For this week, there isn't too much to say about my project. I am trucking along with making the final modifications and design changes to make a solid first draft for the Dress Rehearsal on Tuesday.
I have, however, been thinking a lot about the Concept discussion from the Krause book that we discussed last week. When it comes to concept, it seems that you must have a very cohesive look and feel to your site that matches the intended purpose of the site. I think I have done a good job of this; I have made sure that the information is well-organized and labeled to make the site more user-friendly. I want the people who visit my site to be able to focus on the content of the site instead of focusing on how to find the information they need.
I have also been considering my role as an instructional designer a bit more since my last post. As I am creating this website, I have been realizing that I am taking on the role of instructional designer. I started by essentially doing a Needs Assessment by surveying the staff at my school to see what their needs are in video tutorials. I have also talked with many other teachers and gotten a feel for the needs at our school. I have also conferenced with my school's LSTC about what needs she sees at our school as far as OnMyCalendar is concerned. All of this research has helped tremendously when actually creating the video tutorials, as I had more of an overall vision of what the tutorials needed to accomplish.
Now, I am just in the nit-picking phase of the project where I change my mind about design, colors, and layout more times than not, and I continue to second-guess all aspects of the project. Guess I'll just have to be patient until the Dress Rehearsal to get more feedback, and then onto the Implementation phase of sending the link out to the staff for use! I'm excited to see how it all plays out as I move forward.
