Proposal-ish

Here is an email between me and Dr. Brady. My original is at the bottom. What I'd like is a little feedback from the rest of the class, if you all have time. Also, I plan on putting a link to my rough sketch up here (or somewhere) pretty soon.

Hi Ben --
I think this is a good start to your proposal. You've got a problem, a model, and a basic approach. So, you will have to make design choices and justify them. Since this is the Web 2.0 course, what I'd be most interested in is your choice of Web 2.0 applications, why you chose them, and how you see them being used. What advantage would they give you over what you have now.
I specify that the project is a "design" and if any of it is implemented, that's a bonus. So, if you came up with that number of slides that spelled out the basics of your design, I would think that would be fine. Think of it this way -- what would you have to do to sell the idea to your boss or bosses?
I'm going to have more about this on the course blog by tomorrow evening. Good start.
Kevin


| From: Ben
| Subject: Proposal-ish
Date Sent: March 10, 2009 8:10 AM
To: Dr. Brady

Hey Dr. Brady,

So here's what I was thinking. It sounds strange, but I was looking at the bodybuilding.com website, and really liked the layout of the site. I think that it could be applied to instructional design for a course. You ought to check it out, even though it is a bit commercialized. There is some good stuff in there.

Since this can be a 10-15 slide presentation (or more like 20) with support documentation, I was looking at seeing how a commercial social networking site, combined with a KMS, etc. could be applied to the world of ID. I'd like to explore how I could link sites together in a similar fashion to support training development at a large organization like the lab.

There would be a peer edited/company controlled KMS, much like the workout database and exercise database, links to recent articles about training, and online modules for ID instruction.

The reason I came up with this idea is because, at LANL, trainers often do not communicate with the larger body much. We are isolated teams of training specialists (and students) who try to do everything the same way after taking a few classes together and getting released to do the work.

I like this idea, but I don't know if I'm biting off more than I can chew. Actual execution of a program like this would take months or a few years in a place like this, but I may come up with the ADDIE design for the Training Specialist Qualification Program online for an organization much faster. TSQP is just what we call it here at LANL.

What do you think? Also, if this email seems disjointed or incoherent, there may be 2 reasons. The time change is kicking my butt, and I'm still not concrete on this idea, though I'm close.