1. List the tasks youve worked on this week.

a. Meet with the client/SME to discuss ideas for the Library

component and get a general idea of the scope of the
project.
b. Spent time exploring Project Management Site options.
c. Built the skeleton of my Project Management Site using
Weebly. Chose Weebly because Ive never used it before
and it facilitates direct file uploads much easier.
2. Items
Items

Examples

X Insufficient or inapplicable
knowledge or skills

Being aware that I am not familiar with the design

process/necessary knowledge

X Related prior experience

Using previous experiences to generate ideas for

the design task

X Feelings

Being aware of my own fears and excitement

regarding the instructional design process

X Attitudes

Examining the level of my commitment, openmindedness, or responsibility

Taken-for-granted beliefs and

personal values

Realizing the necessity to design my instruction

toward people with socio-economic background to
attend my design for different socio-economic or
ethnic groups

X Goals, criteria, and

constraints of the project

Having difficulty generating a list of solid

instructional goals

Client/stakeholders/users

Considering the perspective of the clients,

stakeholders, and the end users

Implementation context

Considering the economic situation of where the

instructional project will be implemented

Available time

Finding ways to allocate sufficient time to each

design task

Available resources/budget

Using appropriate tools/equipment to develop the

instructional module

Teamwork dynamic
Others (Please specify)

Understanding how well you coordinate this project

within the team

3 For each item you checked above, describe any difficulties or

concerns you encountered, the actions you took to deal with
them, and your future plans in this particular area.
a. Insufficient or inapplicable knowledge or skills
i. As I stated in my last 15/5, Ive never designed a course using
Blackboard (Desire2Learn) and/or placed items in D2L. I spent
some time this week working on the professor side of D2L and
gained some useful insight regarding how this can work.
b. Related prior experience
i. Ive taught an equivalent to this course before at another
institution, I taught college for two years, and high school for four. I
also have experience working with the Client/SME in the
classroom before.
c. Feelings, Attitudes, and goals, criteria, and constraints of the project
i. My biggest fear is letting the scope of the project get too big to be
manageable. A close second is the uncertainty regarding the
future of the FYE program. It appears as though the FYE program
is tied to the institutional QEP, so theres a good chance that it will
not only continue, but be integral to the success of our institution.

4 Other thoughts about your project or any help you need (if any)?
a. Should I attempt to design a course within a course, i.e. a
number of different resources (some already created and
some that will be) to support the entire library component
of FYE? I like this idea best and this is what my Client/SME
is pushing for.