Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Blog Assignment #3

This week we are designing a lesson plan incorporating Wikis.  The following lesson plan outlines a lesson plan for veteran Project Officers to create wikis that can be utilized by their reliefs once it is their time to rotate to their next duty position.


Project Officer Job Aid Wiki
Refer to the following Authorities: USC 14.1004, 14.1032 & 14.1012
Title: Project Officer Job Aid Wiki
Target Audience:
The target audiences for this lesson are officers assigned as Project Officers that have been at the command for over 2 years or that have previous project officer experience within the last three years.
Prospective Project Officers objectives include but are not limited to:
1.    Create a Wiki for each region that will allow newly arrived Project Officers to utilize Wikis to perform their jobs.
2.    Be able to explain the Commands Strategies
3.    Be able to explain the roles and responsibilities of Project Officers.
4.    Be able to explain the authorities for the programs for which Project Officers are responsible.
5.    Be able to explain financial procurement for all projects.
6.    Be able to explain construction projects process.
Materials Needed, Including Handouts:
Unit instructions, Unit policies, Authorities guidelines and current and previous project officer books.
Advance Preparation Needed:
Read applicable unit instructions and the current years project officer book.
Class Outline:

Week 1: 
Command and Project Officers introductions
General course overview

Week 2:
Command Strategies
Roles and responsibilities of Project Officers.

Week 3:
Project Officer Authorities
Financial procurements

Week 4:
Construction projects
Special Projects

Week 5:
Basic course overview and Wiki basics
Wiki design and required content

Week 6:
Develop indivdual Wikis
Incorperate regional links

 Week 7:
Wiki critique and functionality tests with classmates

Week 8:
Final Wiki presntation to Operations Section Chief

Interactive Component:
During Week 7 Project Officers will critique each others Wikis and conduct functionality tests on all Wiki content and links/videos.
Evaluation
Evaluations will be done with rubric outlined in Unit instruction 14.10001.54.  Evaluations will be completed by peers during Week 7 and upon completion of final brief to Operations Section Chief.  Upon approval by the Operations Section Chief and instruction to new Project Officers, evaluations will be conducted again on the new Project Officers.
Comments/Other:
Lesson Plan Written By: _______________________________________
Lesson Plan Approved By: ________________________ Date: ________

References: http://www.kansaswic.org/nutrition_education/lesson_plans.html

2 comments:

  1. You mention that your lesson plan “outlines a lesson plan for veteran Project Officers to create wikis that can be utilized by their reliefs once it is their time to rotate to their next duty position.” Just so I can better understand what you mean, can you explain what that looks like? Is the wiki created by individuals in the class going to be used for jobs that these officers already have?
    One thing I really liked about this assignment was that it was something I thought I might be able to use later as a project outline. It sounds like that might be what you intend for your lesson plan too. Would the officers in this class end up with wikis that were comparable to each other, or would their jobs be varied enough that each wiki would be significantly different?

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  2. Hi Dusty,
    I enjoyed reviewing your Project Officer lesson plan. What I enjoyed most was your use of Wiki technology. Unlike Wiki usage that I am familiar with, group project collaboration, your use of Wiki technology not only benefits current learners but also those who professionally replace these learners in the future. Your lesson plan uses Wikis as an educational resource for others, somewhat like a procedure/instructional manual.
    What I like about this use of Wikis is that not only are the current learners learning through the creation and collaboration of the Wiki page, the page will be utilized in the future for someone else to learn from. All the Wikis I created in the past are just that, in the past. Not once have I viewed, updated, or referenced these pages since completing the project. While these projects were effective learning tools and opportunities for collaboration, once they were done, I was done with them. Your use of Wiki has a future purpose and future benefit, this I like!
    I really enjoyed this week's blog topic because I have learned so many new and different ways to use Wiki technology. Your Wiki usage is very unique and beneficial because of its potential for the future, great lesson plan!

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