Section 5: Trends & Issues Various
Settings
1. Chapters in Section V identify trends and issues in IDT in
various contexts: business & industry; military; health care education;
P-12 education; and post-secondary education. Select 2 of these 5 contexts and
compare/contrast the IDT trends and issues. Then describe how knowledge of IDT
trends and issues you captured from those two fields can better inform your
work.
After review the chapters in Section V, I decided I would like to
compare and contrast military and P-12 education. Seeing as how they are basically the same
thing, am I right fellow teachers?
Kidding! Although there were
sometimes I could have used a drill sergeant to back me up on some behavior
issues. But really, we’ll talk IDT among these 2 contexts. Both the military and education settings are
constantly changing and evolving in regards to technology.
The book states that, “Over the years, the military in the United
States and other developed nations have evolved into huge, technologically
sophisticated, multifaceted, integrated organizations with an overwhelming
number of responsibilities.” I think in
the military, technology is at the forefront of everything they do. They have the best of the best designing and
instructing on the best practices of use.
In P-12 education it seems that the training done for technology
integration and design is placed nowhere near the top of the priority list. I’m
not saying this is the case for everyone but from what I’ve seen it’s pretty
subpar.
In
the chapter on P-12 education we see, “Research results reveal that technology
integration is a slow and complex process inhibited by a number of barriers,
especially when combined with less traditional strategies, such as
student-centered learning. A few key examples are below.
•Availability
and access to computers and resources
•Technical,
administrative, and peer support
•Teachers’beliefs
and attitudes
•Teachers’
technological and content knowledge “
I
believe we have GOT to integrate technology into our daily routines in the
classroom. Students need to know the
value of using the resources for educational purposes. The text also
states,” In the military, training is part of
the job and is integrated into the workplace which means it represents a larger
proportion of day-to-day activities than in the civilian environment.” Wouldn’t that be nice if it were the same for
education in the P-12 setting? If
technology was just common place rather than “worked into” the curriculum.
2. Chapters in Section VI discuss global trends and issues in IDT. What have you learned from the
selected chapter and how can/will it enhance your teaching? In a global and more connected
society, we face unprecedented challenges that have implications for learning.
How and can we prepare our youth to develop cultural sensitivity when working
with people from the another (or your selected) region? Does our current
education system, curriculum, and instructional practices help learners foster
the skills necessary to tackle these issues? What can be done in your role?
This
chapter was a great read. Chapter 24
spoke a lot of Japan, and the ways they are integrating training and
technology. I really admire the value
that they put on education. One thing
that really caught my eye from Chapter 24 about IDT in Japan was this, “Becoming
a schoolteacher is still a very competitive matter in Japan and the teaching
profession still commands great respect.”
They are highly respected! I do
believe that is something that their culture has engrained into the students
and members of their society, teachers should be respected. Teachers are also taken on “retreats” for
training opportunities. Sign me up!
It
seems based on the text that IDT plays a weak role in Japan and teachers rely
more on “lesson study” where, “teachers can be regarded as instructional
designers in the area of their own subjects.”
While
I think our students are prepared enough to work with people in these other
regions, I do think we can do better.
More value should be placed on education and respect for the role that
educators play. As an educator I think
it’s important that I instill some of these values in my students and provide
with everything I can will they are with me.
I also take responsibility for pushing my co-worker to strive to do
better and really integrate the skills these students will need to succeed.
Reiser, Robert V.; Dempsey, John V.. Trends and Issues in
Instructional Design and Technology (3rd Edition) (Page 188). Pearson HE, Inc..
Kindle Edition.
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Nicely done!
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