Week+5+-+Development+-+D2


 * Team Members D2 (Pam) **

//Developing sample instructional materials (draft form) //

Develop at least one example of instructional materials that you will use in your event. If this is to be created, attach a sample of each resource in draft form. If it already exists, provide a copy and copyright permission information. If the project team will create instructional media in the form of video or multimedia, include a brief storyboard that outlines and illustrates the media piece.

__**Final Draft of XYZ Diversity Awareness Presentation & Notes Pages **__ Please see the attachments for the revised Diversity Awareness Pilot Presentation and corresponding notes. All graphics are from open sources unless otherwise acknowledged on the appropriate slide.






 * Hey Team, **
 * Please see the attachments for the PowerPoint presentation and notes in draft form. The notes are embedded in the 1st document, but you need to click on the conversation balloon to see them. If you'd like to see the notes the way the instructor would look at them, open the 2nd document. I have some concerns about the format we selected. Helvetics type font on the white background leaves too much white space. Also, Microsoft 2007 does not come with Helvetica, so I used Calibri which is really close. Does anyone know how I could download the Helvetica font free? Finally, the presentation has nine slides, but the instructor would only need to talk through 6 of them. I think we will be fine on our time for this section of the module. Leave your feedback below. I'm going to get started on section E next. (4:13AM CST 2/2 PT) **
 * PT - You would have to purchase the font Helvetica. I think it might come standard on Macs, however. I think people use Arial as the PC equivalent. Will leave more feedback later. (CM 2-2). **

PT - My comments...I think the quality of the PPT is great; however, I have some concerns. We have a brief period of time to give the presentation. We have an audience that has never had any diversity training before, they have a wide range of ages, differing educational backgrounds, an eigth grade reading level, etc. Considering our audience and the amount of time we have to give this session, I think introducing additional concepts like "power distance" is beyond the scope of our objectives and would take a lot more time than we have. If we use advanced concepts, we risk the learner losing the message we're trying to send. I think you might be getting into more advanced diversity training with this presentation. Our goal is to get people thinking differently about diversity and how it relates to the company. I think using more of a scaffolding approach might work better - start very simple, keep it light with a clear message and expectations for this unit. This is the way I see this session, just my point of view. (CM 2/3 10:49 am).

PT - I like the PowerPoint you created! I had a couple of thoughts as I was reading through it that I'll share, and you can decide if they make any sense to you. On second slide, the script says " The first step toward integrating diversity...". I was thinking we might replace that with "The first step towards creating an inclusive culture...". I think that was how we phrased it in the analysis and design documents, plus "integrating diversity" seemed forceful, like forced integration - that's just a reaction. I really liked the suggestion to have the learners reflect on the organization and diversity. We could do the worksheet or we could do the inner-outer circle protocol that we talked about - it's a good protocol for that kind of reflection. I also liked the dimensions of culture - it was very interesting. I was wondering if we should add a slide just before that about people's typical understanding of diveristy - race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion. There was a brief mention on the first slide, but it felt like it needed to be addressed after the relection to go along with the cultural dimensions and generational diversity. Maybe just before the Hofstede slide - saying something like " here are those most commonly thoughts when someone talks about diversity, but let's look closer at additional views of diveristy....". I hope that makes some kind of sense. Sometimes it's harder to explain in writing as opposed to voice. If my ramblings don't make sense, feel free to call or send me a note. Those are my thoughts, so feel free to use them or ignore them. :) You did a great job! Thanks!! (JT 2-3)   ﻿ Janet, thanks for your thoughtful insight. I've revised the PowerPoint with the additional slide and a new graphic. ( PT 2/4)

