The Myth & Legend of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial on the Atari 2600: The Fan’s Quick Start and Strategy Guide

As an instructional designer and technologist, my goal with this book is remarkably simple, to consolidate and create a job aid for a complex and often frustrating/misunderstood quest. Rather than hunting all over the Internet, the map, tips, and information about the game are all gathered and summarized here. Also, rather than being an obscure Easter Egg in Amazon (like an Earnest Cline/James Halliday egg, especially on the hidden Pacman arcade game), I want to make this guide easier to find. Along with the nostalgia, classic video games and the technology and applied message design behind their creation are fascinating, especially when considering what has been built upon these foundations. I hope you find this guide helpful and motivating... have fun and \u27pass on what you have learned\u27... [Miquel Ramlatchan]https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/distancelearning_books/1001/thumbnail.jp

Instructional Message Design: Theory, Research, and Practice (Volume 2)

Message design is all around us, from the presentations we see in meetings and classes, to the instructions that come with our latest tech gadgets, to multi-million-dollar training simulations. In short, instructional message design is the real-world application of instructional and learning theories to design the tools and technologies used to communicate and effectively convey information. This field of study pulls from many applied sciences including cognitive psychology, industrial design, graphic design, instructional design, information technology, and human performance technology to name just a few. In this book we will visit several foundational theories that guide our research, look at different real-world applications, and begin to discuss directions for future best practice. For instance, cognitive load and multimedia learning theories provide best practice, virtual reality and simulations are only a few of the multitude of applications. Special needs learners and designing for online, e-learning, and web conferencing are only some of many applied areas where effective message design can improve outcomes. Studying effective instructional message design tools and techniques has and will continue to be a critical aspect of the overall instructional design process. Hopefully, this book will serve as an introduction to these topics and inspire your curiosity to explore further

Instructional Message Design: Theory, Research, and Practice (Volume 2)

Message design is all around us, from the presentations we see in meetings and classes, to the instructions that come with our latest tech gadgets, to multi-million-dollar training simulations. In short, instructional message design is the real-world application of instructional and learning theories to design the tools and technologies used to communicate and effectively convey information. This field of study pulls from many applied sciences including cognitive psychology, industrial design, graphic design, instructional design, information technology, and human performance technology to name just a few. In this book we visit several foundational theories that guide our research, look at different real-world applications, and begin to discuss directions for future best practice. For instance, cognitive load and multimedia learning theories provide best practice, virtual reality and simulations are only a few of the multitude of applications. Special needs learners and designing for online, e-learning, and web conferencing are only some of many applied areas where effective message design can improve outcomes. Studying effective instructional message design tools and techniques has and will continue to be a critical aspect of the overall instructional design process. Hopefully, this book will serve as an introduction to these topics and inspire your curiosity to explore further!https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/distancelearning_books/1003/thumbnail.jp

Instructional Systems Design and the Diffusion and Adoption of Technology: (Volume 1)

Instructional designers, instructional systems designers, and other educational technologists are, by their nature, innovators. These professionals apply and extend the applied science of learning, systems, communication, and instructional design theory to help students learn. Technology in some capacity is used to make the connections between subject matter experts, teachers, instructors, and their learners. It is common for instructional designers to seek new tools, techniques, and innovations for the improvement of learning, access, quality, and student satisfaction. However, the adoption and diffusion of new educational technology and innovation is a complex process that depends on many variables. Understanding these processes and variables can help designers and technology leaders successfully implement positive change. This book serves as a brief summary of innovation diffusion models, organizational change models, and serves as an introduction to the work of a group of talented instructional designers who have explored specific aspects of educational technology adoption and diffusion. Together we hope that you find these cases, examples, and lessons learned insightful and help you plan for an innovation diffusion of your own.https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/distancelearning_books/1004/thumbnail.jp

A Companion Study Guide for the Cisco DCICN Data Center Certification Exam (200-150)

The official Cisco DCICN book and practice exams are great resources, but this is not an easy exam. This study guide is a companion to those resources and summarizes the subject areas into additional review questions with an answer description for each item. This book is not a braindump and it is not bootleg screenshots of the actual exam. Instead, this book provides additional context and examples, serves to complement other study guides, and provides additional examples. If you are getting ready to take the exam for the first time, I hope that this guide provides the extra help to pass! If you are up for re-certification, I hope that this guide serves as a refresher and reminder! Keep working hard, keep studying, and never stop learning…https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/distancelearning_books/1000/thumbnail.jp

Multimedia Design, Learning Effectiveness, and Student Perceptions of Instructor Credibility and Immediacy

Online learning and the use of multimedia is a quickly growing element of higher education. This experimental research study examines five common audio and video presentation designs to inform evidence-based practices that can be applied by instructional designers as they develop content for online learners. Specifically, this experiment compares instructor-only, slides-only, dual-windows, video-switching, and superimposed-slides multimedia designs in terms of learning effectiveness, perceived instructor credibility, instructor immediacy, and cognitive load created by each design. This study included a diverse sample of adult learners who were randomly assigned to treatment groups. A total of 171 participants completed the study and responded to the NASA Task Load Index (TLX) used to gauge task and cognitive load, the credibility and immediacy survey, and the 20-item post-test. A series of 5x1 Analyses of Variance and Tukey post-hoc calculations were conducted to test for statistically significant differences between groups. The results suggest that a balance can be established between instructor credibility and immediacy by showing both the instructor and instructional content during online classes. The five multimedia designs can yield similar results in recall and comprehension as long as audio, video, and content quality is a design priority. The results also indicate that the design of instructional methods has a greater impact on learning than the device used to receive that instruction. Media and technology are a means to deliver pedagogy and foster communication; it is up to instructors and designers to use evidence-based best practices such as these to build optimal learning environments and instructional systems

Glioma on Chips Analysis of glioma cell guidance and interaction in microfluidic-controlled microenvironment enabled by machine learning

In biosystems, chemical and physical fields established by gradients guide cell migration, which is a fundamental phenomenon underlying physiological and pathophysiological processes such as development, morphogenesis, wound healing, and cancer metastasis. Cells in the supportive tissue of the brain, glia, are electrically stimulated by the local field potentials from neuronal activities. How the electric field may influence glial cells is yet fully understood. Furthermore, the cancer of glia, glioma, is not only the most common type of brain cancer, but the high-grade form of it (glioblastoma) is particularly aggressive with cells migrating into the surrounding tissues (infiltration) and contribute to poor prognosis. In this thesis, I investigate how electric fields in the microenvironment can affect the migration of glioblastoma cells using a versatile microsystem I have developed. I employ a hybrid microfluidic design to combine poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) and poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), two of the most common materials for microfluidic fabrication. The advantages of the two materials can be complemented while disadvantages can be mitigated. The hybrid microfluidics have advantages such as versatile 3D layouts in PMMA, high dimensional accuracy in PDMS, and rapid prototype turnaround by facile bonding between PMMA and PDMS using a dual-energy double sided tape. To accurately analyze label-free cell migration, a machine learning software, Usiigaci, is developed to automatically segment, track, and analyze single cell movement and morphological changes under phase contrast microscopy. The hybrid microfluidic chip is then used to study the migration of glioblastoma cell models, T98G and U-251MG, in electric field (electrotaxis). The influence of extracellular matrix and chemical ligands on glioblastoma electrotaxis are investigated. I further test if voltage-gated calcium channels are involved in glioblastoma electrotaxis. The electrotaxes of glioblastoma cells are found to require optimal laminin extracellular matrices and depend on different types of voltage-gated calcium channels, voltage-gated potassium channels, and sodium transporters. A reversiblysealed hybrid microfluidic chip is developed to study how electric field and laminar shear can condition confluent endothelial cells and if the biomimetic conditions affect glioma cell adhesion to them. It is found that glioma/endothelial adhesion is mediated by the Ang1/Tie2 signaling axis and adhesion of glioma is slightly increased to endothelial cells conditioned with shear flow and moderate electric field. In conclusion, robust and versatile hybrid microsystems are employed for studying glioma biology with emphasis on cell migration. The hybrid microfluidic tools can enable us to elucidate fundamental mechanisms in the field of the tumor biology and regenerative medicine.Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate Universit