View source for December 16, 2020 Delivery WG Call Notes

=Action Items=
* Jeff: circulate instructors list
* Zac: draft instructor recruitment RFQ
* Chris: provide update on new evaluation deployment in the LMS
* Zac: prepare the draft online training contract language for circulation
* Chris: contact Ashley about participating in the JTC session on ADA/508 compliance
* All: review the Session 8 agenda and objectives for the JTC webinar on ADA/508 issues; suggest discussion topics
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=Attendees=
Zac, Brian, Chris, Kara, Jonathan

=Agenda=
# Active Projects Update
# Delivery WG 2021 workplan proposal

= Call Notes=

== Active Projects Update ==
* Instructors list
** Jeff has a list ready to circulate, includes links to people’s contact info; we’ll keep this internal to this group until we decide how to roll it out to the JTC SC
** List is not as robust as we wanted it to be; have a few new people
** ERG is now on the list, did a good job with online teaching platform for WESTAR; ALL4 has also been added 
** Can we take this to the next step and analyze how to cross-reference instructors with courses?
** It’s nuanced because of materials updates, people being SMEs but not course experts (e.g., APTI 423)
** Can we figure out how to get more contractors involved
** Action: Jeff to send the current instructors list to the WG 
* Instructors RFQ
** Action: Zac to create a draft and send to this group for review
** Circulate it to the MJOs for soliciting new instructors
* Evaluation Update/Deployment
** EPA working on integrating into the new LMS
** Action: Chris will update us next month on the status
* Online learning training contract/RFP language
** Action: Zac to clean this up, and circulate to the MJOs
** Developed largely with input from MARAMA
* Information intense training delivery methods
** We need to circle back on this item and discuss

==Delivery WG 2021 workplan proposal==
* Task 1. RFP template
** Task Purpose: to give MJOs and funding agencies language to use for hiring training contractors to teach instructor-lead, online courses
** Further develop the draft contract language for instructor-lead online training
** Due Date: 1Q 2021
* Task 2. ADA 508 Compliance Support
** Task Purpose: to survey the current state of the training program, identify current activities, and plan for future accommodations for ADA/508 issues
** Organize a session for the JTC meeting series on ADA/508 compliance issues in training; including an informational/training session for MJO ** and state training coordinators
** Develop a white paper that describes how the national air pollution training program is addressing ADA/508 compliance
** Due Date: JTC Session (1Q 2021), White Paper (2Q 2021), Training (3Q/4Q 2021)
** Chris to contact with Ashley about participating in the JTC session
** We need to confirm the agenda for the JTC session (see Session 8 on the agenda and provide feedback)
** WG to draft white paper early next month
** Brian confirmed that TX has people to lend both a legal and training perspective on this issue
** Include information about how are EPA and state training coordinators working on this
* Task 3. Instructors
** Task Purpose: to identify current and prospective instructors for the national training program
** Develop a memo with the inventory of current, active instructors
** Develop and release an RFQ to the MJOs to build up the instructor list for key curriculum areas
** Due Date: 1Q 2021
* Task 4. Evaluations
** Task Purpose: to implement standardized evaluations and to understand how to collect data for evaluating the effectiveness of the training program
** Promote the use of a standardized evaluation instrument across the training program
** Work with LMS to implement the new training instruments: classroom and online
** Research key performance indicators (KPIs) for training programs, and identify how to use data to measure the impacts of the training program
** Due Date: Evaluation (1Q 2021); KPIs (4Q 2021)

* Task 5. Training delivery lifecycle study
** Task Purpose: apply a holistic approach to understand the training delivery lifecycle (from initial demand through post-training evaluations
** Develop a conceptual framework of training delivery
** Use the framework to identify how to partner with training stakeholders and leverage resources across the JTC
** Use the framework to identify holes or weaknesses in the training delivery process (gap analysis)
** Due Date: 4Q 2021