As a Hamden resident, the public library is one of my safe spaces within the community. Whenever I want some quiet or an opportunity to meet new people and socialize, the library is where I go. As an immigrant who knows next to nothing about the place and the...Read More

To kick off the project, I began with the analysis phase. Specifically, I conducted a needs, learner, and context analysis by adapting an instrument from Instructional Design LLC. The primary method I used was an interview with the library director, the person who...Read More

After the analysis phase, I reflected on what the partner organization tackled during the interview, read literature that discusses the problem of wayfinding, and informally consulted with subject matter experts (i.e., librarians) within my network. Through this, I came up...Read More

After the design phase meeting with Ms. Melissa and Ms. Alyssa, I moved forward to the development phase and began working on the first iteration of both the printed and digital library maps. From March 31 to April 4, I spent most of my time in the library walking through...Read More

In this map revision sub-phase, I held a meeting with Ms. Melissa, during which we synchronously co-developed the necessary improvements for both the printed and digital versions of the map. First, I presented the printed map, which was in brochure format. Ms. Melissa...Read More

For the entire week, I independently worked on the first iteration of the "How to Update the Library Map" course. Monday, I set up the course on Rise 360. I mapped out how the course will be structured, how the lessons will be divided, and I inserted placeholders for the elements...Read More

In the course expert review subphase, I consulted with Mr. Patrick Finnegan, CEO of BrightMind eLearning. He is an expert in PowerPoint and Amazon AWS, the main topic of the course, and also experienced in Rise 360, the platform used to develop the course. I sent him...Read More

The main purpose of this meeting was to seek user feedback on the "How to Update the Library Map" course. However, prior to that, I first presented the second iteration of the printed and digital library maps, which had been revised based on the expert review phase. These revisions...Read More

For the map user feedback subphase, I visited the library and walked around to look for individuals who appeared to be new to the space. I approached them and asked if they would be willing to use the map and share their feedback. I was able to find five (5) participants who agreed to...Read More

During the Townhall meeting, we were tasked with presenting a mid-progress report to update everyone with the status of our projects. I was proud to present that my instructional design project is already moving into the implementation and evaluation phase. I shared everything...Read More

As we approach the end of the project, I had the honor of being invited by the library director to attend the staff meeting, present the instructional design outputs I created, and share the journey I went through in developing them. The video above shows my entire presentation. The entire library...Read More

To implement and summatively evaluate the map, ten (10) randomly selected patrons of the Hamden Public Library participated. Upon entering the library, the patron was given a map and instructed to use it as a guide while exploring the library. They were also given an evaluation form....Read More

For the implementation of the course, library staff whose job descriptions aligned with the course objectives were selected to participate. The library director identified three (3) staff members who met this inclusion criteria, and all of them took part in the course implementation...Read More

To conclude the project, my gatekeeper/external advisor — the Director of the Hamden Public Library — evaluated the project. Since she was away on vacation at the time, I sent her a copy of the evaluation questions via email. She completed the form and returned it with her responses....Read More