ProjectCharterKatherineHashimoto(3/25DraftInProgress)

Element

Mission

Stakeholders

ProjectScope

ProjectConstraints

Specifications
DesignUniversalDesignLearningguidelinesforlearningdesignerstoincorporateinto
ModularLearningAssets(MLA)toallowaccessibilityforalllearners.

DocumentMLAdesignprocesstoinformtimelineandguidelinesforfuture,efficientcreation
ofaccessibleMLAs.

Performformativeevaluationtogatheruserfeedbacktoinformimprovementstodesign,
makechangesbasedonfeedback,anddocumenttheevaluationprocessandprotocol.

SupportHGSEintheirinitiativetoprovideaffordablelearningexperiencesthatallow
educatorsandotherpractitionersinthefieldaccesstoHarvardresearchandfaculty.

Teaching&LearningLab
BillWisser,BonnieAnderson,AndreaFlores,&JoannaHuang
o Biweeklymeetings(StrandMeeting/GroupMeeting)
o Email,Skype,inPerson,shareddocuments

AlllearnersparticipatinginMLAs
o Research&implementbestpractices
o ExaminationofMLAevaluations

MLAFaculty
o PreservingintentofthecontentofMLA

InScope
OutofScope

AnalyzeanexistingMLAforUDLbestpractices
Askingpastpresenterstorefilmany
andsuggestingchanges.
sections.

ProvideaccessibilitychecklistforTomHehirMLA NonCanvasplatforms.
thatcanbeusedbyothermembersoftheTLL.

Providedocumentationandguidelinestohelp
informfutureMLAcreation.

Provideavisualandwrittenprocessflowforuser
testingwhichincludesaprocessforaccessibility.

Developprototypestotestaccessibilitydesigns

ConductusertestingontheMLAforaccessibility
andotherissues.

MypersonalknowledgeofUDLisstillgrowing.
ThereisalotofinformationIwanttoimplementwell.Reviewingresourcesthoughtfullytakes
time.(Constraintsonauthorization/privacyofusers.)

Timelines
ForHehirsandfutureMLAsthereisatimerestrictionfordesign&production.Ialsohavethe
constraintofthissemesterstimeline.Communicationandmeetingregularlywithproject
managerscanhelpkeepprojectontrack.

Materials

Footageandmaterialsfrompastspeakersisdifficult/notpossibletochange.The
documentationandchecklistscanaskdesignersandspeakerstocovermaterialstoensure
theyareaccessible.

Objective

Measure

Outlineanddevelop
clearprocess
guidelinesforusability
andaccessibilityfor
creationofMLAs

Incorporatearubricto
outlinewhatusersare
abletodo.

Deadline

3/27(UsableDraft)
5/4(Complete)Gallerywalkin
Launchpad

Feedback&collaboration
withlearningdesigners
ProduceUDL
Feedback&collaboration
supporting
withlearningdesigners
guideline/checklistfor
MLAstoinform
Testingrelevance
creation
providesurvey

3/27(UsableDraft)
5/4(Complete)Gallerywalkin
Launchpad

Objectives
Specifically,whatarewegoingtodoand
deliver?
Whatareourimprovement
objectivesandtargets?
Howwillsuccessbemeasured?
Whatspecificparameterswillbe
measured?

Assumptions

Analyzeanexisting
Accessibility
MLAforUDLbest
04/02(ListCompleteintimefor
practicesand
revisions)
RevisionsList
suggestingchanges.

Provideaccessibility
checklistforTom

HehirMLAthatcanbe

usedbyother
membersoftheTLL.

Provideavisualand
writtenprocessflow

forusertestingwhich

includesaprocessfor
accessibility.

Developprototypesto

testaccessibility

designs.

Conductusertesting

ontheMLAfor
accessibilityandother
issues.
Thattheproposedchangescanbemadewithinthetimeline.(TLLsuggested7hours
outsideofclass.)
StudentsarefamiliarwithMLAs/Canvasformat
InternsandStudentscanaccuratelyaddresstheaccessibilityneedsofusers
ThereisaclearsetofAccessibilityStandardstoimplement
LearningDesignerswillusethisguidlines
ItispossibletowriteasetofguidelinesforfutureMLAswhenformatmaychange
overtime.
Testingwillincludeanadequatenumberofrelevanttesters
Everythingrunsassmoothlyaspossible

Risks

Contingencies

MLAisnotaccessibletolearnerswhowantedto
participate.Inturn,theymaynotreachtheirlearning
goalsforthemoduleandmaybeturnedofftoonline
learningexperiencesornotrecommendHarvards
onlineresourcestoothers.

MaynotfinishcompleteguidelinesbyMarch27th..

Risks/Contingencies

Teammembers

Settingupsupportforlearnersearly
onandincorporatingasmanyofthe
identifiedBestPracticesfor
accessibilitymayalleviatepartof
thisrisk.
Highprioritychangesshouldbe
outlinedfirstwiththerestof
documentationtobecompleted
beforenextMLA.

TomHehir,whoseexpertiseisinaccessibility,maynot
besatisfiedwiththeworkdonetomakehismodule
accessible.Intheworstcase,hemaywithdrawhis
contentandtheMLAwillnotbesharedwithothers.

(Morespecifically,TomHehirsMLAaddresseshowto
createinclusivematerialsandcommunities.Itwould
beinappropriatetohaveaninaccessibleplatformto
deliverthismessage.)

MeetingswithTomHehirand
incorporationofusertestingmay
helptoreducethisrisk.

Maynotbeabletocontactandrecruitappropriate
audienceforrelevantusertesting.

Conductinganevaluationanduser
testingforallaudienceswillbe
helpfulandmayidentifyissues.
Testingthefinaldesignwith
accessibilitytoolsusedbythe
learners(suchasscreenreaders,
navigation,etc.).

BonnieAnderson(Manager,LearningDesign&Analytics)
AndreaFlores(LearningDesigner)
JoannaHuang(FormerTLLPracticum/LearningDesigner)
ChloeIth(TLLPracticum)

DetailedWorkBreakdown:
LinktodetailedprojectWorkBreakdown
(datesinfluxduetonewTomHehirdeadlines).
Milestones
Milestone1

Milestone2

ProjectPlan

Milestone3

ResearchandIdentify
Accessibility
Considerations
DesignPrototypeof
GuidelinesforFeedback
CreateProcessTools/
FinalizeAccessibility
Guidelines

Responsible
Katherine

Katherine

Katherine
Katherine

DueDate
03/15/2016

03/18/2016

03/27/2016

Milestone4

UserTesting

Milestone5

ImplementationofUser
Feedback

Katherine&
Joanna

04/08/2016

Building(Implementing
changesontoCanvas
MLA)

Katherine&
Joanna

04/15/2016

Milestone6

Deliverables

04/01/2016