IT 5130: Two People Active with Web 2.0

I keep running across these names and want to make sure that I do not lose their names:

• Carl Fisch is known for his “Did you know?” video.
• Professor Wesch from Kansas State University is doing some cool things.

IT5130: Using Job Aids

On page 25 of “Writing Online Training Tutorials,” Martin Tessmer tells us that “Any critical or lengthy body of information – a table of terms, a matrix of factors to consider when solving a problem, a five-step procedure, — should be styled as a printable document that can be saved for just-in-time reference by the trainee.” This struck me because I’ve been wondering how a job aid (printed instructional message) would “fit” into a course.
 
Specifically, for our final culminating project, one of the requirements is to include a printed instructional piece. I’ve struggled with the best way to integrate such a document. According to Tessmer, it’s a good idea to create the job aid first and then capture the gist for the course topic/lesson (p.24). I plan to try this method for my final culminating project. I’ll try to put myself in the learner’s shoes and think about what information they will need to support them after they complete the course. I also plan to have students use the job aid by asking them some practice questions that require that they use the job aid. I’m thinking, too, that in addition to including job aids as part of a course it would be helpful to post them in another location. This would allow learners who’ve taken the course easy access to the document as well as people who had not taken the course.