Information Value Chain

This is an attempt at introducing a framework that I have developed called "The Information Value Chain." The framework is intended to break information work into chunks based on the complexity or meaning of the work content. That makes it easier to divvy the work up appropriately between people and computers, so that they can collaborate rather than competing.

I am not thrilled with the content structure or with Humane Design of this presentation, but I think that it demonstrates the technical skills that are required to satisfy the class assignment.

From a UDL perspective:

• Since the content is provided in a written media, the presentation is structured so that I say what I am going to say (strategic framework), then say it, then repeat the structure. The capacity to read English is required for the lesson, but this requirement is construct irrelevant. So that makes it pretty sucky from a UDL analysis.
  
• The audio is simply a music track. It would be better if I had a script, and read it while the slides were playing (auditory presentation of the information to reinforce the written text). But I don't have the equipment to do that well, right now.
• It would also be better to have a picture/video of me, an actor, or an avatar speaking at least part of the content. That would help to create engagement and an affective connection. It would also help to set a pace for the learning, and provide emphasis on important points.
• Technically, because it is a video the learner can stop, rewind, etc. to adjust the pace. Practically speaking, I think that timing of the slides - or having a way to speed them up or slow them down - could make a big difference in improving the universality of the presentation.
• In reviewing the finished video, there is an ironic problem. The building of the IVT model - which is really the guts of the lesson - is so small that it is hard to read the words. I'm thinking that I'd almost need to introduce each word very large, center screen, and then have it shrink into its proper place in the model.
• I made the slides in PowerPoint and then imported them into Windows MovieMaker. I have not played with MovieMaker enough to know whether you can include subtitles into a video that are usable by a text-to-speech device. Does anyone have experience with this?
  

I'm going to work on it some more in the future to make it a bit more usable and better able to stand on its own. This may actually be a good candidate for my final project.