MSHA Project Status Report

Status Report Date: Friday, April 20, 2007

Prepared by: Tangie Gray

Accomplishments
  • After consulting with SMEs, the Arrive-on-Section module was moved out of the On-Shift-Examination scenario to become a stand-alone module.
  • Divided supervisory duties into two categories: Examinations (Pre-Shift and On-Shift) and Duties or Responsibilities (Arrive on Section, End of Shift, Training Responsibilities).
  • Finalized training system design matrix which matches learning outcomes, to learning levels, to assessment items.
  • Implemented changes submitted by Sharon Casto for Pre-Shift and On-Shift examinations.
  • Scheduled in-house usability testing of training system for Monday, April 23rd.
  • Emailed letter and online evaluation link to additional industry SMEs and former GMU MSHA team for feedback.
  • Resolved several Workforce Connection issues with Courtney Cox including flash video problem.
  • Scheduled spring semester final client presentation for Thursday, May 10 at 11 a.m. in Commerce I.

Open Items:
  • Team needs to resolve the duplicate fatalgram issue for the Emergency & Unusual Situations NIOSH scenarios.
  • Joe is working on the intro Captivate video.
  • Abi will add technical requirements and about sections to training system.
  • Abi is finalizing pre-shift videos.
  • Sharon Casto will demo the training system to a state grants training group on May 1 in Beckley. Team should make every effort to finalize multimedia elements by this date if possible.
  • Keep a running list of Workforce Connections issues.
  • Consider using videos from last year’s prototype as openers for the emergency and unusual situations scenarios.
  • Consider putting # of screens to show progress through scenarios.
  • Keep a running list of Workforce Connections issues.

Next Week's Goals:
  • Continue collecting and analyzing evaluation responses.
  • Continue revising training content based on evaluation feedback.
  • Implement design ideas for End-of-Shift, Arrive on Section, and Training Responsibilities.
  • Implement new design ideas for resources section.
  • Make sure all 30 CFR links open in resized window.
  • Text on main scenario tab page should be revised to accommodate all the modules on the left menu, not just the EUS scenarios.

Meetings:
  • Our team works each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:30 – 3:30
  • Internal team meetings are held on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:15 – 10



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