World War II Project – AnalysisDDIE

Posting this, even though I think I am changing my project.  See the next post for the new project.

Who are your users?

The users of my final project will be any or all of the following:

• World War II veterans interested in sharing their story or reading about the stories of others
• The family of World War II veterans interested in sharing stories or reading about the stories of others
• My family – who will either be interested in reading the stories shared by our family members, adding their own memories related to the stories of our own family, or will be interested in reading what is shared by others

I don’t have any students currently, but I could see students using this site in order to see actual video of veterans years later reflecting on their experiences.

The users will vary quite a bit in regard to how computer savvy or web 2.0 savvy they are.  The majority are likely to be fairly unfamiliar with computers and web 2.0.  It may be important to have explicit directions for how to post or add content.

What do you want them to be able to do as a result of using your web site?

I want them to be able to read and share stories that are related to World War II.  I want the page to be an archive of memories.  I also want them to be able to comment on the stories of others.

What have others done that is similar?

I know there are many sites where people have shared the stories of their own family or information about World War II.  Most are static web pages.  Here’s a blog that has World War II events by day.  Here’s another one that has World War II resources.  Here’s a podcast of veteran memories from PBS.

None that I have found are vodcasts uploaded to a blog for user comments that tell the story of veterans, at least not yet.

What performance drivers might prevent them from learning with this tool? (skills/knowledge, motivation, environment, incentive)

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