Analysis



=ANALYSIS OF NEEDS, TASKS AND LEARNER ANALYSIS =

NEEDS ANALYSIS
Students have problems remembering the different formatting skills for the variety of documents taught in the Beginning and Advanced Keyboarding classes. I teach students to be Administrative Professionals; and they are required to be ready to perform on-the-job upon graduation from the program. Students in this program have to develop and perfect many skills. One of the primary skills used in this field is keyboarding. There are many videos about learning how to type, the correct finger positions, and typing techniques; however, there are few videos demonstrating how to format documents.

 Over the years, I watched as students struggle with learning how to correctly and quickly format documents. A major problem is students do not usually practice their classroom when they leave the classroom. When students take the hands on test, their performance is poor. I tell the students what to study, cover the subject matter, and have the students practice the skill. I have conducted many formative evaluations trying to understand why they perform poorly on the test. Majority of the students did not memorized or practice the subject material after they left class, because they felt they knew how to type. Formatting documents is a weakness for the students enrolled in the Beginning and Advanced Keyboarding classes.

 Typically, students entering the program are displaced workers and students returning to school. These students are normally busy and have complex family lives. In addition to learning basic study skills, they are learning how to type and operate the computer. The information is overwhelming to some students; hence, the additional supplemental materials.

 Based on these observations, I have created a graphic organizer profiling the student learner.



CONTENT ANALYSIS
The basic knowledge base for the students is to know how to operate a computer and access the Internet and Blackboard. Before this instructions occurs, students will know the keyboard and have completed the basic word processing lessons. Next, they will begin typing Business Correspondence Documents.

 As an instructor, I will need …
 * Sample documents formatted correctly
 * Access to Word processing software
 * Screen capture recording software
 * Explain the different parts of each document.
 * Use the correct terminology to complete each step
 * Create a sample document

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Students will have handouts and be able to view the instructions in their Textbook.

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> I am creating this project, because I want to provide the students with additional supplemental material for each Document Formatting lesson. Also, I want to offer the keyboard courses as online courses to accommodate those with scheduling conflicts. In addition, I want a rich interactive environment to assist the students’ with learning the course material.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Next, I realized students needed additional resources to help them. Because the students have to see how to create the documents, I wanted to create a multimedia tool with video and sound. To do this, I needed to create a podcast for students to watch. The podcast would be a screen shot of the instructor teaching, keying, and explaining each lesson.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> In addition, I will have to learn how to create a Podcast.



<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> In addition, I will need to view tutorials and resources to learn how to create a Podcast.

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This information will help me to create the podcasts. Next, I can locate a site where I can upload the file so the students can view the file; however, I will normally post these files into Blackboard.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Information on Instructional Design models for EDET 722 based on information from:

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Brown, A. & Green, T. D. (2006). The Essentials of Instructional Design: Connecting Fundamental Principles with Process and Practice. Upper Saddle River: NJ: Pearson.