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Nothing survives first contact with beta testers.

David on the essential nature of quick iterations of design.

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If you know how one foundation work, then you know how one foundation works.

TJ Bliss on the complexities of different foundations and programs.

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Keep your karma clean.

David on blackmailing your students to come guest lecture.

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“If you don’t see obstacles, you won’t get the grant.”

There is no way a foundation will give you money if you don’t have a clear idea of what obstacles you anticipate. For example, any partnerships you have are inherent risks.

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BYU-Hewlett-Proposal-2012-Narrative

Name of David’s completed document.

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Logic Model

Start with describing activities (what you want to do for your project). Column 2.

Then go back a column to identify all required inputs you’ll need to do your project. Column 1.

Next, you can populate the 3rd column, “Outputs,” which are quantifiable things. This makes you accountable to yourself and your funders.

Finally, you can populate column 4, “Ultimate Outcomes,” which are what you hope your outputs lead to (i.e., world peace.)

Model: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1kGnkV8G5QDFt2bagj_Emizn8BtIDGnEl7-C7yedlShE/edit?usp=sharing

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Grant Writing Hands-on Experience

If you want experience writing grant proposals, you can be a temporary program officer (3-6 months) or reviewing grant proposals (1 week). Talk to a faculty member for an introduction.

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50% of total cost typically goes to indirect costs for your supporting entity.

David on Budgeting

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Increase all salaries by 35% to account for benefits.

David on Budgeting

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What’s the difference between an instructional designer and a terrorist? You can negotiate with terrorists.

David 3/15/18

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If you include something in your introduction, it must directly be referenced in the research question.

When reading a book or watching a movie, always keep Chekhov’s gun in mind: “If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it’s not going to be fired, it shouldn’t be hanging there.” In other words, think of everything as an integral part of the big picture. The general rule is that if the director chooses to go through the trouble of including a scene in the final cut, he must have deemed its inclusion constructive or its exclusion crucial, especially considering the limited time and budget that he should maximize. For example: if a movie establishes a character’s everyday routine and then one day suddenly deviates from it, what it’s really doing is hinting a shift in the story, thus, leading the audience to assume that something out of the ordinary is about to happen. The long silences, the intimate shots, the boring routines…chances are they’re there for a reason. Try to appreciate them instead of quickly chalking them up as injudicious editing or indulgent writing.

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How do expert corporate instructional designers negotiate the tension between the project stakeholders’ varying agendas regarding design decisions?

Tensions arise when stakeholders try to enforce what is important to them. Each stakeholder considers their position to be “a righteous” one. For example:

A trained learning-design expert may champion effective learning methods.

The project manager may be the strongest advocate for working within constraints (e.g., scope, schedule, budget.)

The client may chiefly be concerned with the impact of the training.

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Intro CADENCE marching toward the research question at the bottom:

5. There are multitude of new challenges novices must face upon entering a new professional field.

4. In the field of corporate instructional design (ID), one of these entrance issues that plague novices is that of navigating design-decision conflicts with their project managers.

3. These conflicts (Tigger: due to role confusion) can have a detrimental impact on the ID’s perceived job performance, and job satisfaction as well.  

2. Much can be learned from experts in the field, who are much more experienced at successfully negotiating these conflicts.

1. Inevitable research question: How do expert corporate instructional designers negotiate design-decision conflicts with their project managers?

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How do expert corporate instructional designers negotiate design-decision conflicts that arise on-the-job?

My Research Question, February 2nd, 2018

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Where’s the Money At?

When searching for grants, specific to your topic, search from both sides:

Universal — Give keywords to your university or department’s grant contact and receive emails from their listserve.

Specific — Approach people in your niche network to find out what grants/gifts they have applied for.

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Grant money is like dryer lint. It's always easier to get more when you already have a little.

David Wiley