Developing E-Learning Materials for Software Development Course

Software Development is a core second-year course currently offered to undergraduate students atVictoria University at its five local and international campuses. The project aims to redesign the existingcourse curriculum to support student-centred teaching and learning. It is intended to provide a learningcontext in which learners can reflect on new material, discuss their tentative understandings with others,actively search for new information, develop skills in communication and collaboration, and buildconceptual connections to their existing knowledge base. The key feature of the cross-campus curriculuminnovation is the use of Blackboard, short for Blackboard Learning System, to assist in course contentorganization and online delivery. A well-defined and integrated case study is used throughout the courseto provide realistic practical experience of software development. It allows students to take control oftheir own learning while at the same time providing support to those students who have particularlearning difficulties. In this paper, the developed curriculum and the learning outcome are described. Thee-Learning material and various Blackboard tools used for teaching and learning activities arepresented. Finally, conclusion is drawn from classroom experience.