I am looking forward to this journal and class because I am excited about the opportunity to design something that will hopefully make an impact on others. Unfortunately, I am still tossing around whether or not that something is possible. I live in the world of sales and I would like to create a process that makes the sales introduction easier for my team. Is it possible to simplify the cold call and let potential users of our program see what we do before we show them?
My initial idea is to design a project, similar in style to "Broken Co-Worker", that will explain what our program does to potential implementers. I like the idea of engaging the potential partner with a "choose your adventure" process so the school can determine whether they are interested in meeting or not. The hardest part of the education technology industry is getting a foot in the door to potential partners. There are literally over 7,000 products that schools utilize across the country. It has been proven that once our company gets in front of schools, our program is engaging and unique and the schools want to implement. But it is difficult to get in front of schools without word of mouth through schools referring us (which is great, but would be better if we could find more ways to open doors).
I enjoyed reading Krause because of the intricate detail that goes into design that I often overlook. If I am going to grab a principal or a curriculum director's attention, I need to make sure I look at the spacing, the grouping, basically every aspect of the design to make sure it is captivating.
I wanted to add a link to a video that we currently send out to schools. It is a great summary of who we are as a company, but it isn't interactive. Perhaps something interactive will be more engaging. I would love to hear your thoughts and any suggestions you may have.
STRIDE video here
Brooks
. I thought the goal of your final project is to design an interactive tool to promote the products of your company by allowing users to "choose your adventure”. Did you mean you will allow users to choose what they need at the beginning, and based on their choices, you will provide users with relevant information about the product in your company? If so, Storyline may be good tool for your final project. You could search Articulate Storyline in YouTube and will find lots introductions and tutorials. In addition, I watched the 3-min video about stride. I really love it and would like to know more about the gaming software. Especially, I would like to use some features of STRIDE. So, I am thinking whether you can put some features of STRIDE o design an similar learning activity in your final project for users to experience? But that’s just my thoughts. Thanks for sharing.
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