What are, in your mind, two unique or interesting or different or noteworthy ways Instructional Design/Technology has been used in business and industry that you believe could be usefully applied to your won professional work? Explain.
I found the technology-based training to be interesting and pertain to the educational field. Not only does the technology based training save on costs but it also can involve more professionals that couldn't attend due to budget constraints. This seems to be a never ending battle for many educational facilities. Everyone wants highly qualified teacher, to meet the "No Child Left Behind" law, but to what extent is this being meant. I feel if we incorporate more training using technology more educators could be reached. Pod casts, Web casts, discussion boards, blogs, and so are all ways for people to gather information, reflect on it, discuss the benefits and weaknesses and move forward and apply what they have learned. It could then be revisited to obtain feedback for what went well and what didn't. People could also choose professional development that pertains to what he/she is teaching. I personally have been to numerous pd's that have no bearing on what I teach and I'm only there to get my training done. That is not what training is, if it doesn't pertain to my subject being taught why am I there?
Another interesting instructional design is that of globalization of training. I would be very interesting in what is being taught in other countries. How are we as a country comparing to other countries. Through the software the developers are creating on tackling the language barrier, all kinds of new doors could open with communication across the globe.
I find it very exciting to learn about ideas and concepts from anyone whether they are teaching next door or half way around the globe that I can take and incorporate into my teachings. Using technology will have a new affect on the way training is conducted. Hopefully, many schools in the area will take advantage of these incredible tools and allow teachers quality training.
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4 comments:
Darcy,
I like your idea about learning from teachers in other countries or in other schools, no matter where they are. What a great way for a particular department to get ideas from other schools. Very cool!
Thanks for the insight.
Chrissy
I liked your idea about using technology to help teachers learn about items that pertain to them. I actually thought that would be good in this class, for us to select the technology pieces that are new to us and that pertain to us in the greatest way. I too have been to countless PD that I walk away from wishing I had those 4 hours of my life back.
You make some great points about interent training to reach our government set goals. I know in my building we often have to select who is going to be going away to conferences and then they will teach everyone what they have learned. I also think that is a hard thing to do as a teacher, go to a conference and then have to be the one to train the rest of the building. LIke you said with technology training we can all receive the same information from the source.
Jennifer
I like the idea of teachers being able to get the pd through these same tools we are using in this course. Done on their own time and in their own space.
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