The Radar Screen Project:Status Report and Next Steps

Learning 201026 October 2010

Bob Baker Murry Christensen Suzanne Schneeman

Vision for this Project

This project will result in an interactive graphical representation on The Learning CONSORTIUM website that will provide aninsight on a wide range of technologies, tools, and methodsthat are or will be adopted in the future for learning solutionsin the workplace.

Adapted from Radar Screen planning document 9 February 2010

DRAFT

Topics for Discussion• What we did following Learning 2009?• Prepared use-case scenarios• Devised an “adoption timeline”• Developed a “wireframe” for data visualization• Decided on a collection strategy• Constructed a data collection tool• Completed a pilot • Delayed development of underlying data structure

• What did we learned from our efforts to date?• Design Considerations• Feedback

• What input do you have for next steps?

What We Did

Use Case Scenarios

• A new learning facility is being planned• 18-24 months to build• In use for 15 years

• Annual Budget-Planning• Budgets are declining• Learning is important

• Learning Program Design• Requirements are different than any previous projects• Timeline is compressed

• Long-term Learning Strategy Being Developed• Change the status quo and increase the impact of learning• Capitalize on affordances of new technologies

What We Did

Adoption Timeline

Scale “radar screen bands”

Definitiona tool or technology that…

Sub-levels

Invention Space … is in the incubation stage; may not have a specific application for workplace learning

• In the lab• Prototype development

Market Space … has achieved business, personal or K-12 use, but not used in the work place for learning applications

• Experimental• Pilots underway• Targeted implementation

Work Space … is commonly used in the work place, but not specifically for learning applications

• Experimental• Pilots underway• Targeted implementation

Commonly Used for Learning

… is being used for specific learning applications in the work place

• Use cases are growing• Growth is slowing

Note: We also added a category “Almost past”

What We Did

Wireframe

What We Did

Data Collection Strategy

• Data Collection Options Considered

Reports/Literature SurveyMASIE Center Surveys“Scouts”“Governing Board”“Real-time” updatable environment “crowd sourcing”

• Decided on “Scouts”Selected set of Consortium MembersProvide periodic feedback using a data collection toolProvide an “optic” adoption in their specific organizationRepresent a wide-range of private and public sectors

What We Did

Data Collection Tool

What We Did

Data Collection Tool

What We Learned

Design Consideration: Wide Variation in Adoption Tool/Technology/ Methodology

Number of scouts = 7

InventionSpace

MarketSpace

Work Space

Common for

Learning

AlmostPast

Smart phone 1 1 2 3 0

Table computers 1 2 2 1 0

Micro blogging 0 1 3 3 0

Video-on-Demand 0 1 2 4 0

Wikis 0 0 1 6 0

What We Learned

Design Consideration: Scout Pool

• Ensuring the ample size is sufficiently representative

• Able to highlight both “central tendency” and “variation”

• Provide a basis “deeper dive” on adoption decisions strategies, and experiences

• Offer insight into adoption trends over time

• Enable consistent response rates• Pilot rate: 16 Scouts + 7 Responses = 44 %

What We Learned

Feedback • What thoughts do you have about the adoption timeline?• Need plain language• Invention Space to Market Space flow; the others do not flow• Technologies could stabilize at “almost past”• Should be a stage for learning experiment/innovation

• What would you like to know about the technologies?• The usual: vendor listings, feedback, best practices• Milestones for each of the steps in the progression• How to integrate into overall learning plan• Who is actually using it; case studies; testimonials • Likelihood of it sticking; level of effort to implement/sustain

• Other thoughts about the project you would like to share?• Create a blog where project members can share observations/ideas• Scouts collaboratively develop foundational charts; others rate

Input for Next Steps

• What is most/least useful about what we have designed to date?

• How would the Radar Screen be of use to you back at work?

• How can we capture/portray the richness in diversity of adoption experiences?

• What is missing in what we did so far?

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