Week+1+Final+Team+Analysis+Document

//Project Description: // According the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2010), the third leading cause of fatal home injuries are deaths from fires and burns. The mortality rate for the United States ranks number eight for fire related deaths. Statistics show cooking is known as the primary cause of residential fires with smoke inhalation is the leading cause of fire related deaths. On average in the United States in 2009, someone died in a fire every 175 minutes, and someone was injured every 31 minutes (Karter 2010). About 85% of all U.S. fire deaths in 2009 occurred in homes (Karter 2010). Based on these statistics, Group 4 will conduct analysis, design, develop, implement and evaluate an instructional design project that will focus on fire safety and provide learners with the information and skills they need to develop a home fire escape plan.
 * Group 4 - Analysis Document **

//Needs Analysis: // The purpose of this instructional design project is to bring awareness to the importance of having and executing a fire escape plan. Communication is a key role in this process. Everyone must be alertly aware of vital facts to their surroundings: five w’s: who, what, when, where, why and how. The target audience for instructional training will be directed to adults whom will have an opportunity to incorporate children in the training process. This project will describe how to develop and execute a home fire escape plan for the average family size. The problem we are solving for is the lack of knowledge on how to design and implement a home fire evacuation plan. The existing gaps are lack of knowledge on how to prevent home fires, how to design and implement an evacuation plan and how to communicate a fire evacuation plan to all family members. Blended instruction can solve this problem. An instructional intervention that includes hands on demonstration and testing is the proposed best solution.

//Learner Analysis: // Fire safety is an important issue for all individuals, young and old. With thousands of people in the United States injured each year in situations that often could be prevented, knowledge of how to develop an effective fire escape plan, can be targeted to an audience of learners of all ages. Every age, gender, and ethnicity is affected as well, making knowledge of fire safety beneficial to a vast array of individuals. The education levels of the target audience can range anywhere from preschool age children to those with PhD’s. There are no prerequisite skills or prior fire safety knowledge that individuals must possess in order to benefit from the training. Similarly, no accommodations are made to address any specific learning styles. It is assumed that all learners speak English or have a working knowledge of the English language. Learners with disabilities may be able to benefit from the training depending on the disability or limitations of each individual. In such cases, a special assistant may be necessary to facilitate in the understanding or demonstration of the material.

//Performance Gap Analysis: // Individual learners will enter the training with vastly differing knowledge of fire safety and how to design an effective fire escape plan. With the knowledge gap varying widely, gap analysis to distinguish the difference between current learner performance and desired performance after instruction would not be efficient or effective. However, taking this into consideration beforehand, appropriate goals may be developed to ensure understanding of material for all age and education levels.

//Contextual Analysis: // When designing a fire escape plan there are a number of factors that must be taken into consideration. For orienting context, we must consider our learners. For example, when designing a home fire escape plan, simple directions should be included so that family members of all ages understand their role. For instructional content, the environment is a very important piece when conducting fire escape plan training. For a home fire escape plan, family members will need to learn and practice following an escape route. Trainers would want to consider the time of day and weather conditions for any physical demonstration of fire escape plan training. Family members may need to demonstrate how to check the smoke alarm or use a fire extinguisher as part of the training. For transfer context, the trainer would want to emphasize the importance of a fire escape plan and ensure everyone is aware of their specific roles.

//Unit Goals: // - To teach learners the importance of developing a fire escape plan - To teach learners what must be included in a fire escape plan - To teach learners how to practice a fire escape plan

Unit effectiveness be measured by a written test and/or successful demonstration of a skill, such as properly operating a fire extinguisher, to assess the learner’s knowledge of the instruction.

//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Topic analysis: //

<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">The following diagram presents potential topics to be covered during the course. <span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;">

//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Procedural analysis: //


 * **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Potential Topics ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">What does the learner do ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">What does the learner need to know to do this step ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">What cues inform the learner that there is a problem, the step is done, or a different step is needed? ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Know the facts on residential fire || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Identify common causes and learn how fire acts  || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The learner needs to know the importance of a fire escape plan and that having a plan in place can save the lives of their family. The learner needs to know the dangers of fires (e.g, that fires are hot, fast, and time is the biggest enemy) and that smoke and toxic gases kill more people than flames do  || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The instructor can ask questions and encourage discussion to get feedback from learners to ensure they understand the topic.  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Design a fire escape plan and with an escape route map || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Draw an fire escape plan for their home that includes escape routes, safety equipment and a meeting place  || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The learner needs to know what should be included in a plan. The learner also needs to know how to plan for various fire scenarios/  || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The instructor will evaluate the learner’s fire escape plan and route map. For example, has the learner included all existing rooms to the evacuation plan?  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Plan responsibilities and roles for all members || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Assign roles and responsibilities to each family member  || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The learner needs to know how to assign roles to family members by age and ability.  || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The learner’s sample plan should include roles appropriate to each member by age and consider assigning two people to roles involving young children.  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Prepare young children for fire || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Prepare sample instruction for teaching young children about fire safety and how to respond to a fire  || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The learner needs to know how to walkthrough the escape plan with their children and teach them fire safety and how to escape a fire  || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The instructor can evaluate sample training plans or they can ask questions and encourage discussion to get feedback from learners to ensure they understand the topic.  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Conduct a fire drill || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Identify how to conduct a home fire drill  || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The learner needs to know what items are required to conduct the drill (i.e. ensure everyone is assigned their roles and responsibilities, a map, ladders (if required), etc.)  || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The instructor can ask questions and encourage discussion to get feedback from learners to ensure they understand the topic.  ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Using a fire extinguisher || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Demonstrate (or simulate demonstration) using a portable fire extinguisher.  || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The learner needs to know when it is appropriate to use a fire extinguisher, how to identify a fire extinguisher by fire type and how to properly operate a portable fire extinguisher.  || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Properly demonstrate (or simulate demonstrating) how to select and operate a portable fire extinguisher.  ||

//<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Instructional objectives: //


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Learners can describe why fire safety and a fire evacuation plan is important
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Learners can describe what should be included in a home fire escape plan
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Learners can create a fire escape plan for their home
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Learners can plan and assign roles and responsibilities to family members
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Learners can teach young children about fire safety
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Learners can teach young children to follow a fire escape plan
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Learners can describe how to conduct a fire drill in their home
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Learners can determine when it is appropriate to use a portable fire extinguisher
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Learners can select the appropriate extinguisher for the type of fire
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Learners can identify the different types of portable fire extinguishers
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Learners can demonstrate how to properly use a portable fire extinguisher

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%;">Reference:

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">CDC (2010, October 1). Fire Deaths and Injuries: Fact Sheet. //Center for Disease Control, Injury Prevention & Control: Home and Recreational Safety//. Retrieved from. <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">@http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Fire-Prevention/fires-factsheet.html