Model Status Report #2

Background Information
Context: The Office of Disability Services alternate format operation will be undergoing a change in process delivery from a PDF process to Daisy process. It will require new software and new processing procedures.

The Developer: The developer will be the overseer of the transformation from PDF to Daisy. He will have to present to the staff as well prepare the staff and production workers for the change. Objectivity will be a concern due to the dual role.

The Intended Audience for the report (formal) will be the Office of Disability Services Staff as major changes need to be approved by the whole staff. The instructional part will be for the production workers

Analysis and Design
Rationale for ID: The rationale for ID is to have the production staff to be able to create searchable alternate format (Daisy). Activities of the developer for each step.

i) Second step is Persuasion step! This is presenting the plan to the production staff. There are two individuals that will run with it once they understand what needs to be accomplished. They will bring the rest of the production staff into the program.

ii) The next step is the decision/Implementation. Creating a clear image of what you are going to do will help the production staff to grasp and adopt. This is where creating the Reusable Information Objectives are created. Some steps are used for more than one process and we will still have to make accessible PDF while we are going through the transition. With the Reusable Information Objectives, I can quickly check to see who has mastery of what steps. I can also focus on the area that seems to be having problems without having to do all the training over again. This also allows me to see which workers are grasping what steps well so I can use worker “A” for scanning and worker “C” for Daisy production. Individual Learning Objectives will be created for each objective module. This will create a basis for the evaluation. With RIO system, if a piece of equipment is changed, I only need to rewrite the RIO for that section and not the whole operation. This is similar to assembly line production. All workers are familiar with the whole process but most will be assigned to a specific objective/ task.

iii) Evaluation will be checking the final product created to see if it is searchable, readable and clean of smudges and scan lines. I will also evaluate the instruction itself to see where improvement can be made.