4/21/10- 15/5

Team Assigned Tasks: On Thursday (4/15) our team met before class. At this meeting we discussed the results of the small group trial. The results were largely positive. We also discussed any changes we needed to finalize before we submitted our final unit to the client. The last thing that we needed to talk about was our PowerPoint presentation for the project showcase. Our discussions about the small group trials and needed changes were 100% complete and our showcase discussion was about 50% complete. On Saturday (4/17) I worked on creating a PowerPoint template for our project showcase. This template was completed 100%. On Sunday (4/18) I worked on creating an introduction for our showcase. Although the showcase still needs work, the introduction was completed 100%. I also worked on starting our evaluation report and uploading new images for our treatment report. The evaluation report is less than 50% complete, but the treatment report is now 100% complete. On Monday (4/19) I began creating some preliminary web pages for the evaluation and formative evaluation report. Both of these report web pages are less then 50% complete. On Tuesday (4/20) I worked on some preliminary pages for the team 15/5 and worked on combining the introduction and conclusion sections of our showcase PowerPoint. The 15/5 page was only 50% complete and the showcase PowerPoint was 75% complete. On Wednesday I reviewed some team member suggestions for the showcase PowerPoint and sent it to Dr. Grant and finalized the team 15/5 webpage. I also updated the team schedule page. All of these are now 100% complete.

Reflection:
Remembering: This week I…

• Contributed to discussions on project development and showcase presentation
• Discussed what edits needed to be made based on Small Group Trial
• Created a template for our showcase PowerPoint
• Created an introduction for our showcase presentation
• Worked on our evaluation report
• Created some preliminary web pages for evaluation and formative evaluation reports
• Worked on combining all pieces of the showcase presentation
• Created a week 11 team 15/5 webpage
• Updated other components of team webpage

Understanding:

This week I learned about preparing a presentation for an instructional design project. I learned that we need to be able to describe the problem to an audience that is unfamiliar with the project. I also learned that it is appropriate to demonstrate the project to the audience and that the audience does not need to see the entire project. I also learned about presenting the results to the audience.

Applying:

I can use this knowledge in future when I am presenting a final instructional unit to a client. This will be very useful in the “real world” when I actually need to show my final work to a client and defend its success.

Evaluating:

I think that we as a group are doing very well. Our project was very successful and looks great. All of our team members worked hard and were driven to make this project a success. I think that I have provided great contributions to this team.

Creating:

The last things that our team needs to create are our project evaluation report and the formative evaluation report.

4/14/10-15/5's

4/14/10

Team Assigned Tasks: On Thursday (4/8) our team met prior to class. At this meeting we discussed the results of the one-on-one trials and what we needed to correct prior to the small group trials. Discussions on these corrections were 50% complete. On Saturday (4/10) our team communicated via e-mail to discuss the changes that were made on our unit as a result of our one-on-one trials. The discussions on unit corrections for the small group trial are now 100% complete. On Saturday I also worked on creating a summary of our unit for the project showcase. This summary was 75% complete because it still required a few names from the evaluation participants. On Tuesday (4/13) I reviewed the summary of our unit and e-mailed it to Dr. Grant. The summary of our unit is now 100% complete. On Wednesday (4/14) I made updates to the team website with a new team 15/5 and updated our team schedule. These updates are 100% complete.

Reflection:
Remembering: This week I…

• Contributed to discussions on project development
• Discussed what edits needed to be made based on One-on-One Trial
• Created a unit summary for the project showcase
• Created a week 10 team 15/5 webpage
• Updated other components of team webpage

Understanding:

This week I learned more about the importance of formative evaluations. I believe the information that we received from the One-on-One trials will be very valuable to our unit. The One-on-One trial gave our team some of the first results as to the quality of our unit and gave us suggestions on what we need to change. The changes that we have made as a result of the One-on-One trials have made our unit better.

Applying:

I can use this knowledge in future instructional design projects. Hopefully, my experiences and successes with the formative evaluation process will help me to see and understand its value when I move into instructional design projects in the “real world”.

Evaluating:

I believe that both my group and myself are doing very well. I believe that our project will be seen as an overwhelming success. I think that our team has worked hard and accomplished a lot this semester.

Creating:

The last things that our group needs to do are analyzing the results from our formative evaluation and complete a project evaluation.

4/7/10- 15-5's

4/7/10

Team Assigned Tasks: On Thursday (4/1) our class did not meet and neither did our group. Instead our group e-mailed each other to discuss some responsibilities for each team member and to discuss some of the progress of our unit. Kristy had some updates on the development of our unit for us to look at. Amanda was going to work on some treatment report components and I was responsible for creating our Interface Rating Form. On Friday (4/2) our team received the feedback from our SME and were less than thrilled with some of her responses. As a team we decided to individually review each of the SME responses and that we would discuss them on Sunday (4/4). On Saturday (4/3) I created an Interface Rating Form for our SME. I would say that this was 75% complete. I had two questions that I wanted to ask the team when we met on Sunday (4/4). On Sunday (4/4) I reviewed over our SME’s responses from the SME review. I made comments and questions based on her responses to discuss with the team during our team meeting. Later on Sunday (4/4) our team met to discuss our SME’s responses from the SME review and to decide what elements we needed to change and which elements we should keep. On Monday (4/5) I made corrections to our Interface Rating Form based on team suggestions. The Interface Rating Form is now 100% complete. I also added elements to our treatment report and added a reference page to the team website. The treatment reports and reference page are now about 75% complete. On Monday (4/5) I also made several other small edits to our team website. On Tuesday (4/6) I added the site map that Amanda created to our treatment report webpage. The treatment report is now 100% complete. On Wednesday (4/7) I made small updates to our team webpage (schedule, new team 15/5, etc…) and published it online.

Reflection:
Remembering: This week I…

• Contributed to discussions on project development
• Contributed to discussion on project documentation
• Created a Interface Rating Form
• Reviewed and made comments on SME Review results
• Discussed what edits needed to be made based on SME Review
• Added content to Treatment Report webpage
• Created References webpage
• Created a week 9 team 15/5 webpage
• Updated other components of team webpage

Understanding:

This week I gained more of an understanding about the importance of having a SME Review. In our particular circumstance, our SME is very knowledgeable about Long John Silver’s and their training program. However, our SME is not really an “expert” in Shortening Maintenance. I believe this has caused an issue for both our group and our SME. I also think that there may have been different expectations between our SME’s expectations and our team’s expectations. This has taught me about why it is important to have good communication between the SME and the Instructional Designer. It has also taught me the importance of early meetings and having the SME view storyboards early.

Applying:

I can use this knowledge in future Instructional Design projects. This will help me in the future to select appropriate experts in each area that the unit deals with. I will also be more aware of the importance of my communication with SME’s and why early contact and early expectations are made clear. I know also will know in future Instructional Design projects to have storyboards available early to SME’s.

Evaluating:

I think both my group and myself are doing a wonderful job right now. Our project is really starting to look amazing. We may need to spend some time speaking with our SME about her review comments and why we made some changes and did not make others.

Creating:

The next thing our group needs to work on is conducting our One-on-One trials and Small-Group trials. After these have been completed, we will need to analyze the data and make changes accordingly to make our unit the most effective it can be.

3/31/10- 15-5's

3/31/10

Team Assigned Tasks: On Thursday (3/25) our team met to discuss the formative evaluation plan. By the end of this conversation, this task was only 75% complete because we still needed to work out several details. At this meeting we also discussed some recent comments from our SME about our Analysis Report and some issues with our project development. The discussion about the Analysis Report was 100% complete and the discussion on project documentation was only 50% complete. On Saturday (3/27) I spent several hours working on formative evaluation documents. The Observation Notes Form, Attitude Survey, SME Notes Form, and Interview Protocol are 100% completed. On Sunday (3/28) our team met virtually to discuss the progress of our unit. At this meeting we discuss our formative evaluation plan, our project schedule, and some formatting issues with our project design. By the end of this meeting all of these issues were resolved 100%. On Sunday night I also worked on making formatting changes to our project storyboards. On Monday (3/29) I worked on making some of the SME suggested corrections to our Analysis report. These changes were 100% complete. On Tuesday (3/30) I worked on creating a webpage for our Formative Evaluation and for our team 15/5 for this week. Both of these were 75% complete and still needed to be uploaded onto the Internet. Finally, on Wednesday (3/31) I worked on updating our team schedule and uploading all of our team webpage changes to the Internet.

Reflection:
Remembering: This week I…

• Contributed to discussions on project development
• Contributed to discussion on project documentation
• Created several documents to be used during our formative evaluation
• Made corrections to formatting issues on project storyboards
• Made SME suggested corrections to Analysis Report
• Created a Formative Evaluation webpage
• Created a week 8 team 15/5 webpage
• Updated other components of team webpage

Understanding:

As we get closer to the end of the trimester I become more aware and appreciative of having a project schedule. This week, in our group discussions, there were several times where we needed to refer to our project schedule and our Gantt chart to make sure we were going to be able to complete the project on time. Although we are still looking pretty good in terms of the time that we have, it is nice to be able to have a visual to see what we have accomplished and what we still need to accomplish.

Applying:

I can use what I am learning about the importance of a project schedule in all future instructional design projects. I can use it to understand that even if I or my team are not able to stay exactly on track with the project schedule it is still very useful in terms of knowing what needs to be completed.

Evaluating:

I think that I am doing really good work with my team. This week, I am particularly proud of the formative evaluation documents that I worked with and some of the formatting changes that were made to the project storyboard. I also think that our team becomes more adhesive each week and have really begun to have more flow.

Creating:

The next thing we need to get completed is a complete and working instructional unit. Once we have a complete unit developed we can begin the formative evaluation process.

3/24/10- 15-5's

Team Assigned Tasks: On Thursday (3/18) our team met prior to class to discuss the progression of our unit. The editing and development of our unit’s video and of our storyboards for our instructional unit were the major topics discussed. Our video editing and storyboards are still in the creation process so this task is only 50% complete. On Saturday (3/20) I spent several hours working on storyboard updates for two sections of our instructional unit. This process is probably 75% complete because although additional edits will need to be made, the storyboards contain most of the information and the appearance they need. On Sunday (3/21) our team met virtually to discuss the instructional strategy and treatment report. Both of these are now 100% complete. We also discussed some issues with our storyboards. This process is again about 75% complete. On Monday (3/22) I worked on making some corrections on our storyboards (75% complete) and began some work on additional webpages for our team website (25% complete). On Tuesday (3/23) I finished creating webpages for instructional strategy and our treatment report. This process is 75% complete because they were not uploaded to the Internet at this time. On Wednesday (3/24) I uploaded all new and updated webpages to the Internet (100% complete).

Reflection:
Remembering: This week I…

• Contributed to discussions on project development
• Created and edited storyboards for instructional unit
• Added comments about project development and documentation
• Created and edited pages for our team website

Understanding:

I continued to learn about the usefulness of teams. While working on our unit’s storyboards our collective team thoughts and design ideas were much better than any of our individual ideas. This week, the idea that two heads are better than one was further reinforced in terms of our unit’s design. Together, I believe our team has come up with a lot of good ideas and design features for our instructional unit.

Applying:

I can apply this new knowledge about the usefulness of teams any time I am working with a group of people. Feedback from team members can be very useful in developing better projects than those that I would come up with on my own. This week I also add some issues with WebDAV. I had to come up with another way to get the team website uploaded. I can use that knowledge in any other future web-based projects.

Evaluating:

I think I did really well with our unit’s storyboards. Many of the ideas and design features I suggested will be incorporated into our final unit. However, there were many design features that my team was able to come up with that I did not. I need to work on think more outside of the box.

Creating:

Our next steps are to continue to develop a working storyboard of our project and begin the development of our actual instructional unit.

3/17/10- 15-5's

3/17/10

Team Assigned Tasks: On Wednesday (3/3) our team met with Dr. Grant to discuss the progression of our team project. During these discussions we discussed some of our current problems or issues we need to work out. Among the top issues our team needs to work on is securing a way for developing our instructional unit and a way for data to be collected. On Tuesday (3/9) our team met early at a Long John Silver (LJS) restaurant in Jackson, TN to collect the necessary media for our unit. This included taking digital still images and video of LJS employees completing shortening maintenance tasks. My role during this meeting was to record video. Also, on Tuesday (3/9) I worked on an early version of the video introduction to our unit. I was given a copy of the MPEG 4 format and worked on transferring it to a .flv format. On Tuesday (3/16) I read and added comments to our instructional strategy. Additionally, on Tuesday I also made edits and added my design ideas to a storyboard that may be used for our instructional unit.

Reflection:
Remembering: This week I…

• Contributed to discussions on project issues and problems
• Helped capture video and other media
• I worked on transferring file types to something that would be usable in flash
• Added some comments to our instructional strategy
• Made edits and applied my design ideas to our storyboard

Understanding:

This week I believe the biggest thing I learned is about the scope of a project and all the people that a project can include and will effect. Prior to capturing our media, it seemed as though the only ones really participating in this endeavor and benefiting from it was my group members and myself. However, when I showed up to LJS last week and found a store full of employees, our project client, and other members of LJS administration I felt like the project was much larger and could see how this project may affect many people. Suddenly the project seemed much more real than it had previously. I can now see how one well-constructed instructional unit could be used by many people.

Applying:

I can use this new knowledge in future instructional design projects. Hopefully, this new knowledge will help me to have a better appreciation of all the people that are used in the development of an instructional unit and all the people that can benefit from an instructional unit.

Evaluating:

I think that I have done a good job so far with my various roles and responsibilities. However, I am looking forward to taking more of an active role in the development of our project as we begin to go into the stretch of trying to complete our instructional unit.

Creating:

The next steps will be to continue to work on developing our instructional unit. We also need to continue to develop the proper documentation for our project.

3/3/10- 15/5's

3/3/2010

Team Assigned Tasks: On Thursday (2/25) our team met before class to discuss some of our project documentation and to discuss the on-going development of our project. Each of these tasks are only 50% complete because they still have work to be done. On Sunday (2/28) our team met virtually via Skype to discus the Content Analysis and work collaboratively to complete the Content Analysis. When we had finished our meeting on Sunday I would say that we were 50% complete. Most of the content had been written, however we still needed to work on the curriculum map and add our Content Analysis to our team website. On Monday (3/1) I began working on adding the Content Analysis to our team website. I did not complete this task yet so this is only 50% complete. On Tuesday (3/2) I continued to work on adding the Content Analysis to the website. This time I spent more hours working on it. I nearly finished the Content Analysis this time, however it was still missing the curriculum map. I would say that after Tuesday, adding the Content Analysis to the website was 75% complete. On Wednesday (3/3) our team met with Dr. Grant to discuss the progression of our project and any complications that we are having. This meeting is 100% complete, however our team will continue to utilize help from Dr. Grant and other knowledgeable people. On Wednesday I also worked on adding our team 15/5 to the website, updating the team schedule, and making some adjustments to our Content Analysis. Although as of right now I have not received the curriculum map for our Content Analysis, I am hoping that I will be getting that later tonight and will also add that to the Content Analysis. I would say that each of these components are now 100% complete.

Reflection:
Remembering: This week I…

• Contributed to discussions on project documentation and development
• Worked on the Content Analysis collaboratively with team
• Added Content Analysis to team website
• Met with the team and Dr. Grant to discus project progression
• Made various other edits and updates to team website

Understanding:

I think this week I continued to learn about the various aspects of team dynamics. I honestly generally prefer to work alone. I like to have greater control over what I am working on and not have to rely on others or depend on other people. I also like to work within my own time frame. However, this week while working with my team on the Content Analysis I was really impressed at how easily we could accomplish this task when all three members of the team were adding their own thoughts and contributions. I am also beginning to realize that all of my team members have other responsibilities and other issues going on it their life. This helped me gain a better appreciation of why we all have to work together to get this project accomplished. There is really no way that it could be done at this quality, in this time frame without all members contributing.

Applying:

I can use this new knowledge and appreciation for teamwork right away within my own current job. I can also use it in all other future jobs or instructional design work.

Evaluating:

I think that I have done a good job so far in contributing to my team and this project. I believe that I continue to do well with maintaining the team website. I look forward to improving my teamwork skills and web development skills in the future.

Creating:

The next steps will be to continue to work on developing our instructional unit. We will soon have the various media elements required for our project. This will mean that a lot of time and effort will soon be put into developing our actual instruction.