Your next e-learning project: Make a case out of it why don't you?

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So many educators across the sectors get funding for short-term projects that they feel should continue on after the funding ends. So often their great work gets a mention in a white paper or academic's journal article and that's the end of the story.This discussion starter aimed to get people thinking about what makes for a good case study and translate that to making an effective business case to their institutions and/or funding bodies.

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Your next E-learning ProjectYour next E-learning ProjectMake a case out of it Make a case out of it

why don't you?why don't you?

Anatomy of a case studyAnatomy of a case study

Telling storiesTelling stories

Spreading the wordSpreading the word

Getting startedGetting started

Photo “Film Noir 2” by Joost Assinkhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/joostassink/2646931062/CC (by) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en

Why make a case out of it?Why make a case out of it?

Anatomy of an effective case study

Telling the story

Spreading the word

Getting started

Anatomy of an effective case study

What do YOU look for in case studies?

Anatomy of an effective case study

What does a funding body look for?http://e-standards.flexiblelearning.net.au/emerging-tech-trials/2008-et-

outcomes.htm

Anatomy of an effective case study

What does a funding body look for?http://e-standards.flexiblelearning.net.au/emerging-tech-trials/2008-et-outcomes.htm

Background

Goals

Outcomes

Potential national benefits

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Anatomy of an effective case study

Background• Question to be answered / problem to solve• Where are things at now?• Who is affected/who is this going to help?

Anatomy of an effective case study

• Goal – a dream with a deadline. Napoleon Hill

GET S.M.A.R.TGET S.M.A.R.T• Specific – focused? • Measurable – before and afters• Achievable – can you/your team learn/do• Realistic – does it match criteria? Align with

organisational goals?• Timely – will you meet the deadline?

When is it time to share your story?When is it time to share your story?Provided your funder doesn't have restrictions on this...

Telling stories

• Who are you talking to and why?

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Telling stories

Cutting through the NOISE• Authenticity• Multiple modes• Give the participants a voice

Spreading the word

• Licensing choices

• Social media sites

• Social networks

Spreading the word

• How would licensing choices help?

Spreading the word

• Social media

Spreading the word

Social networks

• BE REAL

• BE RESPECTFUL

• BE INVOLVED

Getting started

Legal stuff• Funding body restrictions?• Licensing and your organisation• Participant sign-off forms

• Over 18, they sign• Under 18, parent or guardian

Getting started

Easy to widget-ise and use web sites

edna Groups or other Moodle sites

WordPress – as service or platform

Posterous

Google sites

Others?

Getting started

Build reporting into the budget

• Media production

• Blogging and commenting

• Uploading and commenting on media files

• Social networking

• Others?

Getting started“Spy” on your

funding body and organisation – it's WIN / WIN!

• Website/page keywords

• Past successful projects

• Analyse the propaganda

• Positioning statements and goals

• Talk to them in their language

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/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en

Your next E-learning ProjectYour next E-learning ProjectMake a case out of it Make a case out of it

why don't you?why don't you?

Anatomy of a case studyAnatomy of a case study

Telling storiesTelling stories

Spreading the wordSpreading the word

Getting startedGetting started

Photo “Film Noir 2” by Joost Assinkhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/joostassink/2646931062/CC (by) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en