Project Overview

What? What are we trying to accomplish How? How are we going to accomplish it When? When do we need to accomplish it by

Provide opportunities to use technology so all of our parish family (including preschool through adult) can learn about God and our Catholic faith through experience.

Catechists (Educators) Program Administrators Pre K – Adult Education Web Users Wireless Device Users Classrooms Committee Members Stakeholders Content Authors

What is it we are trying to accomplish: Merge Catholic faith based programs with technology. Design a fun and intuitive catechism program. Develop a catechism curriculum leveraging existing content and structure. Implement technology platform to support rich educational and entertainment experience. Implement technology supporting infrastructure. Build instructional content using current media formats and technologies. Multiple delivery platform support. Develop a prototype by June. Maintain, educate and support implemented solution. Centralize management of users and content.

FaithTechnologyDeliveryAccessibility Target Audience Connecting Social Network GamingBudget

Recommended Solution Implement Solution Using Project Framework Project Plan & Schedule Plan Execution Project Delivery Solution Support Training

Discuss Project Framework Method, Project Process, Phases Review Project Plan Time, Scope, Cost Proof of Concept (Prototype) Divide and Concur Divide up into Groups (Strengths / Weakness, Skill Set) Define & Document Requirements (who, what, when) Individual tasks bubble up to complete Milestones 1 Group for each of the 7 categories Plan The Results Next reporting period will need to present next steps for the 7 categories. Link requirements to major milestones Implement next steps in framework Reporting and group communication Major Decisions: Defining the Content Solution Programs / Courses / Content Tools, Delivery Req., User Tracking, Scale factor, Content Linking, Mgmt Process, approval, content asset creation, file support Defining the Delivery Solution Devices (TV, Browser, Wireless, Smartboards, Video – DVD, Print) Classroom Target Group Defining the Technology Solution (App – IT) LMS, CMS, (.net vs.php), Web 2.0, User, Curriculum Mgmt. Hosting (internal vs 3 rd party) Open Source vs 3 rd Party

Project Purpose Instructional Content Production / Assembly Technology Infrastructure Delivery Support Training Sf

InitiatePlanDevelopDeploy User Acceptance SupportTrain

Define the following Content Target Audience Content Delivery Vehicles Content Production Technology - Application Technology – Infrastructure Support Training

Based on time Left = 0 Days Right = 140 Days Purpose Instructional Technology / Infrastructure Delivery Training Support Training Support Production Brainstorm Delivery

Building the 7 Category Committees Each category requires unique skill sets, divide accordingly Volunteer for more than one, production is the largest piece Each Group will need the following roles: Lead – oversight and point of contact Historian – document effort on wiki Reporter – ask / answer questions for the committee team. 1 Project Purpose2 Instructional Content3 Production / Assembly4 Technology Infrastructure5 Delivery6 Support7 Training

Major Stakeholder (Transfiguration) Committee Heads Project Management Subcommittees Project Purpose Instructional Content Production / Assembly Technology Infrastructure Delivery Support Training

InitiatePlanDevelopDeploy User Acceptance SupportTrain Project Purpose Instructional Content Production / Assembly Technology Infrastructure DeliverySupportTraining

Group Discussion Assign Historian, Reporter for the week Review the Project Plan for Sub-Committee Review the Documents provided Remember the What, How and When Deliverables: Requirements Solutions Time Scope Cost

Define the POC (Prototype) Educate the Solution Form Subcommittees Define Requirements High Level Project Schedule Instructional Design Technology – Authoring Technology – Application Technology – Delivery Technology - Infrastructure Production Plan Prototype Scope Delivery Plan Delivery Communication User Acceptance Support Plan Training Plan

Define the proof of concept Educate the solution to the committee Develop subcommittees Introductions Document resource skill sets Determine Historian Reporter Define High level requirements High level solution Document Open Questions Issues Work on base requirements for subcommittees Collaborating

Collaboration – Wiki Documenting Efforts – Wiki, Attachments Section historians, document what, how and when Section reporters list of any questions including section name, question Discuss and document deliverables Formulate a solution Get prepared to discuss to committee