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Internship

Product

Self Instructional Module for High School Math and Science Teachers on the SAS Website (main document)

Macro-Level Plan  (page 3)

Context & Conditions

        The manual was created for Karen B. Greene, Director, Math / Science Instructional Services, New Hanover County Schools. The manual was an independent study created as part of the requirements for graduate course MIT 542 Internship, summer session 2006 under the supervision of Karen B. Greene and Dr. Mahnaz Moallem, Professor MSIT, UNC-Wilmington. The time-frame was completed within one summer session.

Scope

            MIT 542 provided the opportunity to apply instructional technology to a real-world setting. The self instructional module incorporated the skills and knowledge of the domains of Design, Development, and Delivery. Each segment of the instructional lesson was in compliance with state and national standards for grades k-12. The manual was designed to operate in conjunction with a computer. The math and science department teachers and students are using the manual for Internet educational connections.

 Role

            I was contracted as an instructional designer to provide math and science teachers with a self instructional module for opening and using an on-line educational environment. As the instructional designer I began the project by verifying the targeted goals of the math and science department and scheduling meetings with the director. The director provided me with an Internet link for the proposed environment. I began studying every aspect of how the educational site presents information and subsequently structured linked information for the teachers. I provided step by step instructions for teachers to follow when needing to connect to the educational Internet environment. I designed the module to be consistent in formatting and design following the theories of Mayer and Lohr. Once the initial teacher manual had been concluded, the director suggested the need for a student section and a resource for teachers section. I presented all three sections in the final project.

Reflection

            The MIT 542 real-world application gave me the knowledge of working in an educational environment. Thoroughly understanding the goals to be accomplished was the first step towards delivery of the manual. The goals were incorporated in the objectives of using the SAS environment for math and science teachers. Formative evaluations and revisions were obtained from Subject Matter Experts. Maintaining close contact with the director of a project is a real world necessity. I found the MIT 542 internship to be a valuable asset towards developing self-instructional module skills.