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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 09

The next topic is about working in teams. Some of you have had a lot of experience working in teams. Others may have less experience. By now you should all have had some experience of being part of a project team in another IDE course.

One of the instructional design competencies identified by ibstpi is communications skills. This includes one-on-one communications skill and working with groups. Within the context of an ID or evaluation project, at some point you’ll likely have to work as part of some team, and you may take on different roles in different projects, including being a team leader. This week the reading focus on working in groups. As you go through these readings, think about the different roles people may have on an ID project. Also, what does it mean to be a team leader? The Evernote Notebook contains a number of readings:

  • Bratoon, B. (1980). The instructional development specialist as consultant. J.I.D., 3 (2), pp. 2-8.
  • Gemmill, G. Managing the dynamics of “having nothing to say” in small groups.
  • Chevalier, R. (2001). Performance Consulting: Job aids for interacting with clients. Performance Improvement.
  • Davies, I., K. (1975) Some Aspects of a Theory of Advice: Management of an Instructional Developer-Client, Evaluator-Client, Relationship. This reading is old, but worth a look.
  • One that is useful and in the Everrnote Notebook: Bolden, R (2004) What is Leadership? Research Report. 

 

Module 9: Intro & Working in Teams Video