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= Welcome to the instructional design project wiki for group 3! =

My name is **Janet** and I am one of five team members working on this instructional design project. I have been assigned to the **analysis** stage.

I am currently employed in a K-12 public school district as a district administrator in the accountability and assessment data department. I have been in this position for just over seven years. Before becoming employed in public education, I worked in the software development industry as a software development project manager defining software requirements, working with programming staff, managing project schedules, and acting as a liaison between customers and programming staff. I also helped test software prior to delivery, and developed and delivered user manuals and training for the custom software.

My interests are in the use of technology in public education, especially one-to-one computing and the use of computer-based, online, individualized instruction to create engaging, 21st-century student learning opportunities. I am pursuing a master degree in instructional design with specialization in online learning in hopes of developing skills and obtaining knowledge that that will enable me to make a contribution in my areas of interest.

Hello. My name is **Cindy**.

A little bit about me. I have been assigned to D1, "**Design**," which is the first D in the ADDIE model. According to Malachowski (2002), the Design step "...is concerned with subject matter analysis, lesson planning, and media selection" (para. 6).

My background is primarily in the business world. I spent the early part of my career in the printing industry, moved into IT Web Services, and have been involved in other creative/technical/business areas, as well. I have been a job coach, lead training sessions, created training documentation, and have participated in task analysis and have contributed to departmental ISO 9000 documentation. I have spent a fare amount of time working with graphics in my career, albeit a little more on the technical side as opposed to the creative. As far as education, I completed an MBA in June of 2009. I have a BS in Photographic Engineering Technology.

Already I can see how different online learning is from learning in traditional settings. I feel our team is not only going to learn a lot about ID models, but how to implement an instructional design model in an environment that is still a bit foreign to most of us. Therefore, I think, our learning is taking place on many different levels, not just about how to use ADDIE as an ID model. Each day that passes we have been finding new ways to make things work better for our team in an online environment. It's already been a cool experience.

Enjoy our reading our Wiki and learning about our project.

Reference Malachowski, M. (2002). ADDIE based five-step method towards instructional design. Retrieved from: []

D2 (Development) – **Pam** Taylor

Hi, I’m assigned to the 2nd D in the ADDIE model for instructional design, **development**. I’m looking forward to developing the learning materials for this project while working with a dynamic group of partners. My background is primarily in the corporate sector. I spent 17 years in business-to-business sales and customer service. Three years ago, I transitioned into education as a program manager for a business high school where I developed curriculum in business applications, entrepreneurship, and English. I’m currently working outside of the field and pursuing a master’s degree in Instructional Design & Technology with a specialization in Performance Improvement. Enjoy our project!

I'm **Danielle** and I am team member I - "**Instruction**" in group 3. I have been in the corporate and consulting world for my entire career (18 years). I currently do sales of Organizational Development Services and Training & Development. Once I sell a service I then get to design and implement. Thats the fun part!

The Walden course in Instructional Design and Technology has just kicked off. We are in week 3. I have all ready learned and implemented many new skills. I'm truly looking forward to the hands on experience of our project and moving onto incorporating the technology tools. The on-line classes were a bit of a challenging at first, but each day I glean more insight into the technology and more appreciation for it. I'm a very social person, so it is difficult to have no interaction other then typed words. The Wiki stressed me at first, however, have tech support will manage!!

Again, welcome and jump into our wikispace!!

Evaluation - **Elena** Castricone, EdD.

Hi, I'm the **evaluation** person in this group. I have over 20 years experience as an educator in a large urban school district in the Southwestern United States. I have a Master's degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and a doctorate in Educational Leadership. My doctoral thesis focused on evaluating the effects of a CALL program on ELL student's oral language. I am currently an English Language Learner (ELL) Specialist at an elementary school. I am interested in changing careers and am hoping that the Instructional Design Certificate helps me do that.