Design+-+Addie+-+Analysis

=Design - ADDIE - Analysis=

//Analysis//
 * During analysis, the designer identifies the learning problem, the goals and objectives, the audience’s needs, existing knowledge, and any other relevant characteristics. Analysis also considers the learning environment, any constraints, the delivery options, and the timeline for the project.

__Learning problem__ The learning problem is to accomplish any one of the use cases for the e-learning portal:
 * To find out more about online degree programs, course offerings, and/or training programs
 * To learn about e-learning products and services, tools, platforms, hosting, jobs etc.
 * To contribute to and advance the dialog on any aspect of e-learning

__Goals & Objectives__ Goals and objectives are simply to provide the foremost e-learning portal for higher education.

__Audience Needs__ The audience will be
 * learners
 * teachers
 * e-learning professionals
 * those with a general interest in e-learning
 * institutions that offer or wish to offer e-learning initiatives.

Audience needs will differ according to which segment of the audience we are addressing. (elaborate based on each segment)

__Existing Knowledge__ There is much existing knowledge on this subject in the form of:
 * e-learning aggregation sites
 * e-learning wikis
 * online books and articles
 * dead tree books and articles
 * knowledge that resides on siloed higher learning web sites and internal resources
 * e-learning tool and service provider websites

__Learning Environment__ The learning environment will be a web portal, e-learningportal.org

__Delivery Options__ web-based, via standard browser

__Timeline__ http://rickollercapstone.wikispaces.com/TimeLine