Season 04 - Episode 04: Project Management for Practical People
Feb 02, 2020•41 min
Episode description
In this episode, the instructional designers from Arizona State University’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation (Jinnette Senecal, Aaron Kraft, and Celia Coochwytewa) are joined by special guest Juli McGinnis from Edson College Academic Operations to explore the foundations and functions of project management. We then discuss practical ways to get started with project management methods, tools, and techniques. Today’s HOT TOPIC segment is focused on the importance of and implications for how faculty develop pedagogical expertise.
Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/roxe1cku3s999on/InstructionByDesign_Season04Episode04_ProjectManagementforPracticalPeople.pdf?dl=0
Resources from the episode:
*Cox, D. (2010). Project management skills for instructional designers. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1440192618/
*Duffy, J. (2019, December 18). The best project management software for 2020. Retrieved from https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-project-management-software
*Gardner, J., Bennett, P. A., Hyatt, N., & Stoker, K. (2017). Applying project management strategies in a large curriculum conversion project in higher education. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 20(3).
*Mind Tools. (n.d.). Project initiation document checklist. Retrieved from https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newPPM_85.htm?download=1
*Muslihat, D. (2018, March 9). 7 Popular project management methodologies and what they’re best suited for. Retrieved from https://zenkit.com/en/blog/7-popular-project-management-methodologies-and-what-theyre-best-suited-for/
*Project Management Institute. (n.d.). What is project management? Retrieved from https://www.pmi.org/about/learn-about-pmi/what-is-project-management
Hot topic and related resources:
*Flaherty, C. (2019, December 13). Required pedagogy. Retrieved from https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/12/13/online-conversation-shines-spotlight-graduate-programs-teach-students-how-teach
*Jaschik, S. (2010, July 13). Teaching vs. research. Retrieved from https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/07/13/teaching-vs-research
*Jenkins, A. (n.d.). Break away from teaching versus research. Stanford University Tomorrow’s Professor Postings. Retrieved from https://tomprof.stanford.edu/posting/459
*Faller, M. B. (2016, February 9). Phelps looks to life outside the pool at ASU. ASU Now. Retrieved from https://asunow.asu.edu/20160209-sun-devil-life-phelps-looks-life-outside-pool-asu