MSHA Project Status Report
Status Report Date: October 20, 2006
Prepared by: Rashmi Jain
Accomplishments:
- Linked the Pre-Shift Examination JTA steps to instructional topics and 30 CFR
- Converted a more thorough version (completed by last year's MSHA team) of the Emergency and Unusual Situations JTA to HTML; mindmapped it, linked topics to lessons/30 CFR, and e-mailed it to Jerry/Sharon for feedback
- Chunked the Pre-Shift Examination JTA into sections and uploaded it to Workforce Connections in 3 different views: HTML, PDF, and Worksheet (Word view)
- Visited
- Attended the TRAM conference in
- Gathered and synthesized feedback given by various MSHA and private mine SMEs at TRAM on the prototype developed by 2005-06 immersion MSHA team
- Gathered and synthesized suggestions by MSHA and private mine SMEs at TRAM for content and design considerations for the supervisory training system to be developed this academic year
- Collected underground coal mine resources from Mike Rutledge and others at TRAM
- Ms. Sharon Cook and Mr. Jerry Vance from MSHA to be the SMEs for content verification and feedback
- Completed the performance analysis (PA) report and the performance analysis presentation for this semester
- Team Website functional in ModX
Open Items:
- Get permission from MSHA and
- Get feedback from Jerry Vance and Sharon Cook on JTA’s mapped with 30 CFR and instructional topics
Next Week's Goals:
- Continue examining assembled resources from NIOSH, MSHA, SMEs, and other resources to select scenarios and media for training topics
- Continue linking of 30 CFR and instructional topics with the Pre-Shift and Emergency and Unusual Situations JTA steps
- Continue formalizing design approach and instructional strategies to use for presenting the content
Next Week's Meetings:
- Our team meets each week Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 9 – 3:30.
- Internal team meetings are Wednesday and Thursday, 9:15 – 10.
