Technology, Literacy, Creativity

I’ve been frustrated with Adobe Flash since before it was Macromedia Flash. And now that we’re finally looking like it might just go away with the imminent death of the Flash Player in December of 2020 that leaves a WHOLE lot of flash-based training that needs to be dealt with. After I spent part of…

When a project goes well and everyone is happy there are still several critical things to do. These involve closing out any accounts that are project-specific, especially internal budget line items that can easily be forgotten, getting an official sign off that the project is complete and the product delivered, collecting feedback both internal and…

What are the key steps in executing a well-planned project in instructional design? For me they are keeping a tight view and control over the “Critical Path” that we talked about yesterday, ensuring there are formal signoffs and approvals for changes to the scope of the project, and ensuring that everyone is well informed and…

One of the more critical planning steps in project planning is scheduling the individual project tasks. A big reason for this is that there are so many moving pieces. Deadlines, availability, and everyone’s favorite “The Critical Path” or “the hunt for what’s making this take so long” I often describe project schedule as a messed…

Continuing our talk about project management in instructional design today I wanted to share an important connection between the development of a project budget (or at least a budget proposal) and the work breakdown structure (affectionately referred to as the WBS). The key, of course, is to have a very detailed work breakdown structure, properly…

Once a project has been initiated and is moving forward it’s important to plan the project. Probably a tie for most important documents with regards to project management are the Project Scope Document and the Work Breakdown Structure. There are several components to the scope document which serves to “set the stage” for the project…

As I continue to share about project management in instructional design I wanted to take some time to talk about the “Project Charter” which is a very important document. And the specific format and formatting of the document aren’t very important but what goes in the document is critical to setting a project up for…

Project managers working on instructional design projects have the same types of responsibilities as project managers working on other projects. With the addition of needing to have a solid understanding of instructional design. Some of these involve hard project management skills such as: * Defining scope * Activity and resource planning * Developing schedules and…

One of the key skillsets an instructional designer should have is solid project management skills. After all much of what we do as instructional designers is to manage projects and understanding what a project is and how to effectively manage a project can make a world of difference. Essentially a project is something that has…

These days there is a lot of talk about credentials. And sometimes it comes from large tech firms and other big corporations declaring that they are removing the need for the classic credentials of a Bachelors or Masters. Sometimes it is in the quest for a replacement for the ancient credentials in the form of…