The morning session, finally, conveyed a pure emphasis on understanding vital of the course-‘Digital Learning Technologies’ and the second assignment as a part of it.

Up till now, we learned how to use diverse technologies for ‘Digital Learning’, but the methodical way to cultivate the material to teach, with the help of these technologies, was unknown. 

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Thanks to the combine effort from Michael and Stephanie Day.

An understanding & postulating the base of ‘Developing Digital Learning Course’ was must for the academic purpose as well as future profiling.

The process of Analysis, Designing, Development, Implementation and Evolution - ADDIE, were well brief by Stephanie, with the water flow approach to the process.  I found it similar to the process of developing any system and procedure to evolution. It is the ‘necessity (problem) still mothering the innovation’.

No problem – No innovation – No Growth – No Progress- No Life

The tool ‘OTARA” is different to ‘ADDIE” for its approach. The water flow approach with ADDIE, - step after step, is not the case with OTARA – OBJECT is identified- the process of ASSESSSMENT is establish-the THEME worked out- the RESOURCES identified-established ACTIVITIES.


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While knowing the value of time and need of quick availability of LO (Leaning Object) the most popular tool of current time is Rapid Prototyping.

After gathering core information for LO- which is common to rest of two OTARA & ADDIE, every following step from ADDIE or OTARA is evolved with prototyping, which helps in establishing a standardisation for the rest of LO, to assure quickness for the remaining LO.

I understood that both (OTARA and ADDIE) with adoption of RAPID approach will assure

• A well investigated subject for online study,
• Where a clearly define way and process of evolution is derived – A prototyping with RAPID
• After designing a vibrant process for the learning object– A prototyping with RAPID
• Producing the content using define technology and tools – A prototyping with RAPID I
• Implementing the procedure of training or learning by teacher for student – A prototyping with RAPID

Form the very first step of implementation, assuring the steps designed for evolution to update and advance the Learning Outcome– A prototyping with RAPID

The concept of OTARA was worked out as a group work in the afternoon session, where a technology for Digital Learning was selected and evolved in accordance with OTARA principals.

The session on 25^th March 2013, brought a clear understanding on a scientific approach to the process, procedure and current practice followed in developing Digital Learning course material.