Week 8

The last section of your textbook discusses the concepts of distributed learning, reusability, rich media and the future of instructional design. Focus on the following for your post:
From Chapter 28 locate 5 examples of distributed learning. You may pick and choose from the following list.

Corporate distributed learning

Walmart has a program that allows employees to advance their career by mastering levels of competency for various positions. With continued learning you can advance to become a customer service manager which is a stepping stone to upper level management. This company used to provide these classes via paper testing. Currently they have an online program that employees can access from anywhere to improve their competency to qualify for higher level positions.

Academic distributed learning

Southwestern Adventist University is a program that began as a brick and mortar institution until recently around 2002 they began a program called Desire2Learn incorporating classes online and offering distance learning. Through distance learning was something that was in place at one time however it was not electronic. Conversion to this new dimension of learning has increased their enrollment.

Distributed learning based at physical locations

Evolution Academy Charter School
The mission of the EACS is to enable its students to achieve academic, social and career success. This supportive school community identifies, encourages and develops students' interests and abilities while, acknowledging and respecting each student's personal and cultural identity. This location is a physical location but however provides online assisted learning for high school dropouts. Students can actually get their diplomas early by about a year and a half.

For-profit distributed learning

Art Institute of Atlanta
The Art Institute of Atlanta was founded in 1949 as Massey Business College, with diploma programs in basic business and secretarial skills. The school added liberal arts, fashion, and interior design during the next two decades. After becoming The Art Institute of Atlanta in 1975, the college shifted its focus to a creative applied arts curriculum

Free distributed learning

Project Gutenberg
Is an organization where you can download over 33,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, iPad, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone, Android or other portable device. They carry high quality ebooks and the ebooks were previously published by publishers and digitized by the company with the help of thousands of volunteers. All ebooks can be freely downloaded.

Chapter 29 discusses the concept of reusability. Think back over the courses you've had over your educational career and identify one with poor reusability characteristics. Explain how the course could be redesigned to improve reusability without changing the underlying content.

I took an online course where submission requirements changed each week. This was crazy I was constantly having to relearn a new process for submitting an assignment. I would have to go to various websites different ones sometimes creating a new login! How crazy. I was very frustrated. Luckily it was not a course at Commerce. However I would have benefited more if the process was designed with a template specific or a reusable portal so that I could submit the same way each week. I hope they have revised since then which would have been around 1998

Chapter 30 takes a look at using rich media. Find or create a visual for instruction describing its surface and functional features.
Flash Media Quiz
This rich media example is a quiz designed to test trivial knowledge. I think this would be a great learning tool for students and teachers to use for re-teaching prior learned concepts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQStdKsLGuM&feature=related



Chapter 31 discusses the future of instructional technologies in the near future from metadata to nanotechnology. Describe how nanotechnology could be used to improve a specific job or task you are familiar with.

The basic function that most people are used to is word processing. Imagine if nanotechnology could possibly affect the way we send information back and forth? This video attached is a breakthrough in that direction by actually being able to read the brain’s thoughts.



And finally! Chapter 32 provides two points of view on the direction of the field - the straight and narrow road and the broad and inclusive road. Which point of view do you agree with and why?

I think it is necessary to have a broadened sense of technology. How can we not allow the most life changing development not to influence areas for which the basics of thinking and knowledge have been built? Looking at blogs as an example has given people who may have never had a voice to have a significant impact on society. I do however think we must be careful with how we govern such power. Although I think it is something that we are not going to be able to control, police is a possibility, but not control. The borders have already been compromised I think learning to live within these borders is survival at this point.

Section 6 of your textbook focuses on how to get a job in the profession of instructional design. These rules can also apply to educational technology as well since the two are so intertwined.

Chapter 24 takes a look at lessons learned from the chapter's author for obtaining a position in instructional design. Take a look at a few of the sources provided for job openings from lesson 1 and search for at least 3 positions that are of interest to you. Describe the general nature of the positions and list the skills required for the job. Do you have these skills?


Nelson Croom is currently recruiting for an Online Learning Developer. The successful candidate will work with content to create engaging online learning across a wide range of subject areas. They will rewrite, structure and edit elearning content under the supervision of the Development Manager, and build courses using our proprietary course creation system, Imago. They will also assist in the creation of static and interactive graphics for our courses. For more information about this post please visit http://www.nelsoncroom.co.uk/jobs.htm

This position is looking for somewhere who may not necessarily need someone to have a whole lot of programming background but more capapbilities to design instruction.


Freelance Opportunities


The Training Foundation are the UK's leading providers of training in e-learning and blended learning skills. The TAP Learning System includes the Certificate in Blended Learning, Certificates in e-Learning Facilitation, Design and Implementation and a Diploma in e-Learning. Note that the Training Foundation provides a 10% discount for eLN members on any of these courses. The discount can be applied to single courses only and can not be used in conjunction with any other promotion.

The Training Foundation are the UK's leading providers of training in e-learning and blended learning skills. The TAP Learning System includes the Certificate in Blended Learning, Certificates in e-Learning Facilitation, Design and Implementation and a Diploma in e-Learning. Note that the Training Foundation provides a 10% discount for eLN members on any of these courses. The discount can be applied to single courses only and can not be used in conjunction with any other promotion.

I think I have the skills to do all of the above. The first position may be a little bit more of a learning curve than others.


Remember that the field of instructional/educational technology is not just focused on education, but on business and industry as well. Look at the resources provided on page 258 in chapter 25 and select one of these links and complete the self assessment. What did you learn about yourself from the assessment?

I completed the skills assessment on careeronestop.org and learned that I have strong skills in system analysis!! I would have never thought that I would be strong in any of those areas. I never thought of looking into careers in project management or system analysis.


Chapter 26 lists several websites for professional organizations and websites for professional publications. Visit 2-3 websites for professional organizations and 2-3 websites for the professional publications and address the following:
Professional organizations:

AACE


Mission
Advancing Information Technology in Education and E-Learning research, development, learning, and its practical application.

Cost of membership
119 Professional 35 student


Publications


International Journal on E-Learning (IJEL) Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education

(formerly Int'l Journal of Educational Telecommunications and the WebNet Journal)

ISSN# 1537-2456 Quarterly

Advances in technology and the growth of e-learning to provide educators and trainers with unique opportunities to enhance learning and teaching in corporate, government, healthcare, and higher education. IJEL serves as a forum to facilitate the international exchange of information on the current research, development, and practice of e-learning in these sectors.

Previously known as: International Journal of Educational Telecommunications and WebNet Journal


Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching (JCMST)

ISSN# 0731-9258 Quarterly

JCMST is the only periodical devoted specifically to using information technology in the teaching of mathematics and science. The Journal offers an in-depth forum for the exchange of information in the fields of science, mathematics, and computer science.


Journal of Interactive Learning Research (JILR)

ISSN# 1093-023X Quarterly

The Journal's published papers related to the underlying theory, design, implementation, effectiveness, and impact on education and training of the following interactive learning environments: authoring systems, CALL, assessment systems, CBT, computer-mediated communications, collaborative learning, distributed learning environments, performance support systems, multimedia systems, simulations and games, intelligent agents on the Internet, intelligent tutoring systems, micro-worlds, and virtual reality based learning systems.


Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia (JEMH)

ISSN# 1055-8896 Quarterly

Designed to provide a multi-disciplinary forum to present and discuss research, development and applications of multimedia and hypermedia in education. The main goal of the Journal is to contribute to the advancement of the theory and practice of learning and teaching using these powerful and promising technological tools that allow the integration of images, sound, text, and data.


Journal of Technology and Teacher Education (JTATE)

ISSN# 1059-7069 Quarterly

A forum for the exchange of knowledge about the use of information technology in teacher education. Journal content covers preservice and inservice teacher education, graduate programs in areas such as curriculum and instruction, educational administration, staff development, instructional technology, and educational computing.


Conferences and meetings


SITE--Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference

ED-MEDIA--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications

E-Learn--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education



Opportunities for professional development
Three major conferences are held per year that address a specific area of EDTech

Submission guidelines
General Guidelines
Material must be original, scientifically accurate, and in good form editorially. The manuscript should be informative, summarizing the basic facts and conclusions, and maintaining a coherence and unity of thought.

Tutorial or how-to-do-it articles should preferably include a section on evaluation. Controversial topics should be treated in a factually sound and reasonably unbiased manner.

The format of headings, tables, figures, citations, references, and other details should follow the (APA) style as described in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition, available from APA, 750 1st St., NE, Washington, DC 20002 USA.

Is this a peer reviewed journal?
Yes

Is the journal online?
All journals are available online through EDITLib

How is the journal and organization useful to you and your career? Were you aware of the organizations/journals that you researched?
This journal is very useful as it highlights trends and issues in the EDTech field as a hopeful director of EDTech for a school district these publications and conferences would be very useful to my career path.

A MTEC

Mission
Created to support professionals who use and develop interactive multimedia for education and training. The mission of AAIM is to bring together through communication, workshops, conferences, and this web site practicing multimedia professionals, educators, trainers, and those considering using multimedia and related applications

Cost of membership
N/A
Publications
Canadian Journal od Learning and Technology
Conferences and meetings
Hold an annual conference each year
Opportunities for professional development
Various learning opportunities through conferences.
How is the journal and organization useful to you and your career? Were you aware of the organizations/journals that you researched?
this journal is useful because it even though it is Canadian based there is useful information on technology development that is applicable to my career path.



Chapter 27 looks at competencies for instructional design and technology professionals. If you were responsible for identifying the domains, competencies, and performance statements for a performance technologist, what would they include and why?

Organizational Effectiveness
ability to improve the organization by making incremental changes that impact the organizational Capital of the company.


System Analysis
Frequent analysis of the system structure to ensure that the client is receiving support with specific problem solving strategies.



Goal Setting
Yearly goals to improve the performance standards of the organization.


Performance Assessment
Frequent assessment and publication of performance and areas needed for improvement.

Week 6

Section 5 of your textbook focuses on trends and issues in various where instructional designers are likely to become employed to include business and industry, the military, the medical field, P-12 education, and higher education. This week's posting will focus primarily on military and education; however, I encourage you to read the chapter in the medical field as it's important to be aware of changes going on outside of education.


Chapter 18 discusses instructional design in business and industry. Give an example of rapid prototyping and discuss how this could be used in education.

This technology is currently being used in Project Lead the Way. This organization is designed to enhance focus in the areas of ingenuity for students who have interests in science and technology. This program also reaches out to the middle school level. Student utilize and apply rapid prototyping using 3D printers. With the implementation of this skill and knowledge we are preparing our students for careers and interests in areas where our nation is lacking in productivity. I've embedded a video about the program you can also view more information at http://www.pltw.org






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?

To work in such a capacity presents many challenges. Where would we be located? How would we power such a task without certain resources? I think virtual learning stations would be a great to continue learning and training. These learning stations could be powered by solar energy. The limitation may be that there is only use when there is daylight however this would definitely provide an alternative. These learning stations would be comprised of real time training and provide opportunity for collaboration for both the instructor and the learner. I have embedded a video about solar learning centers.




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.

The staff activity that I would design would involve a case study. This case study would include two school districts. I would provide both groups with background on both methodologies prior to the development. We would then begin a simulation in restructuring the school district using these methodologies. Finally, after a plan has been designed and presented we would discuss how each district would benefit from these plans and what elements from these plans we can take with us to use to enhance the performance of our school.



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:

Des Moines University

What are the different names used for faculty development?

Faculty Development Resources

What division is it under?

Separate Entity on its own
Faculty and Staff (website)

What services does it offer?
Professional Development
Faculty Training
An online portal for development


How often are programs given and what specifically are they?
Professional development specific to content area, developing a curriculum, effectively teaching and evaluating trainees and programs, teaching one-on-one, presenting in large and small groups, facilitating case discussion, conducting research, managing programs and leading staff

Radford University

What are the different names used for faculty development?
Faculty Development Center

What division is it under?
Separate Entity on its own Faculty and Staff (website)

What services does it offer?
Opportunities to improve and enhance skills for all staff not just teaching staff.


How often are programs given and what specifically are they?
A calendar of development events is accessible to staff only.

Stanford University

What are the different names used for faculty development?
Faculty Development & Diversity

What division is it under?
Diversity

What services does it offer?
Campus orientation, Resources for research, resources for teaching, resources on computing and technology, junior faculty development, diversity and access, community resources, personal and family support, religous life resources, dual-career resources.

How often are programs given and what specifically are they?
Frequently as included on the website but actual events are only accessible through employe portal.

Week 4 Post

Chapter 10 discusses evaluation in instructional design and provides you with two evaluation models, the CIPP and Kirkpatrick models for evaluation. Search for at least two other models used for evaluation and summarize these models. Describe how you would use them to evaluate your instruction.

Edward Eisner designed a model called the Connoisseurship Evaluation. This evaluation model requires that teaching is most effective when a program evaluated by a connoisseur of the profession for which they observe their practices and highlight or "illuminate" their successes. Meaning is constructed from experiences and teaching in small increments does not allow students to see the bigger picture in their learning. The "art of appreciation" as it is most frequently called requires a holistic approach to the evaluation of educational technology. Furthermore it is criticized because it gives the implication that evaluators are experts which can be highly miscalculated concept.

Robert Stakes countenance model is designed and relies heavily on standardized testing and formal assessment. This model was designed to evaluate all levels of curriculum: planned, enacted, and experienced.


As an educator I would use Eisner's model when evaluating a program that relies highly on teacher expertise and opinion. Such as the implementation of a new process where collaboration is necessary. When looking at a program that relies heavily on formal assessment such as implementation of the Explore program that is used by the designers of the SAT to help students determine their interests in careers I would probably use Stake's model.

Think about a technological innovation within your social system that was recently introduced (social system = place of work, home, etc.). Any innovation has what is known as perceived attributes - relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability, and observability. Describe these attributes of the innovation and which of the attributes assisted and/or hindered adoption of the innovation. For example, was it not compatible with the existing beliefs of the system or was it overly complex to use or understand?

On our campus were have been seeking to implement a new system for the past four years that is an all inclusive innovation where teachers can post assignments accessible by the web, create blogs, discussion boards etc. It is very similar to ecollege or blackboard. Teachers are in the fourth year of the implementation and have not been successful at its implementation. The relative advantage is there because it can be accessed from any household by student, parent, and teacher. The compatibility is strong as it is Internet based. I believe this innovation fall short because it is very complex to create a simple property such as blog room or a discussion board. There multiple screens, complex sharing rights, and jargon that teachers who may have a low level proficiency do not understand. Therefore they simply choose not use it.


Chapter's 12 & 13 focus on project management and how to manage projects when resources are scarce. You have been assigned to develop a series of professional development sessions focusing on technology use in the classroom for teachers. How will you use Situational Leadership to facilitate this project?

Recently I decided to do something different for professional development for my teachers. Our district has taken a heavy look at the implementation of technology in the classroom. In an effort to facilitate this I designed a professional development activity based on Marzano's 9 instructional strategies. Teachers, using the Flip video camera, would design lessons and film them to create a bank of instructional strategies that can viewed of examples of these strategies. In doing this I first modeled the strategies by filming and creating my own bank. I then brought in the technology to train the teacher of Flip Video use. Once all the teachers were trained they were asked to film their favorite lesson and create video.

Once they demonstrated competency in this area. I divided the teachers into groups to film their own strategies. By recognizing the maturity of my teachers I found this be a successful implementation because the end resulted in the teachers demonstrating their competency in using Flip video in other capacities of than just their professional development but also provided them with the flexibility of deciding how they would design their lessons to film.

Week 5

Chapter 14 discusses the concept of the evolution of human performance improvement. Several sections of chapter 14 present a variety of non instructional solutions to performance problems. Identify a performance problem in your area of work and provide a non instructional solution to solve the problem.

Part of what I think makes education a very complicated line of work is that some problems presented are non-instructional but are approached in a very instructional way. For example,in our district we have so many programs to do so many tasks. Pinnacle for gradebook, Maximo for work orders, TEAMS for HR, scheduling, discipline, eduphoria for employee performance. Teachers who enter the district for the first time have to learn so many applications to perform various tasks. I believe a solution to this problem is to consolidate these programs and invest into Peoplesoft and invest in full time developers to manage these programs. This software developed by Oracle allows for data management to be specialized for the specific needs of the client. I believe that consolidation of these programs will save time and money in the long run.


Chapter 15 presents several definitions of electronic performance support systems. In addition to these definitions, locate a few more and indicate your preference explaining why you prefer it. Additionally, describe why you believe EPSS have not been widely used and if they are more likely be become more prevalent in the future.

Wikipedia desctibes an EPSS as any computer or software component that improves user performance. I believe this support system is not widely used because the resources and knowledge base within a company may be a financial burden. To run this system efficiently and effectively you have to programmers who can create an interface that is simple and user friendly for employees. Additionally, these programmers tend to become indispensable and irreplaceable which drives the cost of sustaining it. I believe that with continued development of electronic organizational managment more people will become interested in entering careers that are driven by this demand. Oracle and Cisco are now offering certification opportunities that are known to yield high salaries.

Knowledge management is the way we manage information, share that information, and use it. Organizations, such as schools, are full of information/data and we must organize that data in a way that we can make sense of it. We use data to make decisions and good data=good decision making. Identify a real or hypothetical problem in your line of work. How might a blended learning approach, including the use of a knowledge management system, be use to solve the problem?

Prior to acquiring a system we call SAS educational deicisions were made solely based on TAKS data. With the introduction of SAS we could acquire more personalized data about students. The best knowledge management system I have used to date within my line of work has been SAS. With this system I look every individual student and there history as it relates to assessment data and academic performance. With this system I can use the knowledge I have already acquired about CogAT, MAP, TAKS, Honors, Pre-AP and reapply in a new way that improves the instructional decisions I make about student,

This data allows me to make data driven decisions about students. An example would be whether or not a student needs to be scheduled in an additional blocked math class. Prior to this sytem students were scheduled in 90 minute blocked classes without assessing their actual abilities. Once these abilities could be ascertained we learned that some students had abilities and were not performing because they were overworked in a 90 minute block. By evaluating CogAT scoresm and Measured Academic Progress (MAP) growth data, I could feel comofortable placing students without only relying on TAKS data as a measure. This sytem allows me to see their growth from Kindergarten to 8th grade.


Describe the types of informal learning you have been exposed to in your adult life. What was the purpose? What was the experience like? Was it engaging? Social? What role did you play? What role did the instructor play?

I have always described my entire life to be a learning experience. I believe that you learn based on the relationships you have with people you interact with. I also believe that self-education is an important quality to have or develop in adulthood. I had a friend who specialized in endocrinology. Just by my association I have learned so much about the human body and can now identify certain things health wise that involve the endocrine system. I am in no way a doctor, however I am more in tune with developments and advances in medicine just by knowing her. I also have a tendancy to take on hobbies for the purpose of learning. In my church, they needed someone to run the PowerPoint or presentation tools for church service. By taking on this position I found myself going to workshops, learning about graphic design etc. The worhsip leader for my church mentored me and I was able to learn and master worship presentation to start it in another church. The most interesting thing about both of the situations was that I learned a lot because I was motivated which brought a certain satisfaction and enjoyment to my life.

Week 3 Post

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• Blog 3.docx

Identify a specific learning goal and how you would incorporate two learning theories highlighted in Chapter 4 to achieve this goal.

Learning goal: To evaluate the concept of compromise as it relates to the Constitutional Convention

Schema Theory

Student will study the constitutional convention by learning about the event itself, key players and their philosophies of how they believed the constitution should designed. Students will use graphic organizers to process the information provided to them in their study packet.

Situated Learning Theory:

Student will participate in a real-time debate or “convention” regarding the new high school opening the following year. Students will decide on issues that will comprise the student handbook. This process will lead to a series of compromises that will actually be used in the construction of the handbook.

Find a reference (other than the book) that describes Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction. Then create a table or chart that compares and contrasts those events with the first principles described in chapter 7 and describe how you would apply each of the first principles to the goal you've developed from the first activity in this reflection.

Instructional Event	First Principles of Instuction
1. Gaining attention	Reception of patterns of neural impulses which allows for students to become engaged is how the first and second principle is applicable to this concept. Use of real world problems and events can set the stage for learning. Which occurs by activating prior knowledge and building on the knowledge that is already there.
2. Informing learner of the objective(s)
3. Stimulating recall of prerequisite learning
4. Presenting the stimulus material	Principles 3&4 should allow for demonstration and application of the new knowledge. It should be stimulating enough to the learner to maintain engagement which occurs when the learner is applying the knowledge in a meaningful way.
5. Providing learning guidance
6. Eliciting the performance	Principle 5 is important in that the student must find the learning relevant to them. By designing activities that allow the learner to connect mastery as demonstrated by performance should be evident.
7. Providing feedback about performance
8. Assessing performance
9. Enhancing retention and transfer

By creating a learning opportunity where students are actually invested such developing the student handbook for the new high school students will connect with the theory and concept of compromise as it relates to the constitution.

Principle	Activity
Learning is promoted when learners are engaged in solving real world problems.	The student handbook for the MacMillen high school must be developed and adhered to by all students.
Learning is promoted when existing knowledge is activated as a foundation for new knowledge	The study of the historical convention of the constitutional convention will yield opportunities to how we should construct the MacMillan convention.
Learning is promoted when new knowledge is demonstrated to the learner.	We will study the elements of constitutional convention and determine how to proceed with design and arguments for the MacMillen convention.
Learning is promoted when new knowledge is applied by the learner.	The MacMillen convention will be conducted and debated by the students.
Learning is promoted when new knowledge is integrated into the learners world.	Students will vote on the compromises and arguments put forth and develop their own high school handbook.

Develop a new goal or using the one you've already developed, briefly describe how you might use the whole-task approach, scaffolding, and mathemagenic methods to help students learn to perform a task.

I would begin by discussing the concept of compromise. What does it mean? Who do we compromise in our own lives? Have you ever seen your parents or adults compromise on an issue?

We would then discuss the elements of compromise as it relates to the constitution and how key players in framers of the constitution had to compromise to reach goals. Students will identify compromises and discern whether they thought they were good or bad compromises.

Students will then begin presenting arguments and debating elements of the student handbook for their new high school and put forth compromises that will be used to design the policies for their handbook.

You have been hired to design a course for a topic in your area of specialization. Using Table 9.2 as a template, what would you incorporate into each subcategory to motivate learners?

Use of Flip Video Cameras for Students
Attention
Perceptual Arousal	Adminisrators will use flip video film and present events during faculty meetings.
Inquiry Arousal	Teachers will view these videos at faculty meetings and have opportunities to present their own videos.
Variability	Teachers will be allowed to film classroom activities, student and teacher events.
Relevance
Goal Orientation	Teachers will be given time to get training before checking cameras out on their own.
Motive Matching	Teacher may choose at least three activities to which they will effectively implement the Flip Video in their classroom environment.
Familiarity	The videos can be tied to what the teachers are currently doing in their classroom.
Confidence
Learning Requirements	An introductory training of Flip Video will be conducted every three weeks for beginning, intermediate, and advanced learners.
Success Opportunities	Teachers will post their videos to Safari Montage a version of “YouTube” to show how they are using Flip Video.
Personal Control	Teachers will be asked to comment on other co-worker videos.
Satisfaction
Intrinsic Reinforcement	By filming successful teaching strategies and viewing positive comments on Safari teacher will experience an internal satisfaction.
Extrinsic Rewards	Teachers who effectively use this strategy in a meaningful way will be allowed to keep the Flip Video cameras as long as they are employed by the district. They will also be allowed to use for personal purposes.
Equity	Administrators will positively comment on videos that are posted and provide positive feedback in evaluations.

Finally, after completing these activities, discuss the benefits of engaging in design research.

The benefits of design research promotes deliberate ways for instructors to organize information so that it is useful to the learner. More often than not, we see so many courses that are designed for the learner to sit an get. Once that course is over the retention level of the learner significantly decreases. In order to effectively promote learning and ensure that the learner has mastered the information we must look at how we organize and design the instruction.

 

Google Docs makes it easy to create, store and share online documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

Week 2

Reflect on the definitions the book has provided and develop your own definition as it relates to your work environment.

When reviewing the definitions of Instructional Technology it reinforced the true factor about technology itself, it is unpredictable. What we think our definition of technology may be today can change with the introduction of a new innovation or idea tomorrow. I do believe, that however, the introduction of the telephone and film has changed the facet of learning in every way by creating a platform for the exchange of information to become what it is in every way. When I think of my workplace I define instructional technology to be the implementation of various multi-sensory devices that facilitate the process


Next, study the Dick, Carey and Carey model of instructional design. Redesign the model excluding and/or adding components as needed. Describe how the model adheres to the six characteristics of instructional design and how it fits in your work environment relating to your definition of instructional design.


The first thing that I would add to this design that is not consistent with one of the elements of the six characteristics of instructional design is collaboration. As revision travels around the diagram as a fluid element that must be present in all phases since collaboration or teamwork is a term that is added as the sixth characteristic is team work. Additionally, I believe that the model adheres most to these characteristics. Predominately, the most important characteristic is number 4 and the diagram focuses on this by placing the importance of evaluation at the center.


And finally, in chapter 3, there is discussion on how the Internet and world wide web will have a major influence on the way instruction is delivered to learners. Based on what you know about these technological innovations combined with what you have read about the history of instructional films, television, the computer and more, discuss how technology is generally used in the field of education and how you foresee technology being used in the future in the following areas: K12 Education, Higher Education and Adult Education (continuing education). For example, think about how we are using the blog to capture learning in higher education. How could it be used in K12?

I believe that currently we are on the precipice of a breakthrough with instructional technology that will totally redesign the way we are teaching. However, instructional technology, currently, is being used as a means of acquiring information. With all the innovations that continue to move us forward I believe that instructional technology will no longer be a tool but a necessity. Functionality within the classroom will not exist without technology. The classroom will become a place where you not only use technology to acquire rather facilitate the learning process. Blogging is the most effective way to get students to reflect and think about what their learning. Synthesis is one of the highest levels of thinking a student can ascertain to. When we ask students to take what they have learned and synthesize it by blogging we are increasing the rigor of learning exponentially.