Monthly Archives: April 2018

Module 9 – Recap

This week we talked about teams, what makes an effective team, and working with clients. We did a group activity that looked at Functional Teams.  If you missed class, you should complete this activity. Watch the video and then complete the activity sheet. (send to me via email)

Working With Clients

One of the toughest parts of any project, particularly with a new client, is making sure everyone has the same understanding of the project. As my project team at Project Advance grew, and we took on larger scale projects, we developed a design brief document to help us and the client focus as we began our conversations about a project.

You can find a copy of our design brief template in the Module 9 Evernote Notebook, or here is the direct link to the Note containing that Word Document.

I’ve also put in a copy of the Take Home Exam design brief template..

As I mentioned in class, the take home final will consist of scenario/case of a ID project. You will play the role of the instructional designer who is approached by a client (me) to do a project. Your task will be to complete a design brief. It will be one that has been modified a bit, but it is based on the one we developed at Project Advance.

Module 10 – OD/PD/HPT and ID

Throughout this course we have considered the role and influence of multiple strategies, tactics and techniques that could or perhaps should be included within an instructional development process.  Model components have included such issues as front-end analysis, instructional management, formative evaluation, and planned change.

As a final “larger picture” exercise, this last module focuses upon approaches to change and improvement that can or should be considered when seeking to make a difference in some context. While these are not going to be something new, they are context that are specific: Organizational Development (OD) , Professional Development (PD), and Human Performance Technologies (HPT).

Start with thinking about how people define each of these. There are a few links on the coversheet that help with this. Here are some that may also be helpful:

When going through the readings for this module, focus on ID in these different context and how context plays a role the practice of the instructional design process and Instructional Systems Design. 

This week….

I’ve created a google doc. As you read about OD, PD, and HPT, add your thoughts about each of these to the googledoc.  In what ways are they the same or different that ID?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-tO-RoCEEDNfhOoKoQiI6pHbTLKHzWFwT0PwBNc4QvM/edit?usp=sharing