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Proposed Timeline for the
U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grant
- Schedule of Completion: Year 1 - July 2007 to June 2008
- Schedule of Completion: Year 2 - July 2008 to June 2009
- Schedule of Completion: Year 3 - July 2009 to June 2010
More information about the IPL’s U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grant
Schedule of Completion: Year 1 - July 2007 to June 2008
- September 2007 - December 2007: Survey faculty to identify needs
- November 2007, January 2008, June 2008: Outreach efforts and focus groups at ASIST, ALISE and SLA
- August 2007 - May 2008: Collect teaching materials
- July 2007 - June 2008: Design and begin to build the online learning community
- November 2007 - June 2008: Initiate environmental scan
- November 2007 - June 2008: Evaluation (gather data)
- July 2007 - November 2007: Assess the value, costs, and fees (Sustain)
| ACTIVITY | Jul 07 |
Aug 07 |
Sep 07 |
Oct 07 |
Nov 07 |
Dec 07 |
Jan 08 |
Feb 08 |
Mar 08 |
Apr 08 |
May 08 |
June 08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Survey faculty to identify needs | ||||||||||||
| 2. Outreach efforts and focus groups at ASIST, ALISE and SLA | ||||||||||||
| 3. Collect teaching materials |
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| 4. Design and begin to build the online learning community | ||||||||||||
| 5. Initiate environmental scan | ||||||||||||
| 6. Evaluation (gather data) | ||||||||||||
| 7. Assess the value, costs, and fees (Sustain) |
Schedule of Completion: Year 2 - July 2008 to June 2009
- July 2008 - November 2008: Create and test IPL lab workbook
- December 2008 - June 2009: Disseminate teaching materials
- July 2008 - June 2009: Continue developing learning community with feedback mechanism
- November 2008, January 2009, April 2009, June 2009 Conduct feedback sessions at conferences
- July 2008 - June 2009: Continue scan for technologies and create initial design
- July 2008 - December 2008: Evaluation through data gathering and analysis
- July 2008 - October 2008: Determine costs for alternative models (Sustain)
| ACTIVITY | Jul 08 |
Aug 08 |
Sep 08 |
Oct 08 |
Nov 08 |
Dec 08 |
Jan 09 |
Feb 09 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 09 |
May 09 |
June 09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Create and test IPL lab workbook | ||||||||||||
| 2. Disseminate teaching materials | ||||||||||||
| 3. Continue developing learning community with feedback mechanism | ||||||||||||
| 4. Conduct feedback sessions at conferences | ||||||||||||
| 5. Continue scan for technologies and create initial design | ||||||||||||
| 6. Evaluation through data gathering and analysis | ||||||||||||
| 7. Determine costs for alternative models (Sustain) |
Schedule of Completion: Year 3 - July 2009 to June 2010
- December 2009 - June 2010: Deploy final phase of teaching materials and distribute IPL Workbook
- July 2009 - June 2010: Monitor learning community and modify as necessary
- July 2009 - December 2009: Document model curricula for digital reference & work with WISE
- July 2009 - November 2009: Conduct feedback and discussion sessions at conferences
- November 2009, January 2010, April 2010: Complete summative evaluation
- Revise technology test bed design
- January 2010 - June 2010: Create IPL sustainability models report proposed fee structures (Sustain)
| ACTIVITY | Jul 09 |
Aug 09 |
Sep 09 |
Oct 09 |
Nov 09 |
Dec 09 |
Jan 10 |
Feb 10 |
Mar 10 |
Apr 10 |
May 10 |
June 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Deploy final phase of teaching materials and distribute IPL Workbook | ||||||||||||
| 2. Monitor learning community and modify as necessary | ||||||||||||
| 3. Document model curricula for digital reference & work with WISE | ||||||||||||
| 4. Conduct feedback and discussion sessions at conferences | ||||||||||||
| 5. Complete summative evaluation | ||||||||||||
| 6. Revise technology test bed design | ||||||||||||
| 7. Create IPL sustainability models report proposed fee structures (Sustain) |
More information about the IPL’s U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grant
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