Status Report -10/29/2009

Summary
Week Ending: October 29, 2009
Recorder: Sue Dass
I. Activities Accomplished
Project Status Team

  • Decided to time agenda items and include designated break times
  • Discussed difficulty in working in Google docs for multiple comments
  • Noted using small group forums has been successful to come up with solution/direction, and then meet as a group so it becomes three groups with good ideas to resolve, not nine

Wiki

  • Added team roles and responsibilities page so tips, hints, and lessons learned can be added
  • Discussed ways to ease finding documents
  • Created a new file naming convention

DAU Site Visit

  • Prepared questions contextualized to interviewee but focused on roles, technology insertion, and processes
  • Collected and collated recorded comments
  • Synthesized key points taken from each individual interview
  • Synthesized and categorized comments into theme areas
  • Restated our goal is still to help DAU improve efficiency and effectiveness by inserting ALTs into learning assets
  • Identified four potential areas where the project could focus efforts
  • Concurred that regardless of the focus of our efforts, all answers will be research driven

Briefing Report – due 02Nov09

  • Preliminary draft report provided to faculty for discussion, comments, and insights
  • Updated report based on 20Oct site visit
  • Discussed advanced learning technologies and how to present/discuss in the report
  • Decided the Action Plan section needs to include possible needs assessment strategies, constituents (personas), and research areas
  • Submitted draft to faculty and received comments

DAU Presentation – 05Nov09

  • Created  a draft PowerPoint template
  • Outlined PowerPoint presentation
II. Planned Activities
  • Finalize and submit Briefing Report
  • Finalize DAU Presentation on Briefing Report
  • Present Briefing Report findings
III. Upcoming
  • Submit Briefing Report 02Nov to DAU
  • DAU presentation 05Nov09