2/24/10- 15/5's

Team Assigned Tasks: On Thursday (2/18) our team met before class to discuss some of the methods and tools that we will be using during the development of our instructional unit. I would say that this process is 50% complete. On Sunday (2/21) our team met to discuss some changes that needed to be made to our project plan. The discussion about these Project Plan changes is 100% complete. We then discussed our pre-production meeting that we would be having on Monday at Long John Silvers. On Monday (2/22) I worked on updating our team webpage with the corrections we had made to our Project Plan. This was only 50% complete because I did not have time to make all our updates before I needed to meet my team for our pre-production meeting. Also on Monday our team met in Jackson, TN at Long John Silvers. At this meeting we discussed with LJS owner/ manager about the shortening maintenance process, asked for any advice he had, and let him know what we would need from him in order to succeed. I also was responsible for taking some video shots to get an idea on how the lighting would look for our video. I would say that this pre-production meeting is 100% complete, although we will continue to need to stay in contact with both this storeowner and our project client. On Tuesday (2/23) I continued to work on the updates for our Project Plan. The updates are now 100% complete on our team webpage. Finally, on Wednesday (2/24) I added the team 15/5 and updated the project schedule on our team webpage. This process is only 50% complete, as these pages will continue to be updated weekly throughout the course of this project.

Reflection:

Remembering: This week I…

• Contributed to discussions on project development
• Contributed to discussions on Project Plan updates
• Worked on edits to our Project Plan on our team website
• Had a pre-production meeting with Long John Silvers owner/ manager
• Took video samples at Long John Silvers
• Made various other updates to team website

Understanding:

I think the most important thing I learned about this week was on the importance of talking with a subject matter expert. The process of shortening maintenance is something that I really do not know anything about. So I have been kind of concerned about creating an instructional unit on something that I really didn’t know about. However, after meeting with a subject matter expert on shortening maintenance I feel much more comfortable that we will be able to create this unit. I now have a better understanding and appreciation of the relationship that instructional designers and subject matter experts need to have.

Applying:

I will be able to apply this new knowledge in future instructional design projects. I also believe that this new knowledge will help me gain confidence in future ID projects.

Analyzing:

The main pattern that I continue to see is the importance of teamwork with my partners. This is the first instructional design project that I have worked on with other people. I am beginning to have a better understanding of sharing not only responsibilities, but also sharing knowledge with my other team members.

Evaluating:

I believe that I have done a good job with my contributions to my team and with my work on our team website. I would like to continue to improve on team discussions and being able to share knowledge with my teammates and ask for help when I need it.

Creating:

Our next step is to work on our Content Analysis. After completing our Content Analysis, our group needs to begin the development phase of our project.