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.