MIT 530

Needs Assessment Plan

Needs Assessment Results

Change Management Plan

Competencies

Context and Conditions

This project was a requirement for MIT 530: Evaluation and Change in Instructional Development completed in the Spring of 2008 under the direction of Dr. Sue Jen Chen.  A formative evaluation of the Blackboard 24/7 Support Course was completed by Tom Dorgan, Bethanne Winzeler, Lacey Somach, and I for the Office of E-Learning at UNCW.  We worked collaboratively with the Office of E-Learning to compile a survey that would gather faculty’s attitude about the Blackboard Help Course and use of specific tools regarding this course.     

Scope

This project consisted of conducting an analysis for a business or organization.  This consisted of conducting a needs assessment, analyze the data using SPSS, develop a proposal based on the data, and develop a change management plan for the organization.

The Office of E-learning developed a “Help Course” for faculty and wanted to determine future changes to the course.  The team submitted the results of the needs assessment and proposal to the Office of E-Learning

Role

I served as an instructional designer for this project.  I contributed to the needs assessment by reviewing the extant data, conducting interviews, and developing a survey for the faculty.  Once the data was collected, I collaborated with my team members to analyze the data.  From the data we were able to identify the needs of the faculty.  Once these needs were identified, I assisted with creating a proposal.

In addition, as an instructional designer, I created a change management plan that would ensure the adoption of the recommendations.   

Reflection

This was the second attempt of designing a survey and it was not any easier than the first time.  I have found creating surveys very difficult but I do enjoy the challenge.  The highlight of this course was being able to get 30% of the surveys back from the faculty. 

Domain of Utilization

Competencies

Job Description

Artifacts

Justification

Promote the diffusion and adoption of the instructional development process.

Partners with departments to plan infrastructure for course implementation or support and recommends approaches to long-term planning for innovation

Experience in conducting and documenting change readiness and impact assessments

MIT-530 -Evaluation and Change in Instructional Development

These artifacts demonstrate my ability to design a plan to implement change into a system or environment.

Domain of Evaluation

Competencies

Job Description

Artifacts

Justification

Plan and conduct evaluation of instruction/training.

Evaluate effectiveness of instructional design programs, and processes; provide and implement recommendations for improvement

Conducts analysis and prepares reports including the end-of-course evaluation reports

 

Evaluate effectiveness of instructional design, programs, and processes; provide and implement recommendations for improvement

MIT-530 -Evaluation and Change in Instructional Development

 

These artifacts demonstrate my ability to conduct a variety of  evaluations for instructional revisions throughout the design and development process.

Plan and conduct summative evaluation of  instruction/training.

Evaluates and assesses distance learning courses and programs

Evaluates quality of distributed course materials

Develop and conduct evaluations to ensure knowledge transfer, and application on the job of skills learned

Conduct post-training analysis to determine improvements in performance, observation of changes in job performance and report findings to training manager

Working knowledge of Kirkpatrick’s four levels of evaluation is demonstrated

MIT-530 -Evaluation and Change in Instructional Development

 

These artifacts demonstrate my ability to conduct evaluation to determine whether the major outcomes were achieved and the overall effectiveness of the program

Plan and conduct product evaluation.

Evaluates and recommends purchase of hardware and software to develop course materials

Conduct research and perform assessment on new web-based technologies

MIT-530 -Evaluation and Change in Instructional Development

 

These artifacts demonstrate my ability to assess or determine the worth of a product.

 

 

 

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