The View From the Top

Lance Trumbull - EverestPeaceProject.org
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Did you know that 75% of all mountaineering injuries happen on the climb down from the peak?

I met with my boss on Thursday. I needed final decisions for the platform I would use to author. I needed final decisions about which content provider support tools we would use. I needed to know if the beta would be in May or in August. Surprisingly I left with answers. All answers aside, my boss left feeling like this project was complete. I left standing on top of a mountain, knowing that I still had to navigate the climb down.

I spent the majority of the week gathering data and prices to make the presentation. Luckily, that set me up for having a great idea about how the purchased curriculum would best integrate with the personal development program I have been creating. I created a project plan to guide the authoring process. As authoring is only one piece of the "Develop" phase of ADDIE, as I develop the lessons, I will be tracking information relevant to teacher training. I have a lot of work to do, so I’ll leave you with a vision of the information I’ll be searching for to create training:

1. How should students pace themselves in order to complete a certificate (one level of training) in a semester?
2. How should data from formative assessments be used to coach students?
3. How can the curriculum flex for use in various blended models?
4. How is student agency realized in the design?
5. How should work-experience supervisors be engaged to maximize the relevance of data and to support student growth?