Chapter 18 discusses instructional design in business and industry. Give an example of rapid prototyping and discuss how this could be used in education.
Often in the library I am lucky enough to teach the same lessons over and over for a couple of days. I can tweak what I need to between lessons to fix anything that I believe was unclear or did not come across to the students. What I really should do is document the final lesson, what worked, and what didn’t, so I will have all that information for next year.
Chapter 19 discusses instructional design opportunities in military education and training environments. I had the opportunity to work two summers in Orlando on a faculty fellowship in the advanced distributed learning lab (ADL) discussed in the book and saw first hand some of the constraints placed on some of the tools that could be used for learning. Pretend you are hired as a consultant for the military. They want to use technology in its training, but electronic access is not always available. Using the Full Spectrum diagram, what alternatives could you suggest for a successful program?
Full Spectrum Design: Average skill level, average rank/capability, for classroom, garrison/base, and deployed
In a classroom, you could do just about anything with training because you could have a 1:1 student to computer ratio. Trainings could be completely online and interactive.
On post in the US, it’s pretty much the same as the classroom.
When deployed, if you’re on the Forward Operating Base (FOB), it’s usually a guy talking or a guy talking along with a PowerPoint. If you want to go low tech, you could just go with the guy talking. When my husband was in Baghdad the Army had a computer café, but most training that involved technology was a guy talking through a PowerPoint and a bunch of soldiers watching.
When deployed, if you’re in a remote location, you probably have a radio, but would probably want most training to be conducted back on the FOB. I don’t know that you would want a bunch of tech out there that could be picked up if a soldier got shot. I know they have special access cards for military laptops, but I would want to err on the side of caution and not leave any security holes to be exploited.
Chapter 21 looks at radical educational change in P-12 settings. I visited the Chugach School District in Alaska and know Richard DeLorenzo very well. I can assure you that this change can occur in our schools. Review the Step-Up-To-Excellence methodology and the GSTE. Outline a staff development activity that will introduce both methodologies to your colleagues.
Guidance System for Transforming Education (GSTE)
1. Brainstorm our core values
2. Determine some discrete events to support and enhance our core values.
3. Determine what maintenance (continuous) events need to be established or used to encourage continuous improvement.
Step-Up-To-Excellence
This really doesn't apply to my district. We have 670 students in my school so comparing change in a 214 sudent district with student to staff ratios of 4 or 5 students to every student is a little rediculous. I would love to redesign our district like Chugach, but state law and funding would have to change dramatically. As it stands, we do not have "sufficient human, financial, and technical resources to launch systemic change..." listed on page 213. Knowing your audience is an important part of staff development, and my colleagues would laugh me out of the room.
This really doesn't apply to my district. We have 670 students in my school so comparing change in a 214 sudent district with student to staff ratios of 4 or 5 students to every student is a little rediculous. I would love to redesign our district like Chugach, but state law and funding would have to change dramatically. As it stands, we do not have "sufficient human, financial, and technical resources to launch systemic change..." listed on page 213. Knowing your audience is an important part of staff development, and my colleagues would laugh me out of the room.
My school has achieved dramatic improvement, but it was through BOY and MOY benchmark analysis and targeted tutoring.
Navigating through the ranks of a faculty member in higher education can be tricky. A good institution has support for its faculty and provides faculty development opportunities to grow and learn. Research three different university offices for faculty development. Answer the following questions for each office:
o What are the different names used for faculty development?
Ethics, reporting fraud & abuse, FIRPA, sexual harassment, information security, training and everything else that is required system wide in the A&M system.
o What division is it under?
Human Resources
o What services does it offer?
Required training, E-College training, and grant writing workshops.
o How often are programs given and what specifically are they?
Every year or every 2 years dictated by the red tape. Other trainings and workshops were provided as needed.
o What are the different names used for faculty development?
New Faculty Orientation, Blackboard Training, and not much else.
o What division is it under?
Library & Distance Education
o What services does it offer?
Wimba training and grant writing workshops.
o How often are programs given and what specifically are they?
As needed. Blackboard training was offered every semester.
o What are the different names used for faculty development?
Inservice
o What division is it under?
Various departments take part, human resources, instructional component, and advising.
o What services does it offer?
FIRPA training, help with instructional tech stuff, online course development.
o How often are programs given and what specifically are they?
Pretty much just once a semester, with a few training sessions as needed for Blackboard and online course development.
Your account of Rapid Prototyping is intriguing. Terry had shared a similar application in his post. I hadn't thought of this topic in this regard prior to reading your post and Terry's. Thanks for providng me with this new perspective.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to check out Terry's blog. Thanks!
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