different parts.

Development Phase

The making of the tutorial video. 

Implementation Phase

Feedback received

After creating the tutorial video, we asked our target audience to watch the video and fill in the Google form. We received comments and feedback from 8 different users. We were able to collect useful data and feedback on the quality of our tutorial video.

All of the users were able to access the tutorial video via a youtube link.

Based on the results, most of the users found the color usage, keywords and content selected to be meaningful and found it helpful in clarifying the content. The users varied in opinion when it came to the audio choice and narration. At most two users stated that the audio choice and narration needed improvement and one stated that it was not available.

From a scale of 1-5, with 1 being not clear and specific and 5 being clear and specific, 62.5% of the users found that the tutorial video provided clear and specific instructions on how to create the quiz giving a score of 5. While 37.5% found that the tutorial video provided somewhat clear and specific instructions giving a score of 4.  

From a scale of 1-5, with 1 being not clear and specific and 5 being clear and specific, 62.5% found that the tutorial video provided clear and specific instructions on how to create a jumble. While 25% found that the tutorial video provided somewhat clear and specific instructions giving a score of 4 and 12.5% were neutral on the clarity and specificity of the instructions giving a score of 3.  

From a scale of 1-5, with 1 being not clear and specific and 5 being clear and specific, 75% of the users found that the tutorial video provided clear and specific instructions on how to create a discussion giving a score of 5. While 25% found that the tutorial video provided somewhat clear and specific instructions giving a score of 4.

From a scale of 1-5, with 1 being not clear and specific and 5 being clear and specific, 75% of the users found that the tutorial video provided clear and specific instructions on how to create a survey giving a score of 5. While 25% were neutral on the clarity and specificity of the instructions giving a score of 3.  

Based on the results, all of the users felt confident and very confident in creating their own quiz and discussion. Most of the users felt confident and very confident in creating their own survey with only one indicating little confidence. The most varied degree of confidence was shown in creating the jumble. With two users indicating a lower degree of confidence. 

All of the users found the advice section at the end of the video relevant.

Most of the users found the advice at the end of the video useful.

All of the users found the tutorial video useful.

Most of the users indicated that they would recommend the tutorial video to others with 87.5% answering yes. Only 12.5% indicated that they would not recommend this tutorial video to others.

Overall feedback left by the users were positive.

Based on the responses, it appears that the tutorial video is missing an audio element of narration. In addition, further adjustments can be made to highlight and emphasize particular points. Minor spelling mistakes need to be corrected.

Evaluation Phase

Based on the survey, it appears that overall the tutorial video was clear and specific for the users to follow and understand. Most of the users indicated confidence in creating their own Kahoot quiz and discussion. It seems that the instructions for the Kahoot survey and jumble need to be reviewed and revised. In particular, the jumble received varied responses from the users. The instructions for the jumble need to be revised in order to make it easier for the users. It may help to explain the purpose of the jumble since out of the four features, it is the most different.

In terms of narration, we have decided to recreate the video using Goanimate because of its text-to-speech function. This would allow us to input key pieces of information to be read out and included in the video.