Sunday, September 29, 2013

Post #5: Trends and Issues

IDT defined:

Instructional design can be defined as is the practice of creating "instructional experiences which make the acquisition of knowledge and skill more efficient, effective, and appealing."[1] The process consists broadly of determining the current state and needs of the learner, defining the end goal of instruction, and creating some "intervention" to assist in the transition.

These three field share similar issues but differ in types of objective and roles for their employees. These fields are all helping fields and assist in bettering individuals.

Health Care Education
According to our text the health care field is very broad. It involves the delivery of health services and research. The employees in this field must be knowledgeable and aware of the roles they hold. These employees must participate in prep session and training seminars to have the most up to date knowledge to best serve their patients. One big issue that individuals from the health care deal with is that certain decisions they make can be life-saving or ending for their patients. 



P-12 education
This education is crucial to the success of our students. The teachers are held to meet certain expectations in order to assist students and meet their educational needs. Teachers are graded by their principals and receive help on how to better their performance in the classroom. Like member in the healthcare, teachers also attend trainings and workshop to better develop their craft. 



Higher education
The employees in this field have to apply and earn promotion. Unlike in the health and P-12 education fields where your education is what determines what title you can earn. There are five common roles of this instructional design. As a employee of a institution of higher education, it is a very interesting role that one plays. Like the other fields, there are goals and objectives that need to be met within the community. 




2 comments:

  1. It seems like you captured the issues that relate to the employees of Health Care, P-12 and Higher Education. The impact or desired impact that each have on the learner is an angle that I didn't consider much. Thanks for the perspective.

    A few other issues that they will deal with differently is the cost of training, the delivery and types of training, and even some cultural differences.

    I recall talking to a professor in our teacher development course and she mentioned that she had a room full of coaches and felt rather intimidated as they didnt appear to be interested. She quickly adapted and approached them as she saw them acting and they soon gained respect for her. The trick is to understand the client and meet them where they need it.

    How do you think the costs and types of training would vary from each of the three areas?

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  2. It is nice to be able to earn a position based on your education, however, I think it is very motivating and benefical to the learner to have to earn a promotion. Unfortunately, in my line of work, P-12, there are many teachers that get their position based on a degree and they do not work as hard as they should in order to promote a quality learning atmosphere. I wish there was a way for educators in my fields to have to be held accountable for their actions in the classroom.

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