2.+Needs+Assessment


 * __Situation: __**


 * Optimals:** Everyone in the organization would communicate effectively electronically with their team members and teams would communicate effectively with electronically with one and other to provide more opportunities for collaboration.


 * Actuals:** Currently, the members of the organization utilize email 20% of the time to collaborate within their teams. They prefer to utilize weekly team meetings to seek out collaboration opportunities. There is minimal collaboration between and among grade level teams.


 * Causes:** The lack of collaboration between and among teams is due to lack of time and communication. Offers of electronic solutions have been meet with misgiving because of lack of familiarity with technology.


 * Feelings:** Teachers and staff feel over worked and would like to replace weekly team meeting time with electronic communication and sharing.


 * Solutions:** Bridge the technology gap with training that would help meet the needs of the participants to have everyone working at the optimal level.


 * __Kinds of Information:__**

I feel that I need to know how each person feels about their comfort level in regards to technology and how their supervisor feels about their use of technology because this would help assess obstacles to learning that could be addressed in the workshop. Knowing these obstacles from the individuals and a third party, would help me design an effective workshop because it would allow me to alleviate frustration by placing people of similar needs in a specific groups and structure the curriculum/presentations to meet those specific needs.


 * __Staff Instructors:__**

In order find the best grouping method for the workshop, I would consult team leaders and the individual. I would have the team leader submit a self evaluation and one evaluation for each team member. Also I would have team members submit a self-evaluations and one evaluation of their team leader

 In order to expedite this information and process, I would utilize a paper and online survey. I would email all of the participants in the needs assessment and in the email I would include a PDF document to be printed and returned and a think to the online survey. I then would record their responses and methods of response. I would also record who asked for help with printing the PDF document or utilizing the survey. The evaluation and self evaluation would consist of 5 questions, each with a 1-5 indicating conformability and familiarity with technology. The participant would then circle the number they felt best described them. I would ask the team leaders to evaluate their staff and individuals to evaluate themselves and their team leader in regards to technology usage. 
 * __Obtaining Information:__**
 * **Technique **: Survey Questionnaire
 * **Information Sought **: Comfort level and knowledge of technology.
 * **Group Size **: 8 groups of 4 members
 * **Anonymity/Confidentiality **: Complete anonymity and confidentiality.
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