UPCEA eDesign Collaborative ThinkTank Roadshow: Brigham Young University (Virtual)

UPCEA eDesign Collaborative ThinkTank Roadshow: Brigham Young University (Virtual)

Brigham Young University October 4, 2019 Theme: Modified Agile Development & Workflow Processes to Improve Your Course Development

In the interest of providing more opportunities for eDC members, this ThinkTank is entirely virtual. This is a two-hour event where we get to know a new university team and have a working session together.

If you are involved in instructional design, you know that working through the trials of content development to design a course is challenging on its own. When you mix in the myriad of process steps and consider all the handoffs and back and forth; the SME, editing, QC, media, the waiting, more back and forth, etc. you wonder if the course will ever hurdle all the barriers and get out the door. 

While not the “silver bullet” to solving all design process challenges, BYU’s Continuing Education Academic Services Department has made a concerted effort to improve its design process by implementing a new design and development approach to minimize the handoffs, the waiting, the back and forth, etc. Minimizing these hurdles by using a modified Agile Development process, as learned from the software development world, some order to the chaos that is instructional design has emerged. 

Combining the modified Agile Development process and its stages of course development (approval, design, development, pilot) with an electronic workflow process and tracking system Academic Services appears to have experienced: a more efficient workflow, speedier course delivery, more visibility to key milestones, and much more accurate resource and project completion projections.

With replicable processes and approach, the information shared will provide very practical ideas for how participants can apply similar principles to address the challenges of getting their courses out the door. Please join us!

ThinkTank Agenda

1:00-1:10 pm:  Welcome and Program Overview
1:10-1:40 pm:  Agile Development’s Implementation within Instructional Design: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
1:40-1:55 pm:  Measuring Quality, Cost, and Timeliness:  How We Have Done It
1:55-2:35 pm:  Rapid Response – Agile Development: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the Front-line 
2:35–3:00 pm:  Your Questions/Our Answers – How Can We Help You?

All times are listed in Eastern time zone.

Why Brigham Young University – Independent Study 

Established in 1921, BYU Independent Study courses began with a focus on the individual learner through a well-rounded correspondence curriculum. That focus on the learner has never wavered, especially now in the digital age with the ability to translate individual learning needs into both asynchronous and synchronous learning opportunities. Over the last 98 years, our reach and our capacity to serve have increased tremendously—we now offer more than 550 courses serving students from all 50 states and over 90 countries. Our best-in-class online courses are provided at the university, high school and middle school levels. With both online and blended learning courses, students receive instruction and content adapted to their needs at a distant university campus to fill gaps in course schedule and meet student convenience, to recover lost credits in high school and middle school, or meet to BYU matriculated students degree needs. Most course enrollments are open to anyone, at any time of year, with a year to complete the course. 

Virtual Registration Rate: Free for UPCEA members; $49 for non-UPCEA members

Access:

Detailed instructions on how to access the ThinkTank will be provided a few days prior to the event. We encourage you to read these instructions carefully and test your system prior to the ThinkTank. The ThinkTank will be hosted on a system provided by the featured institution, not UPCEA technology.  

Registration:           
Your registration will not be complete until you have both completed the registration form and submitted your payment (for non-UPCEA members). UPCEA reserves the right to cancel the event if a minimum number of registrants has not been reached 30 days prior to the event. Full refunds will be granted to paid participants if UPCEA cancels the event.

Refunds:
All registration cancellations must be made in writing and received 30 days prior to the event. No refunds or credits will be granted, rather paid registrations can be moved to another 2019 ThinkTank event. Please submit all requests to Jacqueline Romero at jromero@upcea.edu. Anyone who is registered but cannot attend may send a substitute from the same organization. Refunds will not be given for no-shows.

If you encounter any errors or need assistance with your registration, please contact us at 202-659-3130 or jromero@upcea.edu.

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