SDSZoo

SAN DIEGO STATE ZOO

EMERGING KNOWLEDGE • PROJECT PROPOSAL

EMERGING KNOWLEDGE:WHO WE ARE

15 YEARS SINCE 1992

DYNAMIC LEARNING AND TRAINING SOLUTIONS

IN-HOUSE EXPERTS

COLLABORATION WITH TRUSTED PARTNERS TO:

SOLVE PROBLEMS

CREATE YOUR UNIQUE SOLUTION

STELLAR LEADERSHIP TEAM

OUR EXPERIENCE

DOCUMENT AND EVALUATE

PROJECT VISION"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.

Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." - Chinese Proverb

CORE AUDIENCE NEEDS TECHNOLOGY & CONTENT

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

WORLD CLASS DEVELOPERS

PROJECT GOALS

MANAGING THE BUDGET

UNDERSTANDING & DEVELOPING FOR YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

CONSTANT COMMUNICATION

CHANGE MANAGEMENT & COLLABORATION

SUPPORT COMMITMENT

TOP QUALITY PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ENGAGING ENJOYABLE EDUCATIONAL

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

SCALABLE

AFFORDABLE

ADAPTABLE

ENGAGING ENJOYABLE EDUCATIONAL

KEYS TO SUCCESS

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

PROVEN EXPERIENCE

STRONG LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

DETAILED FRONT-END ANALYSIS

SAVE TIME

REDUCE COSTS

RISK MANAGEMENT & MITIGATION

SCOPE

KICK-OFF MEETING

FRONT-END ANALYSIS

SOW

SITE

RLTS

EVALUATION SURVEYS & ANALYTICS

INITIAL TRAINING PLAN

TECHNICAL SUPPORT PLAN

PROPOSED SOLUTION:NAVIGATION

4 AREAS + HUB

KID’S ZOO

ANIMALS IN THEIR HABITATS

MAN’S IMPACT ON THE WORLD

SPECIES CONSERVATION

PROPOSED SOLUTION:USER EXPERIENCE

“CYBER ADVISOR” GIVES QUESTS & PUZZLES TO SOLVE

TOOLS:

EXPLORER’S SCRAPBOOK

CYBERZOONOOZ “BLOGZINE”

KEY TO DISCUSSION BOARDS & CHAT ROOM

PROPOSED SOLUTION:INFRASTRUCTURE

BUILDS ON CURRENT SDSZOO “LAMP” INFRASTRUCTURE:LINUX, APACHE, MYSQL, PHP

CANDIDATE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

CONTENT ASSEMBLY, BLOG SUPPORT, POLLING, ETC.

EXTENSIVE “SKINNING” SUPPORT

WILL CUSTOMIZE FOR EXPLORER’S NOTEBOOK, TRACKING PROGRESS THROUGH CHALLENGES

PROPOSED SOLUTION:INSTRUCTIONAL PRINCIPLES

LEARNING OBJECTS ASSEMBLED INTO MODULES

CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH (COLLECTING AND SYNTHESIZING)

MODEL-CENTERED INSTRUCTION (VIA CYBER ADVISOR)

HYPOTHESIS FORMING AND TESTING MATCHES CURRENT MODELS OF COGNITION

RICH MEDIA ATTRACTS LEARNERS; PROGRESSIVE CHALLENGES BUILD CONFIDENCE

& SATISFACTION. BOTH BUILD MOTIVATION

COMMON VISUAL LANGUAGE COMMUNICATES CLEARLY ACROSS CULTURES

EVALUATION & TESTINGRECOMMENDATIONS

INITIAL FOCUS GROUP

“PAPER PROTOTYPES” AND A SIMPLIFIED WEB SITE

CMS TESTING AND EVALUATION

PILOT TEST RLT MODULES

TEST SUCCESS OF VISITOR TASK COMPLETION

USER INTERVIEWS

MEET OR EXCEED SECTION 508 ACCESSIBILITY

REQUIREMENTS

INTEGRATED EVALUATION MECHANISMS

MILESTONES AND TIMELINE

RISKS AND CHALLENGES

IDENTIFY RISKS AHEAD OF TIME

ASSESS POTENTIAL IMPACT

DETERMINE LIKELIHOOD OF OCCURRENCE

DEVELOP MITIGATION PLANS

PROVEN EXPERIENCE IN ANTICIPATING

RISKS AND CHALLENGES

ENSURING SATISFACTION

QUALITY:

PROJECT DELIVERABLES TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS

ENSURE SUCCESS:

RISK MITIGATION PLAN

REGULAR COMMUNICATION

EXTENSIBILITY AND SCALABILITY:

TRAINING FOR YOUR STAFF

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

JOB AIDS, VIDEO TUTORIALS

EVALUATION FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS

YOUR GUESTS’ SATISFACTION:

CUSTOM VISITOR THANK YOU

VISITOR EXPERIENCE SURVEY

SDSZoo

SAN DIEGO STATE ZOO

EMERGING KNOWLEDGE • PROJECT PROPOSAL