Professional Documents
Culture Documents
a) Problem Statement: The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) received many
impact employee motivation and productivity as well as severely harm the OIG’s
“3+” average
b) Learner Profile:
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The design utilizes the connectivist learning theory which focuses on learner
knowledge. (Harasim, 2017) This approach addresses the problem statement by allowing
Utilizing multiple learning theory strands within the overall design accommodates
the highly diverse learner population and supports a variety of learning activities.
Providing opportunities for learners to interact with the learning environment at both
passive and active learning modes allows flexibility in approaches to learner engagement.
3) Development: The format will be through an MOOC vendor, (such as Udacity, edX,
Novo Ed, Coursera and Udemy) or online learning and course management space (LMS),
provide reflection and interaction opportunities include: (Reiser and Dewey, pg 254-255)
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c) Feedback occurs via learners/peers, instructors, staff, self and team reflection,
d) Short video and course components with access to technology tools that segment,
information overload.
4) Implementation:
a) Presentation
(synchronous)
Professional Appearance
ii. iii) Tutorial: When / How to Report an Incident: Case studies and system
b) Practice
further training.
system entry.
c) Production/Posting
Google Drive.
ii) Post mutual respect and proper conduct videos in Google Drive to refer
back to.
and curate blog posts that further illustrate positive examples of mutual
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d) Participation
ii) Create forum (private Facebook page or LMS) to discuss the policy,
5) Evaluation:
scenario.
4) Using summative assessment to gauge the progress of the students to assess the
effectiveness.
5) Using A 4-point Likert Survey (Very Bad, Bad, Good, Great) again for collecting
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the data
Appendix A
This organization has had many complaints of sexual harassment, disrespect and
inappropriate touching and talking in the workplace. Complaints range from women about men;
men about men, women about women, men about women. Complaints are heard about improper
advances, supervisor abuse of power (minor and major), language in the workplace, discussions
A 4-point Likert Survey (Very Bad, Bad, Good, Great) shows an average of 2.0 out of
4.0. Our goal is to create a favorable work climate. Our objectives are to move the average from
2.0 to 3+ and to achieve a 75% reduction in the number of reported instances of minor and major
assault. The training division must develop a program to inform supervisors and employees
References
Harasim, L. (2017). Learning Theory and Online Technologies. 2d ed. Routledge: New York.