Collaborative Networked Learning Project - Digital Equipment Corporation

EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE REVIEW

Employee Name: Charles A. Findley Badge No.:149480

Location: FPO Department: Research and Development CC:3FS

Current Job Responsibilities:

Chuck is currently a researcher assigned to the Learning Environments
Program. He is dividing his time between the Harmony CD-ROM project, the
dissemination and update of work around the Learning Innovations Survey,
follow-up work on Collaborative Networked Learning and overall support of
the Learning Environments Program.

Accomplishments: (use additional sheets if necessary)

This review reflects Chuck's performance during this past review
period as a member of the Educational Services R&D group. The
following highlights his accomplishments:

Harmony

Chuck has been working on the Educational Services Harmony project
since July of this year. He has participated in the following
activities in support for this program:

- Member of the Version 1.0 and Version 2.0 Design Task Force

- Author of the Version l.n design specification

- Consulting on the Marketing Research customer study

- Coauthor of the Fall DECUS customer survey

- Working on the Information/Task Analysis Study

Collaborative Networked Learning

Chuck was the project leader for the Collaborative Networked
Learning project. For this project he conducted an analysis of
the technology and methodology, identified present and future
opportunities for utilization within Educational Services and
within Digital, and facilitated some adoption through
on-going discussion and implementation of pilot
projects. Specifically, he accomplished the following:

- Developed a listing of general requirements for V 2.0
of VaxNotes and discussed these with the product
manager

- Prepared and distributed an overview report

for a general audience, "Collaborative Networked
Learning: Technology and Opportunities"

- Prepared and distributed a focused technical
and methodological analysis for designers and
developers, "Collaborative Networked Learning:
On-Line Facilitation and Software Support"

- Followed-up on written reports with face-to-face
meetings with managers and curriculum designers

primarily in DME, OAT, and the Business Fellowship
Program

- Presented the concept and lead a discussion with
ESDP functional managers

Chuck also engaged groups of potential users of Collaborative
networked learning in on-going dialog of business and educational
needs and planning for implementation. The specific short-term
results were as follows:

- DME pre-course pilot completed and report

distributed

- OAT pilot implemented as course follow-up,

which is on-going with lower than expected
participation,

- Business Fellowship Program. . .equipment for customer
network included in program budget, pending

Classroom Innovations Study

Chuck participated as a member of the Innovations Survey
research team. In that activity he focused primarily on
two areas:

- He provided abstracts of innovations from leaders in
industrial training as well as innovations in
student involvement practices from instructors

- Layout, formatting and design of the final report

R&D Support

Chuck was one of the members of the R and D Authoring
Task Force. In that regard, he contributed some of the initial
underlying theoretical position for the requirements documents.
He served as a task force member, contributing to review of the
various refinements of the final requirements.

Chuck's proposal for a presentation was accepted by
the World Future Society, Education Section for their
1987 Conference. Chuck's presentation focused on future
trends in learning and work.

Chuck co-lead two Forum presentations on future
learning environments with Joe Santini .