Lone Star Community College Faculty Front End Analysis

Lone Star

Community College

Design TeamCarol Hasegawa

John PaulinPenelope Pereboom

November 27, 2007

LEGENDLines of

CommunicationSuprasystem

System

Subsystem

Lone Star Community College

Instructional Resource and Technology

Department

LSCCFaculty

Subsystem

LSCC Faculty

Communication Legend

Uni-directional

Bidirectional

Lesser degree

Greater degree

Time management

Instructor professional development Student abilities

Course load

Personal life

Standards

Mentors, peer influence

Personal resourcesClassroom environment

System

Instructional Resources & Technology

Department

Communication Legend

Uni-directional

Bidirectional

Lesser degree

Greater degree

Time constraints

LSCC Administration &

Departments

IRT Dept workload

Competing priorities

Professional development

Teacher demands

Budget

Personnel

Facilities, infrastructure

Resources & equipment

Emerging technology

Potential Students

UniversityCommunity

Students

Suprasystem

Lone Star Community College

Communication Legend

Uni-directional

Bidirectional

Lesser degree

Greater degree

Federal

Media

EconomyState

Reputation & Competition

Accreditation

AdministrativeAssistants

CertainChangeLeaders

Dean,Math &Science

Dean, Social &

Behavioral Science

Certain Gatekeepers

& Faculty

Branch Dept Heads

IRT Dept

Executive Vice

PresidentDirector,

Budget & Finance

Director,IRT Dept

SelectFaculty

Obtain agreement Convince others of change valueEstablish support structure Allocate resources

Installation

Schedule progress meetingsCompensate membersReview action plan annuallyMaintain open dialogDocument lessons learned

Long Term Maintenance

Data Gathering

Discrepancy Chart

OutputsInputs OutcomesProcesses Products

IRT dept provides course development support

Course development process is not collaborative

Lack of focus on the needs of potential students

Turned away 20% of students due to lack of courses 

Community has limited access to courses 

Teachers use course development support from IRT dept

Course development is a collaborative process

Meeting the changing needs of the digitally native students

No students turned away due to lack of courses 

Increased availability of courses to meet community needs

What Should Be

What Is

Needs Analysis

Performance Analysis

Constraints & Resources

Learner Characteristics

The Gap

Where weare now

Where we need to be

Complex course development process Minimal collaboration Underutilized IRT resources Lack of consideration for potential and current student needsLimited availability of courses

Needs Statement

Continued support from IRT dept Expand the campus facilities, staff, and

course offeringsReview and revise policies and

proceduresSpread IRT resources

throughout the campus

Possible Solutions

Continued support from IRT dept Expand the campus facilities, staff, and

course offeringsReview and revise policies and

proceduresSpread IRT resources

throughout the campus

Possible Solutions

Recommended Solution

PHASE ONE

Review and revise

policies and procedures

PHASE TWO

Spread IRT resources

throughout the campus

Collaborative tools essential to processVarious perspectives are beneficialGroup work, while challenging, is also

rewardingThe value of a thorough front end

analysis

Team Insights: What We Learned

Not fully understanding the scope of the project

Anxiety over end productPersevered by seeking guidance Overcame anxiety by working together

Team Insights: What Went Wrong and Right

Set and adhere to group deadlinesUse Google Docs instead of emailMore face to face group meetingsMove on

Team Insights: What Would You Do Different

Establish the right team sizeConsult with more subject matter

expertsAllocate appropriate resources

Team Insights: A Real Project

Lone Star Community CollegeFront End Analysis

Instructional Design Team

Carol HasegawaJohn Paulin

Penelope Pereboom

Under the direction ofProfessor Catherine Fulford and Chris Stark

In fulfillment of ETEC 600Theory & Practice in Educational Technology

course requirements

University of Hawaii at ManoaFall, 2007

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