August-September 2003 |
Weekly Schedule |
Topic/Activities |
Assignments/Resources for next
session |
Week 1 |
Introductions, Immersion Experience,
Portfolio |
|
Mon, Aug
25 |
Meeting:
1:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab I
- Welcome
- Introductions
- Overview of
Immersion Experience- a different experience (Brenda)
- Schedule and time
commitment
- Review Immersion
Website, Books, Readings, Requirements & Assessment (Brenda)
- Concerns
(Kevin)
- Begin Shield
Activity (Kevin)
|
Textbooks (Required): The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team
Player- J. Maxwell
Managing Teams - L. Holpp
First Things Fast - A. Rossett
Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research
- M. Kuniavsky
Communities of Practice, Learning, Meaning and Identity - E. Wenger
eLearning and the Science of Instruction - R.Clark & R. Mayer
Designing Web-based Training - Horton, W.
Textbooks (Optional):
Software for Use: A Practical Guide to the Models and Methods of
Usage-centered Design - L. Constantine & L. Lockwood
Maximum Accessibility - J.M. Slatin & S. Rush
Real Web Project Management - T.J. Shelford & G.A. Remillard
The Design of Sites - D. VanDuyne, J. Landay & J. Hong
Creating Graphics for Learning and Performance - Linda Lohr
Readings: (Reading Packet available in 117 Johnson Center -
under team leader name, team assignments provided on Wednesday)
Assignments:
1) Review Immersion Site
3) Complete Shield
Activity
4) Draft
concerns
|
Tues,
Aug 26 |
Meeting:
12:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab I
- Review Immersion
Site items not discussed previously (Kevin)
- Demonstrate
Portfolios
(Brenda)
- Discuss Reflection
Requirements (Brenda)
- Discuss Paper
Requirements (Kevin)
- Demonstrate
Project Sites (Brenda & Kevin)
- Presentations of
Shields (Kevin)
|
1) Turn in concerns
2) Review sample
project sites
3) Read Action
Learning paper
4) Handout: The ILD
Framework Graphic - Bannan-Ritland
|
Wed, Aug
27 |
Meeting:
12:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab I
- Discuss Concerns
(Kevin & Brenda)
- Review Listservs
(Kevin)
- Action
Learning (Brenda)
- The "Big" Picture
- ILD Framework (Brenda)
- Resources: Mason Media Lab (Brenda),
Instructional Resource Center Materials/handouts
(Brenda), Star Workshops (Kevin)
- Brief introduction
to project (Brenda, Kevin, Mike and Priscilla)
- Identify team
members
- Specific meeting
times for groups (beginning the week of Sept 2nd) and common meeting
times identified on schedule
- Presentations of
Shields (Kevin)
|
1) Subscribe to IT listserv and project
listservs
2) Initially review
background information on project housed on project sites |
Thurs,
Aug 28 |
Meeting: 10:00am -
12:00pm, lunch break and resume at 1:00-3:00 for completion of shield
presentations - Commerce Lab I
- Meet to go over
procedures for uploading project site and uploading to tonka server
(Jamie)
- Presentations of
Shields (Kevin and Brenda)
|
1) Discuss and select
roles for project site administration
2) Teams plan to meet
to determine weekly meeting times, review project site responsibilities,
determine roles, assess how to begin development of group's project
site
|
Fri, Aug
29 |
No face to face
meeting
- Begin development
of individual Web Portfolio and initial reflections on Immersion
experience
|
1) Determine
individual learning goals for semester and begin to develop individual
Web-based portfolio
2) Begin
design/development of project Web site
3) Read Maxwell: 17
Qualities- Chapter 1 - 4 for next week.
4) Read Holp -
Managing Teams Chapters 4,5&6 - Team goals, norms and
roles for
next week
|
Week 2: |
Teamwork and Detailed Discussion of
Immersion Projects |
|
Mon,
Sept 1 |
Labor
Day Holiday - no class |
|
Tues,
Sept 2 |
Meeting:
12:00am-3:00-pm Commerce Lab I
- Discuss Maxwell -
Adaptable, collaborative committed and communicative (Brenda)
- The Respect
Principle (Brenda)
- Tips on reading
research articles (Brenda)
- Team goals, norms
and roles (Kevin)
- Forming Groups
(Kevin)
- Presentations of
Shields (if needed)
|
1) Review Tuckman
model
2) Establish and
write Team
Vision and Norms
3) Discuss and
determine group meeting protocol
4) Read Rossett -
chapter 1 - 4 for application to project and group presentation next
week
|
Wed, Sept 3 |
Meeting: Commerce Lab I (SPECIAL TIME -
10:00am-12:00pm)
- Project-specific
meeting times
- Introduction to
TTAC (Lucinda Zimmerman)
- Introduction to
Data collection in TTAC (Mike)
- Identify client
and goals for project
- Identify drivers
and barriers for project
- Identify
information sources for project
- Identify type of
opportunity
|
1) Apply Rossett
readings to project and initially identify your project client, goals,
drivers, barriers, any information sources to tap and the type of
opportunity your project presents. Write up these in a bulleted list and
post on project site for presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 9th
2) TTAC groups:
Review Introduction
to Assistive Technology
3) TTAC groups:
Review TTAC Online prototype site for
technical and design problems and TTAC project
site: Phase 6 listing issues and questions for former student team
members on Monday
|
Thurs, Sept 4 |
Meeting: 10:00-12:00pm
|
1) Read Rossett -
chapters 5 & 6 for next week
2) Read Keppell-
Optimizing Instructional Designer-Subject Matter Expert Communications in
reading packet for next week
3) ) Read Maxwell -
5-7 |
Fri,
Sept 5 |
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
|
Week 3 |
Planning, Data-gathering &
Performance Analysis |
|
Mon,
Sept 8 |
Meeting:
12:00pm-3:00-pm Commerce Lab I
- Former Immersion
students present perspectives on experience
- Question/answer
session with former students
- Discuss Maxwell -
chapters 5-7 (Kevin)
- Discuss SME
interaction strategies and communicating to gather information and
support (Brenda)
- Presentation of
initial performance analysis data (client, goals, drivers, barriers,
info sources, type of opportunity) (Kevin)
- Concept
Mapping
- Performance Analysis
|
|
Tues,
Sept 9 |
Meeting:
12:00am-3:00-pm Commerce Lab I
- Discuss and Draft
Performance Analysis Plan
- In-class identify
stages, data sources and pose questions (see Rossett - page 97)
(Brenda)
- Discuss data
gathering strategies and delegate responsibilities (Kevin)
- Review example of
performance analysis briefing report (Rossett - page
146-151) (Kevin)
- More Concept Mapping
|
1) Teams draft performance
analysis plan
|
Wed,
Sept 10 |
Meeting:
10:00am -12:00pm Commerce II (other building) Rm 100
- Project-specific
meeting times
- Presentation by
former TTAC students (Lucinda, Deena & Trista)
- Question and
answer about TTAC
- TTAC group 1 team,
TTAC group 2 team and TOA team: Draft performance analysis plan and
begin to carry out plan and collect project related data
|
1) Work on carrying
out performance plan, collect and review initial data related to project.
Compile initial findings for inclusion in performance
analysis/research document due Oct.
2) Read Kuniavsky -
Chapters 1-4 for next week
3) Read Maxwell -
Chapters 8-9
|
Thurs, Sept 11 |
Meeting: 12:00-3:00pm
Commerce Lab I (TTAC group 1 and 2 teams required
only)
- Introduction to
Assistive Technology (Mike)
|
|
Fri, Sept 12 |
No face to face
Meeting:
- Add above
performance analysis drafts and elements to project site
- Post status report
on project site
|
Add to project
site:
- Performance
analysis plan
- Data
gathering
- Initial analyses
as they take shape
- Roles and
responsibilities
|
Week 4: |
Performance Analysis & User
Research |
|
Mon,
Sept 15 |
Meeting:
12:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab I
- Debrief on status
of performance analysis (Kevin)
- Conduct
micro-usability test using products with other group members (Brenda
)
- Debrief on
micro-usability test (Brenda)
- Discuss value of
user research, design research, iterative development and relationship
to instructional design (Brenda)
|
|
Tues, Sept 16 |
Meeting: 12:00-3:00pm Commerce I
- Discuss Maxwell
chapters 8-9 (Kevin)
- Intersection
between performance analysis, research plan and instructional design
(Brenda)
- Incorporate
research plan into peformance analysis document
- Work on
performance analysis/research document
|
1) Read Kuniavsky -
Chapters 5-6 for application to project on Wednesday
2) Read Klimczak
& Wedman: Instructional Design Project Success Factors in reading
packet
Work on peformance
analysis/research document
|
Wed,
Sept 17 |
Meeting: Commerce I
12:00-3:00pm
- Project-specific
meeting times
- Begin to determine
appropriate research methods for project
- Discuss Potential
Schedule of Research and incorporation of research plan into performance
analysis with project lead
- Discuss recruiting
and interviewing with project lead
- Meet with
Programmer/Information Architect - Shuangbao Wang
|
1) Read Maxwell Chap
10 & 11
2) Determine
appropriate research methods, identify participants, schedule of research,
recruitment and interview strategies and incorporate in performance
analysis/research plan for group presentation of research plan on Tuesday,
Sept 23rd.
3) Read Kuniavsky -
appropriate chapter for selected research method (or alternative reading)
|
Thurs,
Sept 18 |
Meeting:
|
|
Fri, Sept
19 |
No face to face
meeting:
- Post status/meeting reports
- Contribute reflections to portfolio at least twice monthly
|
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Week 5: |
Performance Analysis, User Research and
Data Collection |
|
Mon,
Sept 22 |
Meeting: 12:00-3:00pm
Commerce Lab
I
- Discuss Maxwell -
chapter 10 & 11 (Brenda)
- Project
mission/goals based on performance analysis/research plan and data
collection (Kevin)
|
1) Read Writing Good Work
Objectives
|
Tues, Sept 23 |
Meeting: 12:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab I
- Present
performance analysis/research plan to project leads (Kevin, Mike, Brenda
& Priscilla)
- Begin data
collection after incorporation of feedback
|
1) Post performance
analysis/research plan to project Web site
2) Read Kang - Toward
a Collaborative Model for the Design of Web-based Courses in course
packet
3) Read Norton:
COPLS: An Alternative to Traditional Online Course Management Tools in
course packet
4) Read Kapp -
Solutions in course packet
|
Wed,
Sept 24 |
Meeting:
12:00 Commerce Lab I presentation on XHTML with Shuangbao Wang
|
1) Conduct data
gathering for selected user research methods appropriate at this point for
inclusion in peformance analysis
|
Thurs,
Sept 25 |
Meeting:
|
1) Conduct data
gathering for selected user research methods appropriate at this point for
reporting on Tuesday, Sept.30th |
Fri, Sept
26 |
No face to face
meeting
- 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) Conduct data
gathering for selected user research methods appropriate at this point for
reporting on Tuesday, Sept.30th
|
Weekly Schedule |
Topic/Activities |
Assignments/Resources for next
session |
Week 6: |
UTOPICProject: Finalize
Performance Analysis, Project Goals, Usability
Testing |
|
Mon,
Sept 29 |
Meeting:
12:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab
|
|
Tues,
Sept 30 |
Meeting: 12:00-3:00pm
Commerce Lab
- Overview - 508
Compliance with Kristine Neuber
|
|
OCTOBER 2003 |
Wed, Oct 1 |
Meeting: Commerce
Lab I 12:00-3:00pm
|
1) Read
Usage-centered Engineering for Web Applications as an overview of
Usage-centered design for next week
2) Read Maxwell 14
(self-improving) and 15 (selfless)
3) Read Horton -
Chapters 1-3
Briefly review
some of these Web sites for visit with Kristine Nueber on Web site
accessibility and section 508.
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
|
Thurs,
Oct 2 |
Writing performance
analysis/research document |
|
Fri, Oct
3 |
No face to face
Meeting
- Data gathering,
compiling and analysis
- Writing
performance analysis/research document
- Status report due
|
|
Week 7: |
Usage-Centered Design & User Role Models,
PIC |
|
Mon, Oct 6 (FAC Meeting) |
Meeting: No Class
Meeting
- Data gathering,
compiling and analysis
- Writing
performance analysis/research document
|
|
Tues,Oct 7
|
Work time :
12:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab
- Discuss Maxwell -
14 (self improving) and 15 (selfless) (Brenda)
- Goal-Directed Design (Meredith)
- Discuss WBT
approaches
- Overview Usage-centered
Design (Brenda)
- Audience analysis:
Introduction to role models/personnas
- Examples of User
Role Models (Brenda)
- Personas
example (Brenda)
- Intersection of
Usage-centered design and ISD (Brenda)
- Discuss if
additional observations/communication is necessary to produce role
models/personnas
|
DUE:
Performance Analysis/Research Document including introduction, drivers,
barriers, priorities, recommendations, research goals, research schedules
and analyzed results from initial data gathering
DUE: Project
mission statement for approval by Project leads
|
Wed, Oct
8 |
No Class
Meeting: 12:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab
|
1) Create User-Role
Model /Personnas for presentation on Tues, Oct 14th
2) Sign up for 15-20
minute individual presentation of Clark & Mayer or Wenger
chapter
3) Read Clark &
Mayer 1, 2 & 3 (assigned)
4) Read Brown,
Collins & Duguid - Situated Cognition and the Culture of
Learning
|
Thurs,
Oct 9 |
NEW -- MBTI Teamwork Training
(Meyers Briggs test) 10 am - 3 pm
|
|
Fri, Oct
10 |
NEW -- MBTI Teamwork Training
(Meyers Briggs test) 9am - 2pm
- Post role
models/personnas to project Web site
- Post status
report/meeting notes
- Draft Usability
Testing Report
|
1) Review Assistive
Technology Tutorials to see examples of what TTAC Online users may be
familiar with
2) Review Track Star for structure,
interface and accessibility information
|
Week 8: |
Task
flow Diagrams and Use Cases |
|
Mon, Oct 13 |
No Meeting: Fall Break |
|
Tues,
Oct 14 |
Class Meeting:
12:00-3:00pm Commerce lab I (Tuesday classes do not meet but Monday
classes meet on Tuesday):
- Present user role
models/personnas
- Introduction to
Task flow diagrams & Use
Cases
- Examples of use
cases
- Intersection of
use cases and ISD
- Individual chapter
presentations of Clark & Mayer chapters 1,2 & 3
|
1) Work on Use
Cases
|
Wed, Oct
15 |
**12 - 3 webshop
uploading with Shuangbao
|
1) Work on Use
Cases
2) Read Clark &
Mayer chapters 4, 5 & 6
3) Read Horton -
chapters 4 & 5
4) Read Berge -
Interaction in Post-Secondary Web-based Learning |
Thurs,
Oct 16 |
Optional: public
speaking workshop 12:00 - 2:00pm email Tara by 10/8 if you will attend
|
|
Fri, Oct
17 |
No face
to face meeting
- PORTFOLIO
REVIEW
- Status
report
- Post role
models/personnas
- Work on Use
Cases
|
|
Week 9: |
Review Use Cases RTOPIC |
|
Mon, Oct
20 |
Meeting:
12:00am -3:00pm Commerce Lab
- Discuss WBT -
building frameworks & organizing learning sequences
- Discuss Berge's
conceptualization of Interaction
- Present Use Cases
for feedback - TTAC Group 1
- Individual chapter
presentations of Clark & Mayer chapter 4
|
|
Tues,
Oct 21 |
Meeting:
12:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab
- Present Use Cases
for feedback - TTAC Group 2
- Present Use Cases
for feedback - TOA
- Introduction to
Interface Content Modeling
- Model task
- Begin Interface
content modeling
- Individual chapter
presentations of Clark & Mayer chapter 5 and 6
- Joan, Mona,
Jolin, Robert
|
|
Wed, Oct
22 (AECT conference) |
Meeting: 12:00-3:00pm
Commerce Lab
12 - 2 SCORM
workshop
- Interface Content
Modeling
|
1) Read Clark &
Mayer chapter 8, 9, 10
2) Read Horton
chapters 6 & 7 |
Thurs,
Oct 23 (AECT conference) |
Team Meeting:
10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab
- Interface Content
Modeling
|
|
Fri, Oct
24 |
No face to face
meeting
- Post status
report/meeting notes
- Post interface
content modeling
- POST FINAL USE
CASES
|
|
Weekly Schedule |
Topic/Activities |
Assignments/Resources for next
session |
Week 10: |
Interface Content Models |
|
Mon, Oct
27 (NSF Meeting) |
No Class Meeting
- Work on revising
existing and generating additional use cases
|
|
Tues,
Oct 28 (NSF meeting) |
Meeting 12:00-3:00pm
Commerce Lab
- Present Use Cases
for feedback - TOA
- Present updated
Use Cases - TTAC1 and TTAC2
- Introduction to
Interface Content Modeling
- Discuss active
learning and evaluation requirements based on Horton chap 6 & 7
- Individual chapter
presentations - Clark & Mayer chapter 10
- Ch 8
Danalyn
- Ch 9
Shirley
- Ch 10
Nantana
|
1) Work on Interface
content modeling
2) Read Clark &
Mayer chapter 11 and 12
|
Wed, Oct
29 |
Meeting 12:00-3:00pm
Commerce Lab
- Begin interface
content modeling
- Finalize
brainstormed use cases
|
|
Thurs,
Oct 30 |
Meeting 10:00-12:00pm
Commerce Lab
- Interface
content modeling
|
|
Fri, Oct
31 |
No Meeting
- Interface content
modeling
- FINAL USE
CASES DUE POSTED TO PROJECT WEB SITE
|
|
NOVEMBER
2003 |
Week 11: |
Interface Content Modeling and Intro to Wire frames
OPI |
|
Mon, Nov
3 (Fac Meeting) |
No Class
Meeting: 12:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab
- Work on Interface
content modeling
|
|
Tues,
Nov 4 |
Meeting:
12:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab
- Present and review
Interface Content Models in class- TTAC group 1
- Present and review
Interface Content Models in class - TTAC group 2
- Present and review
interface content models - The Online Academy
- Individual chapter
presentations of Clark & Mayer chapter 11 and 12
- Ch 11 Kirk,
Meredith
- Ch 12 Dan
|
1) Read Shelford
& Remillard - Chapter 8 & 9 in Readings packet |
Wed, Nov
5 |
Meeting: 12:00-3:00
Commerce Lab
|
1) Read Clark &
Mayer, Chapters 13 & 14
|
Thurs,
Nov 6 |
Meeting:
12:00pm Commerce Lab
- IT Panel
Presentation
- Work on site
diagrams and/or flowcharts
|
|
Fri, Nov
7 |
No face to face
meeting
- Status
report
- INTERFACE
CONTENT MODELS DUE
|
|
Week 12: |
Writing
Content/Wireframe/Rapid
Prototyping |
|
Mon, Nov
10 |
Meeting:
12:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab
|
1)Determine work flow
process for producing site diagrams, flowcharts for database (if
necessary), wireframes, interface, visual design. Map out process and
responsibilities for next 4 weeks
2) Translate
Interface Content Modeling into site structure flowchart |
Tues,
Nov 11 |
Meeting:
12:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab
- Write content and
produce wireframes
- Individual chapter
presentations of Clark & Mayer chapter 14
|
|
Wed, Nov
12 |
Team
Meetings: 12:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab
|
|
Thurs,
Nov 13 |
Team
Meetings: Commerce Lab
- Write content and
produce wireframes
|
|
Fri, Nov
14 |
- Status Report
Due
- Contribute
Reflections to Portfolio
|
|
Week 13: |
VisuRapid Prototyping/Visual
DesignroViTOPIC |
|
Mon, Nov
17 |
Meeting:
12:00-3:00pm Commerce Lab
Cross group Project
Sharing
- Present
Wireframes - TOA
- Present
Wireframes - TTAC1
- Present
Wireframes - TTAC2
- Discussion -- Visual Design
|
|
Tues,
Nov 18 |
Meeting: 12:00-3:00pm
Commerce Lab
- Discussion -- Visual Design
- Visual Design and Production
|
|
Wed, Nov
19 |
Meeting: Commerce
Lab
|
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Thurs,
Nov 20 |
|
|
Fri, Nov
21 |
- Visual Design and Production
|
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Weekly Schedule |
Topic/Activities |
Assignments/Resources for next
session |
Week 14: |
Usability Testing TOPIC |
|
Mon, Nov
24 |
Meeting: 12:00-3:00pm
Commerce Lab
- Visual Design and Production
|
|
Tues,
Nov 25 |
Meeting: 12:00-3:00pm
Commerce Lab
- Visual Design and Production
|
|
Wed, Nov
26 |
No
Meeting: Thanksgiving Recess |
|
Thurs,
Nov 27 |
No Meeting:
Thanksgiving Recess |
|
Fri, Nov
28 |
No
Meeting: Thanksgiving Recess |
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DECEMBER 2003 |
Week 15: |
Usability
Testing/RevisionsTOPIC |
|
Mon, Dec
1 (Fac Meeting) |
Meeting: 12:00-3:00pm
Commerce Lab
- Visual Design and Production
|
|
Tues,
Dec 2 |
Meeting: 12:00-3:00pm
Commerce Lab
- Groups Report
- Finalize Visual
Design and Production
|
|
Wed, Dec
3 |
- Visual Design and Production
- Discuss Final Presentation
|
|
Thurs,
Dec 4 |
- Prepare for Final Presentation
|
|
Fri, Dec
5 |
- Prepare for Final Presentation
- Status Report Due
|
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Week 16: |
TOPIC |
|
Mon, Dec
8 |
Meeting: 12:00-3:00pm
Commerce Lab
- Practice Run
of Presentation
-
Win-Win:
9 - 11 am
-
TOA:
11 am -1 pm
-
TTAC
2: 1 - 3 pm
|
|
Tues,
Dec. 9 |
Meeting: 12:00-3:00pm
Commerce Lab
- Practice Run
of Presentation
- Revise Presentation
|
|
Wed,
Dec. 10 |
Meeting: 9:00-4:00pm
Commerce Lab I
- CLIENT PRESENTATION
- Win-Win:
9 - 11 am
- TOA: tba
- TTAC 2:
tba
|
|
Thurs,
Dec. 11 |
Meeting:
- CLIENT PRESENTATION
- TTAC 1:
10 am - 12 pm
- TTAC 2:
1 pm - 3 pm
- Archive Project
Materials
|
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Fri,
Dec. 12 |
Meeting:
10:00-12:00pm Commerce Lab
- Archive Project
Materials
- Portfolio
Due
- PAPER TOPIC
DUE
- Congratulations!! You made it!
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Instructional
Slides |
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