Front End Analysis: If You Build it, Will They Come?

Jean MarrapodiExecutive Director, Applestar Productions

Where are we going?

`Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?‘

'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat.

`I don't much care where--' said Alice.

`Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat.

`--so long as I get SOMEWHERE,' Alice added as an explanation.

`Oh, you're sure to do that,' said the Cat, `if you only walk long enough.'”

Question

� How do you determine what topics to include in your association meetings/conferences?

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Poll

� Have you ever guessed incorrectly and picked the wrong thing?

� What happened?

� What did you learn from those mistakes?

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ISD – Instructional Systems Design

Assess DevelopDesign Deliver

Evaluate

Show Me the Problem!

Illustration by Scott Simmermanwww.squarewheels.com

Assess

� What’s the problem?

� Is training the correct solution?

� What needs to be learned?

� Who are the learners?

� What do the learners already know?

� What resources are available?

What’s the Problem?

Existing state of the learners

Desired state of the learnersGAP

What’s the problem?

Go for the “shoulds”

Analyze the “is”

Pin down the cause

Select the solution

Is Programming the Answer?

Not always!!

Six Boxes – Carl Binder

Task Analysis

� What do they need to know at the end of the conference, course, or workshop?

� What do they need to be able to do at the end of the conference, course, or workshop?

� What attitudes do they need to haveat the end of the conference, course, or workshop?

Question

� How do you perform task analysis now?

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KSAs

Knowledge Skills Attitudes

Getting the Information

� Online Survey Tools

� Survey Monkey

� Zoomerang

� Social Media

� Ask “What keeps you up at night?”

Online Surveys

Analyze Results

Consider Solutions

� Webinars

� Workshops

� Conference

� Mentoring

� Social Media

� It may NOT be education!

Understanding by Design

Understanding by Design

Question

� How could this model of analysis apply to your specific situation?

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Mager’sAnalysis Model

Front End Analysis

ISPI HPT Analysis Model

ASTD HPI Model

Where are we going?

The Moral of the Story

� If you can’t define the problem, don’t create a solution!

For additional info or questions

Jean Marrapodi

(401) 440-6165

jmarrapodi@applestar.org

Twitter: @jmarrapodi

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