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Reflection Paper 6

Student Name: Sharon Mahabir

ST ID#: 0438166

Paper Due Date: November 30, 2015

1. What have you completed since your last report? [List tasks you planned in the last report.

Task Item [copied from last report]

Completed? If not, tell why and give solution.

Planned Task Duration (hrs)

Actual Task Duration (hrs)

Week 1

Make final revisions based on instructor feedback.

Yes 4 hours

2.5 hours

Week 2

Submit final project. Yes

n/a 5 minutes

Estimated chances of on time completion: 100 %

2. What are the project tasks you plan to complete next two weeks? List each task and estimate the time to complete. This week, I plan to finish project 3, as well as create the final video presentation for the class.

Task Item Planned Task Duration (hrs)

Week 1

Complete project 3—Lessons Learned 2 hours

Complete video presentation 3 hours

3. What have you learned since you submitted your previous synopsis? In other words, given a second chance, what would you do differently? And, what advice would you give your fellow classmates?

What I have learned: As this is my final reflection, I am reflecting a great deal on what I have learned throughout the length of this course. I have learned how to manage my time so much better than before. The use of these reflections as well as the timelines included in each reflection has been a great aid in helping me to stay on track. In addition, I have learned that I need to never assume that technology will just simply work. Technology is fallible and will have problems on occasion. I must always take that into account. Finally, I have learned that even when I think something is simple and straightforward, it is always good to have

others evaluate it. My formative and summative evaluations were invaluable to improving the effectiveness of my instructional solution. What I would do differently: I would not do anything differently. This entire experience has taught me so much about the process of instructional design. Every mistake, every oversight has been valuable in developing my knowledge and expertise in this area. I am thankful to have made it through what has long been rumored to be the toughest class in the program. Advice to fellow classmates: My best advice to future students would be to use this class to truly experience the work that goes into developing an instructional solution. Use your reflections wisely and truly reflect on how to improve your performance as an instructional designer and technologist. Be open to critiques of your work and use these critiques as a platform to improve your work. This class will only be as beneficial to you as you allow it to be.

Project Tasks Start Date Finish Date

Complete project proposal Aug 31 Sept 14

Revise proposal based on instructor feedback Develop Goal/Learner/Context Analysis

Sept 14 Sept 28

Create course shell on Coursesites

Subordinate Skills Analysis

Sept 28 Oct 5

Develop performance objectives Develop assessment instruments/create quizzes in Coursesites Meet with PreK director to discuss improvements to objectives and/or assessments Revise performance objectives and/or assessments based on feedback from PreK director

Oct 5 Oct 12

Develop instructional strategies (Terminal Objectives 1-3) Create lesson videos: Lesson 1

Oct 12 Oct 19

Meet with PreK director to analyze videos and obtain approval to continue with subsequent videos Revise videos based on stakeholder (PreK director) feedback

Develop instructional strategies (Terminal Objectives 4-5) Create lesson videos: Lessons 2-5 Meet with PreK director to analyze videos Revise videos based on stakeholder (PreK director) feedback

Oct 19 Oct 26

Conduct formative assessment, one-to-one evaluation, with an instructional coach of technology at a nearby school. Conduct 2nd formative assessment with sample of 3 teachers to obtain feedback on videos and assessment tools.

Revise and edit content as needed based on formative evaluations

Oct 26 Nov. 2

Conduct summative assessment with field trial using 4 Prekindergarten Teachers. Revise and edit content as needed based on summative assessment.

Nov. 2 Nov. 9

Meet with PreK director to make final revisions to instructional solution. Revise and edit content as needed based on PreK director feedback.

Submit draft to professor for additional evaluation of material

Nov 9 Nov 16

Final revisions based on professor feedback Nov 16 Nov 23

Submit final project Nov 23 Nov 24

Project 3—Lessons Learned Nov 24 Nov 30

Final Video Presentation Nov 30 Dec 7

Reflection Paper 5


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Week 1

Conduct summative assessment with field trial using 4 Prekindergarten teachers.

Yes 5 hours

3 hours

Revise and edit content as needed based on summative assessment.

Yes 5 hours

4 hours

Week 2

Meet with PreK director to make final revisions to instructional solution.

Yes 4 hours 2.5 hours

Make revisions based on stakeholder feedback/suggestions.



Yes 1 hours

.5 hours


2. What are the project tasks you plan to complete next two weeks? List each task and estimate the time to complete. This week, I plan to make the suggested corrections from Dr. Pan. Following this, I will submit my final project.


Week 1

Make final revisions based on instructor feedback. 4 hours

Week 2

Submit final project. n/a


What I have learned: The past two weeks, I conducted my evaluations. I feel that I learned the most from my field trial with teachers that had little to no experience with technology. I found that there are things that I didn’t consider when creating the training. One was how to go back to the course menu from a specific page in the training. For me, it seemed obvious that you would click the back button or go to the menu on the side of the page. However, several teachers did not know how to do this. As a result, I created a video detailing how to navigate through the training website. What I would do differently: I would not do anything differently. Conducting the evaluations was a valuable part of my training and led to important improvements on the training. If anything, for the evaluations that were conducted via email, I might allow evaluators more time to evaluate the course. One week seemed to be hard for some teachers to complete the course evaluation. Advice to fellow classmates: My advice to fellow classmates is to be sure to conduct your evaluations. They will definitely tell you some things that you might not have thought of or were not aware of prior to the evaluation. You will learn a lot about the functionality and value of your training through the evaluation process.

Appendix I

Updated Timeline




Sept 14 Sept 28



Sept 28 Oct 5


Oct 5 Oct 12

Develop instructional strategies (Terminal Objectives 1-3) Create lesson videos: Lesson 1 Meet with PreK director to analyze videos and obtain approval to continue with subsequent videos Revise videos based on stakeholder (PreK director) feedback

Oct 12 Oct 19


Oct 19 Oct 26



Oct 26 Nov. 2


Nov. 2 Nov. 9


Nov 9 Nov 16




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Week 1

Develop instructional strategies (Terminal Objectives 4-5)

Yes 3 hours

3.15 hours

Create lesson videos: Lessons 2-5

Yes 6 hours

7.25 hours

Meet with PreK director to analyze remaining videos

Yes 2 hours 1 hour

Revise videos based on stakeholder (PreK director) feedback


Week 2

Conduct formative assessment, one-to-one evaluation, with an instructional coach of technology at a nearby school.

Yes 2 hours 2 hours

Conduct 2nd formative assessment with sample of 3 teachers to obtain feedback on videos and assessment tools.

Yes

2.5 hours 3 hours

Revise and edit content as needed based on formative evaluation

Yes 2 hours

3.5 hours


2. What are the project tasks you plan to complete next two weeks? List each task and estimate the time to complete. I will continue to complete assessments next week. I will conduct a field trial using 4 teachers from my school and make revisions based on their feedback. I also had scheduled to meet with my PreK director during the same week. However, because during week 2, I had originally only had planned to submit my draft to Dr. Pan, I have moved the meeting with my PreK director in order to balance the workload evenly between the two weeks.


Week 1

Conduct summative assessment with field trial using 4 Prekindergarten teachers.

5 hours

Revise and edit content as needed based on summative assessment. 5 hours

Week 2

Meet with PreK director to make final revisions to instructional solution.

4 hours

Make revisions based on stakeholder feedback/suggestions. 5 hours

Submit draft to professor for additional evaluation of material 1 hours


What I have learned: The past two weeks I have refined my ability to manage my time effectively. I struggled somewhat the second week because I became very sick and unfortunately, taking time off from work or this project was not an option. However, I managed to work through it and was able to finish all planned tasks. I also conducted formative assessments this week. I learned from the formative assessments that it is always good to check links and images from a computer other than the one I work on because images that are saved on my computer sometimes do not show in the same manner that they show on a different computer. What I would do differently:

I do not think I would do much differently. I feel that I worked very effectively these past two weeks and accomplished what I set out to accomplish. If anything, I would have checked the images before beginning my formative assessments, as many of the images on the quizzes were not visible. Advice to fellow classmates: My advice to fellow classmates is to continue to manage your time well. Follow your schedule and what you want to accomplish each week. Also remember the importance of checking your instructional solution from a different computer and using a test account so that you will be able to see exactly what your learners will see.

Appendix I

Updated Timeline




Sept 14 Sept 28



Sept 28 Oct 5


Oct 5 Oct 12


Oct 12 Oct 19


Oct 19 Oct 26



Oct 26 Nov. 2


Nov. 2 Nov. 9



Nov 9 Nov 16



Reflection Paper 3


ST ID#: 0438166

Paper Due Date: October 19, 2015






Week 1

1. Developed performance objectives

Yes 3 hours

3.75 hours

2. Developed assessment instruments/created quizzes in Coursesites

Yes 4 hours

5 hours

Met with PreK director to discuss improvements to objectives and assessments


Made needed adjustments to the performance objectives and/or assessments based on feedback from the PreK program director

Yes 1.5 hours 1.25 hours

Week 2

1. Developed instructional strategies (Terminal Objectives 1-3)

Yes 2 hour 4 hours

Created lesson videos: Lessons 1-3

No. Instructional video for lesson 1 was created. Software quit working before subsequent lesson videos were made. I am obtaining approval to download the appropriate mirroring software on my district computer to continue the videos. This is anticipated to be finished in the upcoming week.

5 hours 1.5 hours

Met with PreK director to analyze videos and obtain approval

Yes 2 hours

.5 hours

to continue with subsequent videos

Revise videos based on stakeholder (PreK director) feedback

Yes 2 hours 0 hours


2. What are the project tasks you plan to complete next two weeks? List each task and estimate the time to complete. Due to the unforeseen problems with my computer mirroring software, I will be completing the remaining instructional videos this upcoming week, along with the instructional strategies for lessons 4 and 5. This will push back the one-to-one evaluation until week 2. Therefore in week 2, I will be conducting both the one-to-one evaluation, as well as the small group evaluation consisting of 3 teachers. Both of these formative evaluations will be analyzed and modifications to the instructional solution will be made based on the evaluations. I have again revised my timeline to take into account the adjustment for the development of the instructional videos. It is anticipated that this project will continue to be on schedule as planned by the end of week 2.


Week 1


3 hours


6 hours

Meet with PreK director to analyze remaining videos

2 hours

Revise videos based on stakeholder (PreK director) feedback 2 hours

Week 2

Conduct formative assessment, one-to-one evaluation, with an instructional coach of technology at a nearby school.

2 hours


2.5 hours

Revise and edit content as needed based on formative evaluation 2 hours


What I have learned: The most important thing I have learned these last two weeks is that the unexpected can and will happen. Technology that has worked fine up until now can suddenly quit working. At first, I wasn’t sure how to react, as I became quite behind in my schedule. However, I soon realized that I needed to revise my plan and my schedule. I needed to develop more flexibility than I was allowing myself. What I would do differently: If I had the chance to do it differently, I would have begun the lesson videos earlier in the week. This would have allowed me to test the technology that I needed to use for the videos. As a result, this also would have given me time to obtain the appropriate approval to install new software on my district computer. Advice to fellow classmates: My best advice to classmates would be to always expect the unexpected. Test out the software you will be using at the beginning of your project, or at least well in advance of when you will need to use it. Have a plan for what you will do in case your schedule does get off track. And most importantly, be flexible with your time and allow yourself enough time in the week to complete each task.

Appendix I

Updated Timeline




Sept 14 Sept 28



Sept 28 Oct 5

Develop performance objectives Develop assessment instruments/create quizzes in Coursesites Meet with PreK director to discuss improvements to objectives

Oct 5 Oct 12

and/or assessments Revise performance objectives and/or assessments based on feedback from PreK director


Oct 12 Oct 19


Oct 19 Oct 26



Oct 26 Nov. 2

Meet with PreK director to make final revisions to instructional solution. Revise and edit content as needed based on stakeholder feedback.

Nov. 2 Nov. 9

Submit draft to professor for additional evaluation of material Nov 9 Nov 16



Reflection Paper 2


ST ID#: 0438166

Paper Due Date: October 5, 2015

1. What have you completed since your last report? [List tasks you planned in the last report. *The task items were amended from the last reflection. This change reflects additional project-related tasks that were not previously taken into consideration, as well as additional time allotted to specific tasks.





Week 1

1. Develop the Goal Analysis, including the goal statement

Yes 2 hours

2 hours

2. Develop and distribute learner analysis survey

Yes 2 hours

3 hours

3. Complete a learner and context analysis, based on the results of the survey

Yes 3 hours

2.75 hours

4. Meet with educational technology liaison to review analyses and refine as needed

Yes 2 hours

1.5 hours

5. Meet with PreK director & Director of Educational Technology to discuss analyses and obtain approval to continue with training development

Yes 2 hours

2.5 hours

Week 2

1. Meet with colleague to review updates on Course sites

Yes 1 hour

.5 hour

2. Create course shell on Course sites

Yes 3 hours

2 hours

3. Conduct subordinate skills analysis

Yes 2 hours

2 hours

4. Meet with educational technology liaison to review and refine subordinate skills analysis

No. Educational technology department has agreed to allow the PreK Director oversee

2 hours

N/A

the remainder of the training due to time constraints within the Edtech department.

5. Meet with PreK program director

Yes. 2 hours

2.25 hours


2. What are the project tasks you plan to complete next two weeks? List each task and estimate the time to complete. During the next week, I will detail my performance objectives. I will develop the assessment quizzes and the rubric for the final project. By the end of the week, I will meet with the PreK program director to review the performance objectives for the instructional solution and make any changes needed. Beginning in week 2, I will develop the instructional strategies for the first three terminal objectives. I will develop the course materials for each of these objectives as well, including the lesson videos. Upon completion, I will meet with the PreK program director to review the instructional materials developed and obtain approval to continue with the remaining objectives. Modifications will be made as necessary, based on feedback from the PreK director. I have revised my timeline slightly, due to the fact that I neglected previously to include my weekly meetings with the PreK program director, as well as adequately describe the formative assessments that will occur. I am revising my timeline to reflect this change.


Week 1

Develop performance objectives 3 hours

Develop assessment instruments/create quizzes in Coursesites

4 hours

Meet with PreK director to discuss improvements to objectives and/or assessments

2 hours

Make needed adjustments to the performance objectives and/or assessments based on feedback from the PreK program director

1.5 hours

Week 2


2 hour


5 hours

Meet with PreK director to analyze videos and obtain approval to continue with subsequent videos

2 hours

Revise videos based on stakeholder (PreK director) feedback 2 hours


What I have learned: I have learned the last two weeks how important it is to continue to review my work from previous classes. I used my task analysis from EDTC 6321 to complete the subordinate skills analysis. Furthermore, I used my knowledge of Course sites from EDTC 6325 to create the shell of my instructional solution. I also continue to reflect on how important time management is in the development of this instructional solution. Putting off something even for a day creates a delay in task completion, throwing all other tasks behind as well. What I would do differently: If I had the chance to do something differently, I would have used the Dick and Carey model in EDTC 6321 to complete the key assessment. I previously used the ADDIE model. However, after continuing in my studies, I found that I much rather prefer the thoroughness of the Dick and Carey model. Had I done the research initially in 6321, I would have used Dick and Carey and received valuable feedback in my previous class that I could have been able to apply in this class. Advice to fellow classmates: My best advice to classmates would be to do your research. Know the instructional models and which one(s) you prefer to use. Also, attend the weekly classes or watch the archived sessions. They are helpful in answering questions you might have regarding the project and task completion.

Appendix I

Updated Timeline




Sept 14 Sept 28



Sept 28 Oct 5


Oct 5 Oct 12

Develop instructional strategies (Terminal Objectives 1-3) Create lesson videos: Lessons 1-3 Meet with PreK director to analyze videos and obtain approval to continue with subsequent videos Revise videos based on stakeholder (PreK director) feedback

Oct 12 Oct 19

Develop instructional strategies (Terminal Objectives 4-5) Create lesson videos: Lessons 4-5 Conduct formative assessment, one-to-one evaluation, with an instructional coach of technology at a nearby school. Revise videos as needed based on the one-to-one evaluation

Oct 19 Oct 26


Revise and edit content as needed based on formative evaluation

Oct 26 Nov. 2

Meet with PreK director to make final revisions to instructional solution. Revise and edit content as needed based on stakeholder feedback.

Nov. 2 Nov. 9

Submit draft to professor for additional evaluation of material Nov 9 Nov 16



Reflection Paper 1


ST ID#: 0438166

Paper Due Date: September 21, 2015


The major items to be completed the past two weeks have focused on preparing the project

proposal for review. During this time, I met with the Director of Educational Technology to discuss

possible district needs, especially in reference to the new technology roll-out program occurring

within the next month. I also met with my school director, who also oversees all the PreK and

kindergarten classrooms within the district. A decision was then made to give a survey to all early

childhood teachers in the district. I developed this survey as a simple 5 question survey and it was

emailed out by means of the Director of Educational Technology. The results of this survey

indicated that there was an instructional need for teachers to learn how to use the new apps

being implemented in the early childhood classrooms, in particular, Book Creator.

Following the identification of the performance problem, I set about developing my proposal. I

used the SWOT analysis to analyze two possible training solutions. After deciding on the most

feasible solution, I revisited with my director to get her input on the workability of the solution.

After meeting with her, it was decided that PreK center teachers would complete an online

training followed by a face-to-face session. I then identified the deliverables for the project as well

as created a task analysis, identifying the instructional goals and terminal and enabling objectives.

Finally, I developed an action plan and a timeline for project completion.





1. Meet with Director of Educational Technology

Yes 1 hour 2 hours

2. Identify performance problem

Yes 1 hour 2 hours

3. Identify 2 solutions and complete SWOT analysis on each, choosing most viable option

Yes 1.5 hours 1 hour

4. Identify project deliverables

Yes .5 hour .5 hour

5. Identify instructional goals and objectives (including terminal and enabling objectives)


6. Develop action plan

Yes 1 hour 1.25 hours

7. Develop timeline for project

Yes .5 hour .5 hour


2. What are the project tasks you plan to complete next two weeks? List each task and estimate the time to complete. The first task that I will need to complete in the next few days is to make corrections to my proposal based on instructor feedback. I will work on refining my SWOT analysis, as well as developing a more detailed final assessment for learners. In addition, I will revised my objectives to reflect only one action per objective and revise the assessment for objective 5.3. I also will correct the information regarding the data and numbers I provided during the discussion of the performance problem. I was looking at it from a different point of view and was adding in the 15% of teachers who already know how to use the program, rather than giving a total percentage of proficiency increase. This will be revised as well. After revising my proposal, I will work on the goal analysis of the project. In addition I will analyze the learners and the context to get a better understanding of my learners and of the context in which they will be learning. I hope to have these tasks finished by the end of this week. During the following week, I intend to work on creating the shell of the training on Coursesites. This will include adding in pages to house the videos, discussion board, and assessment quizzes. During this week, I also plan on completing the subordinate skills analysis. Based on my original timeline laid out in my proposal, I am roughly a week behind schedule. I am revising my timeline to reflect this and to redistribute the work in order to meet the deadline of November 24th.


Week 1

1. Make corrections to proposal, based on instructor feedback 1.5 hours

2. Goal Analysis 1 hour

3. Learner and Context Analysis 1 hour

Week 2

4. Create course shell on Coursesites 1.5 hour

5. Conduct subordinate skills analysis 2 hours


What I have learned: During the last few weeks, I have learned how hard it is to meet deadlines with this project, while also working on independent projects at work. It is incredibly important to keep the end in mind when completing the project tasks. I have set aside specific hours to work on the project each day so that I can hold myself accountable for the completion of the specific tasks. What I would do differently: If I had the chance to do something differently, it would be to look more closely at my work from previous courses, especially EDTC 6321. This would have helped a great deal in writing objectives that were accurate and would have lessened the need to do revisions, thus saving me time in the long run. Advice to fellow classmates: My best advice to classmates would be to utilize your time to the best of your ability. In addition, use the analysis that you complete in the reflection papers as a way to help keep you on track. Knowing how much time a task actually took to complete versus what you originally thought can be very helpful in planning for the completion of future tasks.

Appendix I

Updated Timeline




Sept 14 Sept 28



Sept 28 Oct 5

Develop performance objectives Develop assessment instruments/create quizzes in Coursesites

Oct 5 Oct 12

Develop instructional strategies Create lesson videos: Lessons 1-3

Oct 12 Oct 19

Develop instructional strategies Create lesson videos: Lessons 4-5

Oct 19 Oct 26

Complete formative evaluation

Revise and edit content

Oct 26 Nov. 2

Revise and edit content Nov. 2 Nov. 9

Submit draft to professor

2nd formative evaluation

Nov 9 Nov 16

Final revisions based on 2nd formative evaluation Nov 16 Nov 23


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