- Podcasting and context (Steve),
- A new arrival and some liquid space analysis (Desire)
- Reflections from students (Muubuke),
- Serving a communities health training needs (Elna) and
- An e-course for 72 District AIDS Coordination Advisors in 72 districts in 10 provinces (Michael)
This week the focus is on the design and development "steps"/ aspects of the ADDIE model. This follows (or works in close conjunction with) the analysis phase. Getting your design's "fit" to context right is on the table.
In design, the getting of feedback as early as possible (it is called iterative feedback) and then adapting the quality of your design as you go on, is quite important. If one can show one or two colleagues, or ask one or two students to have a look at your idea and give you constructive feedback, you can improve your design ten fold! The best way to design is to start building early and get feedback early. I cannot stress this enough.
This is (by the way - and this is my perspective) also true for writing a thesis or research assignment. Once you start putting words on paper and getting "red penned" you really progress very quickly.
So, if you have not done so yet, get our there and talk about your idea with people around you. Listen to their responses, and see how their insights can help you to make your design more appropriate and relevant.
Happy designing and developing!
I think really, colleagues can give some valuable insight into what you think you can do. It even helps out to break the stress one may be going through. My other thinking is that if we try to bring on board other people (students and teachers, community practitioners), this e-learning intervention can become a shared dream and will stop being a one-man/woman show. Support and ideas from other people in our work environment can really be a big boost. I completely agree with you JP.
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Seth Godin talks about this phenomena - he call it the "Box on the table". To quote his last sentence "Sure, do a great job, the best job you can do with the resources you've got. But then quit imagining and go ahead and open the box" (read the post at web address http://goo.gl/SXlKD).
ReplyDeleteI am curious to see what is inside all of your e-Learning in health "boxes"/ projects.