2. Project Overview Internship is with the SC State
Firefighters Associationand as currently planned, the course will
beadministered by the SC Fire Academy. Internship deliverable is a
completed course outline onstoryboards for an online course about
RoadsideOperations Safety. The SC Fire Academy has an established
history ofsuccessful online course delivery.
3. Background Fire departments in the state vary in how they
addresstraining on particular topics. The online courses already
developed are being widelyused and meeting a particular need for
rural and/orvolunteer departments that have comparatively
fewertraining resources. A training topic previously identified as
needed wasRoadside Operations Safety.
4. About the Learners A 2012 technology-focused survey
wasconducted among SC firefighters. The responses showed that: o
most have some level of postsecondary education, some with advanced
degrees; o they are frequent users of Windows platform technology
and social media; o they expressed a preference for blended
learning as a training delivery method; and o they overall have
widespread access to high-speed internet connections.
5. The Beginning A subject matter expert group was established
before theinternship began. A collaborative online workspace had
been developedusing Basecamp. A number of potential content
resources had been postedas well as a brief initial outline that
identified several majortopics that should be addressed.
6. Objectives and OutcomesThe instructional objectives and
learner outcomes were tocome from broad topic areas identified by
the SMEs: o How and why a temporary traffic control zone should be
established at all roadway incidents o High visibility apparel and
channelizing/traffic control devices o Onscene emergency lighting o
A best practices summary
7. Course Outline (In Progress) Introductiono Understanding the
Risks of Roadside Operationso A Look at the Risks Temporary Traffic
Controlo TTC Zoneso Temporary Traffic Control Deviceso Signso
Channelizing Deviceso Use of the Apparatus For Warning For Blocking
Arriving and Working Safely Onsceneo Be Smarto Be Seen Change
Practices, Change Cultureo Be Awareo Advance Warning Sign
Deploymento Cone Deployment Onscene Emergency Lighting Unified
Incident Command Course Wrap-up/Best Practices Summary
8. Next MilestonesFinish course outlineFormalize storyboard
formattingMeet with SMEs to solicit feedbackRevise storyboards
based on feedback
