• Welcome 
• Introductions 
• Overview of Immersion Experience- a different experience (Brenda)
• Review Requirements & Assessment (Brenda)
• Concerns (Kevin)
• Shield Activity (Kevin)

Textbooks:
The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player, First Things Fast, Web-Redesign: Workflow that Works, Instructional Use of Learning Objects, Software for Use: A Practical Guide to the Models and Methods of Usage-centered Design, Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability,

Readings:

Reading Packet available in 117 Johnson Center

1) Review Immersion Site

2) Read Action Learning paper 

3) Complete Shield Activity

4) Draft concerns

• Review Immersion Site items not discussed previously (Kevin)
• Demonstrate Portfolios: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Brenda)
  
• Demonstrate Project Site (LAO, TTAC) (Brenda & Kevin)
• Action Learning (Brenda)
• Present Shield activity (Kevin)

1) Turn in concerns

2) Review sample project sites

• Discuss Concerns (Kevin & Brenda)
• Review Listservs (itlist, ttac, LRM) (Kevin)
• The "Big" Picture (Brenda)
• Mason Media Lab (Brenda)
• Instructional Resource Center Materials/handouts (Brenda)
• Star Workshops (Kevin)
• Brief introduction to project (Brenda and Kevin)
• Identify team members

1) Subscribe to IT listserv and project listservs

2) Review background information on project

• Meet to go over procedures for uploading project site and uploading to tonka server
  

1) Discuss and select roles for project site administration

2) Teams meet to review project site responsibilities, determine roles, assess how to begin development of group's project site

• Begin individual Web Portfolio

1) Determine individual learning goals for semester and begin to develop individual Web-based portfolio

2) Begin design/development of project Web site

2) Read Maxwell: 17 Qualities- Chapter 1 - 4.

• Discuss Maxwell - Adaptable, collaborative committed and communicative (Brenda)
• Team building activity (Brenda & Kevin)
• Forming Groups

1) Review Tuckman model

2) Establish and write Team Vision and Norms

3) Read Kline - Holding Effective Meetings, Making Decisions, and Managing Conflict

4) Read Maxwell - 5-7

5) TTAC group: Review Introduction to Assistive Technology

• Discuss Maxwell - competent, dependable & disciplined
• Establish group meeting protocol
• Introduction to Self-directed Learning Communities project (Kevin)
• Introduction to TTAC project (Brenda)

1) Discuss and determine group meeting protocol

2) Read Rosset - chapter 1 - 3

3) TTAC group: Thoroughly review TTAC Online prototype site for technical and design problems and TTAC project site: Phase 4 listing issues and questions for former student team members on Monday

• Tour of Mason Media Lab

1) Read Goto & Coulter - Chapter 1-3

No face to face meeting

• Initial Development of Project site
• Post first status report on project site
• Individual Portfolio Reflection: impressions of the projects, identify issues for design and development

1) Continue to review project site, prototype and associated materials

2) Draft questions related to project and bring on Monday

3) Work on project site, individual portfolio

Meeting: 1:00pm-3:00-pm Commerce Lab

• Presentation by former TTAC students
• Question and answer about TTAC

• Intro to Performance Analysis
• Discuss Starting Performance Analysis Plan
• Identify stages, data sources and pose questions (see Rossett - page 97)
• Discuss data gathering strategies and delegate responsibilities
• Draft questions for TTAC coordinator for Wednesday and email them to her

1) Read Rossett chapters 4-6

2) Read Maxwell - chapters 8-10

3) Teams draft performance analysis plan also using Goto & Colter check-off list on page 60, draft questions

4) Email questions to Amy Fulcher, TTAC client for meeting on Wednesday

• Discuss Maxwell - enlarging and enthusiastic
• Initial meeting with Amy Fulcher - coordinator of TTAC Online
• Team meeting: Draft performance analysis plan and begin to carry out plan and collect project related data
• Review example of performance analysis briefing report (Rossett - page 146-151)
• Review creative brief (Goto & Coulter p. 62-62)
• Estimate hours for performance analysis and tracking hours (Goto & Coulter - p.71)

1) Work on carrying out performance plan, collect and review data related to project

2) Read Wenger, McDermott & Snyder - The Challenge of Distributed Communities (in packet)

Meeting: 10:00-1:00pm Commerce  Lab 

Add to project site:

• Performance analysis plan
• Data gathering
• Initial analyses as they take shape
• Roles and responsibilities
• Track hours

1)Read Maxwell - Chapters 11-12

No face to face Meeting:

• Add above elements to project site
• Post status report on project site

Teams discuss and determine responsiblities for project meetings, project site updates and analyses tasks

Individual reflection on participation in team and individual contribution

• Debrief on status of performance analysis
• Discuss The Challenge of Distributed Communities
• Plan initial usability testing session with Amy Fulcher as part of performance analysis
• Team schedules time with Amy this week for initial usability testing
• Gather feedback from Mary Wilds about state of TTAC online and focus for next phase

• Discuss Maxwell - Mission concious, Prepared
• Discuss initial usability testing procedures as part of data gathering for performance analysis
• Meet Shaunbao Wang (swang3@gmu.ed) programmer and invite to usability testing conducted with Amy

Look closely at:

Meeting: Assistive Technology Lab, 221 Thompson Hall 10:00-12:00

• Introduction to Assistive Technology session with Kristine Nueber

1) Universal Design for Learning (CAST)

2) Bobby W3C web accessibility Initative

3) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)

4) Web Design Group 

5) Web Accessibility 

6) Designing a More Useable World for All (Trace Center)

7) Accessible Web sites (Trace Center)

8) Microsoft's resources for Web designers

9) Specific barriers to Web access

10) WebABLE for disability-related resources

11) AWARE html Writers Guild

12) Accessibility is a State of Mind - Presentation and links compiled by a former Immersion student, Claudette Archaubalt

13) Macromedia Accessiblity Resources

Meeting: Commerce Lab - 10:00-12:00pm

• Introduction to Web development and Section 508 session with Kristine Nueber

No face to face meeting:

• Post status/meeting reports

1) Read Maxwell Chap 10 & 11 Intentional and Mission Concious for discussion on Tuesday.

2) Read Rossett Chap 7 & 8

Meeting: 1:00-3:00pm with Mary Wilds
          

• Meeting with Mary Wilds

1) Refine Project Goals and Work Objectives

2) Read Maxwell - Chapters 13 & 14

• Discuss Maxwell - intentional and mission concious
• Discuss status of performance analysis efforts
• Discuss Rossett chapter 7 & 8 in relation to performance analysis efforts
• Present group generated protocols and materials
• Decision making related to initial usability testing

1) Work on Performance Analysis

Meeting: 10:00-1:00pm Commerce Lab

• Shaungbao Wang discuss TTAC Online and database structure
• Collect data for performance analysis

1) Read Rubin: Overview of Usability Testing - Chapter 2 and Rubin: Developing the Test Plan (Brenda will provide readings)

No Class Meeting:

• Collect data for performance analysis

• Post project goals, work objectives and plan for collecting more information to inform audience analysis/role models/personnas to project site
• Status Report due

1) Refine Performance Analysis /Creative Brief

2) Read Maxwell 12 (prepared) & 13 (relational)

UTOPICProject: Finalize Performance Analysis, Project Goals, Usability Testing

• Discuss Maxwell - prepared & relational

• Present current findings of Performance Analysis/Creative Brief in class

• Discuss decision making related to additional usability testing and creation of a usability testing plan

Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Review Perspectives and Recommendations for Usability Testing
• Trista reports out on Chapter 4 of Wenger, McDermott & Snyder

1) Refine Performance Analysis/Creative Brief

2) Read Writing Good Work Objectives

3) Skim article from CIO Web Business Magazine - Listen Up

4) Briefly review the following sites:

Usability.gov - National Cancer Institute

Data collection options for usability - USINACTS

Usability Methods Toolbox

• PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS BRIEFING REPORT/CREATIVE BRIEF DUE
• Post PA/Creative Brief to Project site
• Draft project mission, overall goals of project and specific work objectives resulting from performance analysis
• NSF and TTAC teams meet collaboratively
• TTAC present results of performance analysis to other team

1)  Send Performance Analysis /Creative Brief to Amy Fulcher and Mary Wilds for email approval after Brenda reviews.

2) Work on drafting project mission and work objectives

3) Read Usage-centered Engineering for Web Applications as an overview of Usage-centered design

4) Read Constantine & Lockwood book - Chapter 4 Users and related species: Understanding users and user roles for discussion

No Class Meeting: Commerce Lab

• Work on project mission, overall goals of project and specific work objectives

• Work on usability plan and testing

No face to face Meeting

• Post project mission, goals of project and specific work objectives to project site
• Status report due

1)Read Maxwell 14 (self-improving) and 15 (selfless)

2) Volunteer Reads Rubin - Selecting and Aquiring Participants - chapter 6 to report out on Monday

3) Volunteer Reads Rubin - Preparing the Test Materials - chapter 7 to report out on Monday

Meeting: 1:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab

• Discuss Maxwell - 14 (self improving) and 15 (selfless)
• Overview Usage-centered Design
• Audience analysis: Introduction to role models/personnas
• Examples of User Role Models
• Personas example
• Discuss if additional observations/communication with TTAC personnel is necessary to produce role models/personnas
• Volunteer presents Rubin Chapter 6
• Volunteer presents Rubin Chapter 7

1) Volunteer to read Rubin - Chapter 8 Conducting the Test and Chapter 9 Debriefing the Participant

2) Volunteer to read Rubin - Chapter 10 Transforming data into findings and recommendations

Work time : 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Volunteer presents Rubin Chapter 8 & 9
• Volunteer presents Rubin Chapter 10
• Discuss usability plan and testing

• Conduct Usability Testing
• Draft role models/personnas

1) Read Goto & Coulter - Chapter 4 Phase 2: Developing Site Structure

2) Read Constantine & Lockwood - Chapter 5 - Working Structures

• Conduct Usability Testing
• Draft role models/personnas

No face to face Meeting

• Post usability testing findings and drafts of analysis as they are produced
• Post status report/meeting notes
• Draft Usability Testing Report

1) Review Assistive Technology Tutorials to see examples of what users may be familair with

2) Review Track Star for structure, interface and accessibility information

No Class Meeting:

• Usability Testing

1) Work on Usability Testing Report

2) Briefly Review Writing Good Work Objectives

Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Team presents status of usability testing and analysis in class
• Identify areas to focus on based on performance analysis and usability testing
• Begin work on project mission, overall goals of project and specific work objectives resulting from performance analysis and usability
• Introduction to Task flow diagrams & Use Cases
• Examples of use cases
• Discuss AT Task Force meeting
• Meet Thursday if needed?

1) Generate project mission, goals and work objectives

No Class Meeting: 11:00am-12:30pm Commerce Lab 

• Complete Role Models/Personnas
• Work on Use Cases
• DUE USABILITY TESTING REPORT

1) Read Constantine & Lockwood - Chapter 6 - Interface Architecture

• PORTFOLIO REVIEW
• Status report
• Post role models/personnas
• Work on Use Cases

Read Page 316-317 (Analyzing Curricula of Virtual Community) and skim the rest in Renninger & Shumar - Learning in Cyberspace (packet)

2) Read Schwier - Catalysts, Emphases and Elements of Virtual Learning Communities: Implications for Research and Practice.

• Work on Use Cases in class

 Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Work on Use Cases
• Discuss Renninger & Shumar; Schwier
• Finalize project mission, goals and work objectives
• Post Initial Use Cases to Project Site

1) Review paper and links: How to involve users in site design

Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Prepare for AT Task force meeting
• How to involve our users in site design
• Review Use Cases in class
• Revise Use Cases based on team feedback

1) Read Powazek - Design Matters...Architectural and Visual Design for Successful Communities

2) Read Hung & Chen - Understanding How Thriving Internet Quasi-Communities Work: Distinguising Between Learning About and Learning to Be.

Team Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Prepare for AT Task Force Meeting
• Revise Use cases

No face to face meeting

• Post status report/meeting notes
• Post interface content modeling
• POST FINAL USE CASES

Meeting 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• AT Task force meeting?

1

Meeting 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Discuss reading Powazek - Design Matters
• Introduction to Interface Content Modeling
• Model task
• Brainstorm task flow diagrams and use cases in groups
• Begin Interface content modeling

1) Translate Interface Content Modeling into site structure flowchart

Meeting 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Interface content modeling

Meeting 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

•  Interface content modeling

No Team Meeting

• Interface content modeling

• Interface content modeling

• Present and review Interface Content Models in class

1) Read Goto and Coulter - Chapter 4 Developing Site Structure

2) Read A divided approach to Web design: Separating content and visual for rapid results

Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Revise Models based on team input
• Wire frames discussion
• Examples of LAO wireframes
• Begin work on site structure flowchart/wire frames
• Inspiration or Visio

• IT Panel Presentation 11:30 - 1:00pm

No face to face meeting

• Status report
• INTERFACE CONTENT MODELS DUE

1)

• Content Modeling

1) Read A divided approach to Web design: Separating content and visual for rapid results

• Review content modeling
• Flowcharting

• Flowcharting

• Revise/refine flowcharts

• Status Report Due

• Priortize Tasks
• Flowcharting

Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Visual Design and Production

1) Read Goto and Coulter, Chapter 5: Visual Design and Testing

2) Read Constantine and Lockwood - Chapter 7: Designing the Dialogue: layout and communication. Read Constantine and Lockwood - section on Menus pps. 170-179 and Chapter 11 Help Me if You Can.

Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Visual Design and Production

 1) Review Evidence-based Guidelines for Web design

2) Read Steve Krug - Don't Make Me Think Chapter 6 & 7 - (you may want to skim other parts of the book).

• Visual Design and Production

• Visual Design and Production

Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Visual Design and Production

Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Review of Visual Design and Production Status

No Meeting: Thanksgiving Recess

Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Visual Design and Production

• Visual Design and Production

• Visual Design and Production
• Discuss Final Presentation

• Prepare for Final Presentation

• Prepare for Final Presentation
• Status Report Due

Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Practice Run of Presentation

Meeting: 9:00am-4:00pm Commerce Lab

• Revise Presentation

Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• CLIENT PRESENTATION

Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Archive Project Materials

Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab

• Archive Project Materials
• Portfolio Due
• PAPER TOPIC DUE
• Congratulations!! You made it!