Williams _Carol_EDUC-6135: Distance Learning

  WEEK 5-BLOG  BLOG ASSIGNMENT: ESTIMATING COSTS AND ALLOCATING RESOURCES Blog  https://www.projectmanager.com/blog/time-estimation-for-project-managers Website 1: https://www.tutorialspoint.com/top-10-tools-and-techniques-to-estimate-project-cost This website provides 10  tools for estimating the project cost.  These tools use a variety of methods to estimate costs, such as historical data, the use of experts,  or mathematical calculations,  risk management, conformance,  vendor analysis, group decisions, and project management applications. triangulation or beta distribution formulas to arrive at an estimate.  These estimation tools vary in complexity, ease of use, and accuracy. The most useful thing about this website is that it gives the prospective project manager many options to estimate cost based on what might be available to them, such as experts, historical data, and mathematical calculations, and uses parameters like scope, budget...

WEEK 4 BLOG https://www.projectmanager.com/guides/project-scheduling ( 2023)            In review of the following websites included below and in the reference, I found them particularly useful in defining and explaining how to determine both the use of resources and the duration of tasks in the project schedule.       The websites below were particularly useful in informing prospective PMs how to estimate resource allocation  in Project Management:  Website: https://nulab.com/learn/project-management/six-strategies-for-estimating-resources-like-a-pro/      According to (projectmanagement.com 2023), a project schedule is a timetable where tasks, resources, and due dates are organized in sequential order to ensure that the project is completed on time. It is created during the planning phase and includes an itemized list of the tasks needed to create deliverables, the team members responsible for each task, the st...

 WEEK 3 BLOG The Art of Effective Communication.”  How did your interpretation of the message change from one modality to the next? Although the message was the same content, the mode of delivery influenced its interpretation and urgency.  The email message seemed a little sarcastic at the beginning when the sender said you are probably ‘in that all-day meeting ‘ instead of saying that ‘you might be busy in meetings today, however’, I think how you phrase or construct a written message can impact the receiver, so one should be careful not to use words whose tone or attitude may be misconstrued or ambiguous.  However, I interpreted the message in the audio format to be more friendly based on the tone, as while it was urgent, it wasn’t aggressive or sarcastic.  In the video message, the interpretation of the message was more personable as it combined audio and visual elements like tone, gestures, and attitude were communicated using body language. According to Sto...

  Week 2  Project Post Mortem Photo by  Annie Spratt  on  Unsplash           The project I would like to reflect on is the e-Learning Jamaica Project where   Zed Jamaica, where I worked as a consultant, won the tender for the development of two educational courses. In this project, the organization was subcontracted to create online lessons in math and science for secondary schools throughout the island for grades 10 and 11 in preparation for regional standardized examinations. These standardized exams are quite important to that culture since passing five or more subjects serves as a desirable entry requirement for employment and a mandatory requirement for college admission.  The underperformance of students in math and science was of particular concern for the Ministry of Education (Department of Education) and its Minister of government, and so a hefty budget was allocated to address that concern on a national bas...

 PROJECT MANAGEMENT Week 1 Post        Welcome to my blog on Project Management. I am Carol Williams, a single mother  living in sunny Florida. I am a trained Human Resource and Training Manager and Educator  with a cumulative experience of 19 years.  I am passionate about Instructional Design, Human  Resource  Management, Training, and Technology.   As the course progresses, I will be sharing with you my journey of creating a project and its  subsequent parts and discussing it with you. I am excited for us to learn together,

  REFLECTION   While I have come to the end of this course, I would like to take some time to reflect on my takeaways. In this course, I practiced and implemented the ADDIE process and planned corporate training in Supervisory Management using the Canvas Course Management System.   In addition, I learned about storyboarding and structuring online learning courses according to the various learning theories and multimedia principles to avoid and reduce cognitive load.  I also learned that the course design, learning experiences, and assessment have to be aligned with the course outcomes and objectives and that the content has to be segmented and arranged sequentially for deep learning to occur.  I have also come to understand the importance of designing with the students’ availability and access to technology in mind and the importance of creating technology orientation prior to the commencement of the first modules to equip learners for success in the course...