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From the Studio Handbook:
The weekly “15/5” project report is meant to summarize where your client-based project stands to date. It should take no longer than 15 minutes to write and no longer than 5 minutes to read (hence the name). A new report needs to be posted to your professional web site no later than 8pm each Tuesday throughout the semester.
Met with Dr. Choi regarding project for the semester. Settled on working on an interactive racquetball strategy tutorial. Goal is to provide 30 minutes of learner interaction with the lessons. Ideas to consider: video taping action on the court or perhaps stop motion flipping through video captures to allow learner to analyze frames of action and try to predict "what's next." Primary idea was to present learner with opening shot and let them try to guess best place to move to on court to cover the shot played. Key to keep in mind is learner interactivity with the materials presented. There must be some evidence of learning taken away from the lessons and applied on the courts.
Skimmed through most of the book and finished a full reading the three assigned chapters. Posted summaries of first 2 chapters with 3rd chapter summary to follow later this week.
Was accepted as instructor to teach Build Your Own Computer in 30 Days at the Georgia Center as part of their Personal and Professional Development offerings. As such, Met with Dr. Choi to change topic of project from racquetball to developing an interactive module for this class.
Decided on a two-pronged approach, courtesy of Dr. Choi's excellent suggestions. First approach is database of computer components to have user learn to identify potential impcompatabilities between technology components. Second component builds on first to provide simulation environment to allow user to assemble a computer from components in the database. When completed, learner gains feedback in terms of whether the computer he/she built works or not.
Spoke with several potential subject matter experts. At least two have indicated willingness to help out. Will be meeting with them to discuss course and how they can help with materials.
Began gathering materials for the class to understand the learner better as well as formulate reasons why students might want to build their own computers.
Completed readings for all assigned chapters except chapter specific to project work. Skimmed chapters 4 through 11 to stimulate thoughts for approaches to the project.
Currently in planning stages of class project. Collected several current magazines on building computers for hobbyists and began to sort through learning objectives and task ordering. Have identified two subject matter experts that have agreed to provide advice and review course materials under development.
Began discussing class resources with facility manager. Indicated need for workspace, old computers and lab with Internet access for online research activities.
6210 team has assigned work for me to accomplish. Will be scanning photos and articles for the team.
Began in earnest on the planning stages of developing class materials for up and coming "Build your own computer in 30 days." Completed Learner Survey and submitted to the registrar for the Ga Center to get feedback from those registering for the class.
Began to set up ADDIE matrix for the project documentation effort.
Analysis Documentation available here.
Completed Analysis stage of of the ADDIE process and began the Design stage. Also began to put together prototype for upcoming meeting with Dr. Choi. Also have been researching the application of simulations in instructional settings for EDIT 6900 and this is helping me to understand the benefits and shortcomings of simulation based instructional materials better for this project.
Have prototype appointment with Dr. Choi Thurs at 1:20pm. Also scheduled appointment with Lance Pieper at lunch on Friday, one of the SMEs, to talk about subject matter in-depth.
Met with Dr. Choi to discuss development plans for learner support system. Completed reading assignments and posted final chapter summary for chapter 7, Simulations.
Met with SME, Lance Peiper. He shed light on several areas to watch out for in building computers as well as good insight on current technology trends and where the troublespots are. Decided most confusing area for newcomers to grasp is the relationship between motherboard, chipset, RAM, and CPU, so large part of the component matching exercise will focus on these areas.
Began development and implementation of the project. Mostly just setting up administrative area to allow me to populate the database schema. "How Built" page being written as site is constructed.
More progress was made on implementation. Began to populate database and construct questions and answers for the initial component matching exercise.
Description of the project has been posted. Please refer to the project page for more information.
This week, I learned that the class I was to teach on building computers has been canceled due to lack of sufficient enrollment numbers. As such, all focus was turned from developing the course materials along with online modules to simply focusing on the online modules.
Since completion deadline was basically lifted, more time was spent thinking through some of the design elements of the online modules and development continues to move along with the component matchup component. The tables for holding the questions and answers have been added and administrative screens coded to populate the database. Much of the backend that will control the navigation through the questions/answers has also been developed. More work needs to be done on layout of the q/a screens.
No significant progress has been made on 6200 project due to fall break prior week and doing service work on racquetball site this past weekend. Anticipating long upcoming weekend with Friday off in which can focus on populating database further and completing flow of the component match up exercise.
This week was focused on finishing the logic behind the components matchup exercise as well as cleaning up the presentation format for the module. Time was spent paying particular attention to the flow of the program and naming of the buttons for navigating from question to answer screens and back.
Worked on the simulation exercise in preparation for the desk-crit wrap up session. Obtained feedback from various studio participants. Need to turn final page of simulation into dynamic page that performs actual analysis of choices. Also need to populate database more to provide more questions/answers in the matchup exercise and simulation exercise.
Have also secured volunteers to do alpha testing of the matchup and simulation exercises. Will be developing the formative evaluation mechanism this weekend.
Focus was on EDIT 6900 this week with little progress on this project. Will pick up with week 14's to-do and complete program for alpha testing on Monday.
Less attention was given to the online product with attention focused on gathering feedback from peers on the concepts and approach taken in this project with a demonstration of the component matchup and simulation exercise in order to write the formative evaluation report.
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