Project Reflection

Hi everyone. My name is misty.

This presentation is reflection project that I completed for 49 05.

I'll explain the scenario. My client's needs a proposal for answering those needs.

Um I'll highlight the tasks associated with the project and their deliverables.

I'll explain the outcomes and the challenges.

And I'll also conclude with a reflection of the degree program alignment.

So with that said, let's begin with the introduction.

The scenario I used was from a prior course textbook with many helpful case studies.

I chose this particular scenario because I felt the need for

more of a challenge rather than selecting from prior experiences.

Looking back,

it proved useful in the grand scheme of things and it also seemed to be

one that was more commonplace since the career

field can absorb many types of interventions.

All right, let's look into the problem.

The scenario described a design programmer who lost his only

client due to a realignment strategy within the organization.

My direct client is that design programmer. Mr Bishop.

But he was funded through his employment organization who is my indirect client.

And that was a university um funding the program to establish

a study on developing technologies that engage students in scientific inquiry.

Mr Billy Bishop developed the gaming software called rigel fish uh

for a local middle school to implement in science classrooms.

However,

the school had to realign their plans with the when they discovered

that um the annual scores had exposed a decline in learning competencies.

So Mr Bishop had nowhere to continue his study and so he called me in hopes of,

you know, deliverance, so to speak.

So my first task was to conduct a needs analysis

in order to discover the true nature of the situation.

Um but

that helped me produce my proposal for the project.

But before we get into that,

I'd like to briefly highlight the results of that analysis.

So the main lines of effort fell under two specific needs.

The first was the need to support his effectiveness study

and the second was to support his consumer base.

Now,

the first line of effort focused on researching

success stories of other technologies in the classroom,

and this would help amplify the game's power to improve

middle school learner competencies.

The second line of effort focused on arguing

the game's value to to the school districts.

And this meant developing a marketing plan for Mr uh, Mr Bishop's program.

Uh so we'd start assisting developers and refining the game,

and then we'd also have to beef up the selling strategy

uh since there were already bugs and timing

issues already noted from the previous clients.

The third alloy focused on consumer base as well.

However, it was more in terms of delivering how to kind of tell all for the teachers.

So the idea was to create a manual or

guide for teachers before and during their implementation.

So the game could run smoothly.

So why is that important?

Well, the three alloys were the main points of the proposal,

which is going to be next.

So after meeting with MR Bishop to discuss the knees,

I drafted this proposal where a proposal where I could

be of use and how the plan would commence.

In terms of the proposal outline, it's the scope, the time, the cost,

threats and desired outcomes.

Let's look, let's go.

The scope was only left to middle school

science classrooms studying scientific inquiry and genetics.

And these objectives are pretty common concepts learned in uh,

middle school classrooms.

In the first nine weeks,

there were no defined limitations because the program

had already run through to experimental years.

Um, however,

we had to run an extension request to be able to cover the rest of the studies costs.

Um,

some of those things that helped us gain approval

was using volunteers and very frugal communication methods.

The situation indicated that my initial involvement would spend 3-4 weeks

just to establish context and to begin with data collection.

However, each line of effort also had its own timeline.

Uh, so the first alloy would be uh, initially one week

For the review and then it could take up to 30 days.

Um, the second alloy was approximately 2-3 weeks

and then

The last one was up to 15 days.

The three desired outcomes was to improve

loader engagement and scientific inquiry refined the

gameplay time and to re white or debug is necessary and then to implement

Implement in the 6 - eight Grade Science Classrooms.

The priority threat was not to lose funding.

So the project included that extension request that I uh briefly

discussed and it was actually approved the first week of summer.

Another threat was the perception of gaming in school

and that would be evaluated using surveys and teachers,

uh surveys of teachers and students to clearly

define the mindset of those intended audiences.

And then the last threat was timing in terms of keeping

to standard plan to implement by the next school year,

the project included multiple tasks which are annotated

on the slide and each of these tasks

contributed to the development of the deliver bubbles

which can be found on the next one.

This thought this slide consists of materials developed for the project.

Um the student survey questionnaire,

the teacher survey questionnaire and then the protocol.

Um for the second time, I'll just click into these so you can see the links

All right in terms of outcomes after summer camp.

And the first nine weeks of the school year,

the game brought about 68% increase

in competency scores through scientific inquiry,

problem solving and genetics.

After its implementation,

teachers consistently agreed that engagement

increased significantly in their classes.

Therefore it's safe to assume that the

probability of success will continue to increase.

So let's look at how these results were collected.

I included research on three examples.

Success stories to highlight the need for MR Bishop's project.

The first evaluation proved that VR

could enhance engagement through various subjects.

The second was 3D printing which contributed

to the engagement of calculus students,

physics classes,

biology lessons and artifact replication,

excuse me, replication projects.

And then the third evaluation was um virtual field trips proving successful since

they took students to places that they're

unable to visit during COVID-19 restrictions.

Um they were able to help identify tectonic plate boundaries, ports and roadways,

sea level changes and sediment erosion.

As stated Earlier surveys were used to gather the audience

perceptions and to highlight the game's purpose in the classroom.

The teachers survey revealed that 80% of

the teachers do not currently use gaming technologies

In terms of timing,

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claimed that they would prove most functional

during review exercises.

The student surveys revealed also nearly 80% of the students identify

themselves spending at least 123 hours playing video games per day,

which means basically they have a heightened sense of awareness.

But these technologies are proving useful in educational situations

Now,

also like the idea of actually playing the games in the classroom.

In addition to surveys,

a group of game testers as well as MR Bishop's programming group worked

tirelessly to create a rendition of the game use in the classroom.

It's a protocol that includes instructions to set the game up for the classroom.

It includes an alternative guide for more autonomous learners,

a special keys menu for game use troubleshooting

tips and contact information for more complex issues.

My team faced challenges in terms of audience by in curriculum placement and timing

the most pressing viewpoints involved. The way that the game would be implemented.

Some schools aimed to try

try it out in their after school and their ap

programs while others suggested doing it in summer camps first.

But mr Bishop wanted to run it in the regular curriculum so someone had to sacrifice

my client ultimately compromised but we were able to learn how to cut his game time

down by two days and to refine many

of the operational errors during the summer group.

Also the game implementation was a success

despite all those hurdles,

the project aligns with the I. D. T.

Program and that it details specific

tasks associated in project completion highlighted an

enemy 3 to 33 as it details how to plan for a project,

what to highlight in terms of deliverables and

how to manage the project through completion.

In addition

the project alliance with the many portions of

both HP I and instructional design in terms of

the analysis of the needs and then selecting

an intervention and those were also noted in Amy

3 6 - 4 43 50 and 43 52.

Um The the project also relied on instructional technology concepts since the

idea surrounds itself setting up a technology platform in the classroom setting.

I want to thank you for your time and interest in this project,

and I welcome suggestions, so please contact me.

Thanks so much.

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