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Project Management for Instructional Technology and Distance Education Projects

Welcome to Welcome to

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Dr. Melvin Baker

Williamsburg, VA

757-253-8713 Home

757-880-2381 Cell

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To develop a foundation for IT and DE project management.

Workshop GoalWorkshop Goal

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1. Statement of Work (SOW)

2. Instructional Technology Plan

3. IT Assessment

4. Standards and Evaluations

5. Contract Management

TopicsTopics

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Statement of Work Statement of Work

• Customer Driven - Consultant Guided

• Purpose (Need)

• Directives (From whom)

• Objectives

• Timeline and Budget

• Intent

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Meeting the Customer Meeting the Customer

• Verify and Clarify SOW

• Establish Point of Contact (POC)

• Establish Approving Committee (AC)

• Match SOW to intent

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● Mission & Vision

● Current assessment

● Expected Design

● Resources

● Implementation

● Evaluation

Instructional Technology PlanInstructional Technology Plan

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● Current status (with field)

● Direction vs. objectives

● Stakeholders & principle players

● Technology committee

Instructional Technology Assessment

Instructional Technology Assessment

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● Analyze learners

● State objectives

● Select methods, media, materials

● Utilize media and materials

● Require learner participation

● Evaluate and revise

ASSURE Planning Process ASSURE Planning Process

Heinich, Molenda, Russell, & Smaldino, 2002

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Research and Analysis Research and Analysis

• Sample of audience (A)

• State critical task list/objectives (S)

• Match evaluation method to objectives

• Select media and materials (S)

• Outline to POC and AC for approval

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Prototype Development Prototype Development

• Develop courseware outline

• Develop module prototype for AC

• Review intent and direction (Mod)

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Courseware Development Courseware Development

• Close contact with POC and AC

• Review each module with AC

• Be sensitive to customer “wants”

• In-house presentation and review

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Prototype Presentation Prototype Presentation

• Present to POC, AC, select SMEs.

• Utilize media and materials in courseware setting (U)

• Require learner participation and check against intent (R)

• Evaluate and revise to match objectives to customer’s intent (E)

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Evaluation Standards Evaluation Standards

• Task / objective statement

• Conditions statement

• Standards statement (measurable)

• Must be valid

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“. . . actually assesses or measures what it claims to asses or measure.”

Validity Validity

Smith & Ragan, 1999

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● Were objectives met?

● Why or why not?

● If not, is it correctable?

Evaluation Evaluation

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Contract Management Contract Management

● Select competent team members

● Annotate everything

● Delegate tasks

● Keep everyone informed

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● Be ahead of schedule

● Stay under budget

● Protect the customer

● Give value added (FREE)

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