Category Archives: Corporate
Project Management Document Templates
I am going to be showing this site to my class tonight. It contains many examples and templates for documents commonly used in PM/PMBOK. These are a great start for someone who is new to putting these together and is unsure where to begin. Did I mention its free?
Instructional Design and Project Management
Tonight in my project management course we will be discussing the role of the project manager in ISD. Here is some basic info for instructional designers interested in project management:
Main PM organization: PMI – Project Management Institute – http://www.pmi.org/. PMI has created the PMBOK Standards. These are standards that every single PM should know in all fields. If your PM does not understand these standards I would be hesitant to hire them even if they have 20 years of PM experience (because that doesnt equate to 20 successful years even if it appears so on their resume) http://www.pmi.org/PMBOK-Guide-and-Standards.aspx
There are a number of PM Certifications. PMP being the most recognized. http://www.pmi.org/Certification.aspx
Is it worth it for Instructional Designers to get the PMP certification? Here are some sites that debate the issue. I personally believe it is if you are a PM and it can only help your resume.
Microsoft recreates outlook – 1million users in first 6 hours
Looks like Google might have a competitor with Microsoft’s new outlook. Have you tried it yet? It has merged hotmail and outlook together into one package and will integrate Skype. Seems pretty cool thus far: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57484076-93/microsofts-outlook.com-lures-1m-users-in-6-hours/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title
To sign up for an account go to: outlook.com
Maryland becomes first state to ban employers from asking for your facebook password
This is an issue I have written about now several times. I have given advice about what to do when asked here. Well finally we are seeing what is going to happen – Maryland has now become the first state banning employers from asking people for their social media passwords. While it still is not banned in 49 states, I would guess it will be by a majority of states within the next year assuming it remains an issue.
Facebook buys Instagram for 1 Billion
So I am sure most of you have heard this news by now.
About Instagram – Instagram has 31 million users and only 13 employees. They offer a free app for iPhone/iPad and just last week (maybe 2 weeks ago) offered an Android version that is still a little unstable.
Was this company worth 1 billion? There are many other apps that do the exact same thing. Couldnt facebook just create their own app and compete? I guess not. I guess the 31 million customers was key.
I wish the Instagram founders much luck in their future endeavors – have fun spending your money and if you want to, you can give me some:)
Instructional Designers: Figuring out how many hours it takes to develop training
I get this question all the time and I give my students the ‘estimates’. These numbers are very useful when putting together a proposal and letting a client know just how much it is going to cost them. I have gathered these numbers from several sources which are posted at the end of this post. Now for the stats:
1.According to training magazine, money spent on training increased 13% in 2011 to $59.7 billion.
2. Average trainer (Instructional Designer) salary in 2011: $84,142 (elearning guild reports: $79,890)
3. Development times to create one-hour of e-learning (The eLearning Guild, 2002):
– Simple Asynchronous: (static HTML pages with text & graphics): 117 hours
– Simple Synchronous: (static HTML pages with text & graphics): 86 hour
– Average Asynchronous: (above plus Flash, JavaScript, animated GIF’s. etc): 191 hours
– Average Synchronous: (above plus Flash, JavaScript, animated GIF’s. etc): 147 hours
– Complex Asynchronous: (above plus audio, video, interactive simulations): 276 hours
– Complex Synchronous: (above plus audio, video, interactive simulations): 222 hours
4. Instructor presentation time of face to face courses:
Dugan Laird (1985), listed these instructor preparation times (based on U.S. Civil Service estimate):
– Course is five days or less, then 3 hours of preparation for each hour of training.
– Course is between five and ten days, then 2.5 hours of preparation for each hour of training.
– Course is over 10 days, then 2 hours of preparation for each hour of training.
5. Chart from ASTD 2009:
|
Type of Training per 1 hour |
Low Hours Per hour of Instruction (2009) |
High Hours Per Hour of Instruction (2009) |
Low Hours Per hour of Instruction (2003) |
High Hours Per Hour of Instruction (2003) |
|
Stand-up training (classroom) |
43 |
185 |
20 |
70 |
|
Self-instructional print |
40 |
93 |
80 |
125 |
|
Instructor-led, Web-based training delivery (using software such as Centra, Adobe Connect, or WebEx-two-way live audio with PowerPoint) |
49 |
89 |
30 |
80 |
|
E-learning Developed without a Template |
|
|
|
|
|
Text-only; limited interactivity; no animations |
93 |
152 |
100 |
150 |
|
Moderate interactivity; limited animations |
122 |
186 |
250 |
400 |
|
High interactivity; multiple animations |
154 |
243 |
400 |
600 |
|
E-learning Developed within a Template |
|
|
|
|
|
Limited interactivity; no animations (using software such as Lectora, Captivate, ToolBook, TrainerSoft) |
118 |
365 |
40 |
100 |
|
Moderate interactivity; limited animations (using software such as Lectora, Captivate, ToolBook, TrainerSoft) |
90 |
240 |
150 |
200 |
|
High interactivity; multiple animations (using software such as Lectora, Captivate, ToolBook, TrainerSoft) |
136 |
324 |
60 |
300 |
|
Limited interactivity; no animations (using software such as Articulate) |
73 |
116 |
NA |
NA |
|
Moderate interactivity; limited animations (using software such as Articulate) |
97 |
154 |
NA |
NA |
|
High interactivity; multiple animations (using software such as Articulate) |
132 |
214 |
NA |
NA |
|
Simulations |
|
|
|
|
|
Equipment or hardware (equipment emulation) |
949 |
1743 |
600 |
1000 |
|
Softskills (sales, leadership, ethics, diversity, etc.) |
320 |
731 |
NA |
NA |
Source: http://www.astd.org/LC/2009/0809_kapp.htm
Sources:
http://www.trainingmag.com/article/2011-training-industry-report
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/trainsta.html
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/costs.html
http://www.trainingmag.com/article/training%E2%80%99s-2011-growth-spurt
From nwlink.com: The eLearning Guild. (2002). The e-Learning Development Time Ratio Survey. Retrieved October 27, 2007 from: http://www.elearningguild.com/pdf/1/time%20to%20develop%20Survey.pdf
From nwlink.com: Laird, Dugan (1985). Approaches To Training And Development (2nd ed.). Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
http://www.elearningguild.com/research/archives/index.cfm?id=148&action=viewonly
Instructional Technology and Instructional Design Conferences
Many of my Master’s students ask me which conferences they should be attending so I have made a list to help them out. I have only put a few of the bigger conferences, so remember there are many more. Also I have organized them by career choice as my students go into corporate, higher ed, and K-12 fields.
Corporate
–ASTD (http://www.astd.org/)
–ISPI (http://www.ispi.org/)
–SALT (http://www.saltconference.com/)
K-12
–ISTE (http://www.iste.org/conference/ISTE-2012.aspx)
–SITE (http://site.aace.org/conf/)
Higher Education/Research
–AECT (http://www.aect.org/newsite/)
–AERA (http://www.aera.net/)
–SITE