In terms of prototyping, our school improvement process goes through a series of rather quick tests and trials to arrive at a finished product. This design approach will create a quality plan to include online assessments, effective communication for stakeholders, and a process for monitoring student growth in Math and Reading.
As I reflect on the past seven weeks, my technology skills have been rather challenged. I am enjoying distance learning as part of the instructional design process. I have been rather intrigued by the tools and tasks I have been able to challenge. I was often frustrated but pleased when I was able to perform the tasks related to technology. The systematic design procedures were challenging but exciting to learn. I often reflect on this class and have begun to use the terminology or technical language when describing and employing these practices. On the one hand, I would have appreciated more technical support from the instructors; on the other hand, the time I spent tackling the tasks, the more independent I became at resolving some of the issues related to the designs.
This is my first instructional design and technology course and I feel that it is an appropriate introductory course. This course offers fairly new concepts for me and in several instances a learning curve. Nonetheless, I am enjoying learning the various types of instructional design and the related tools.
3 comments:
Patricia,
We also have school improvement teams and we are constantly trying to develop and test new ways to improve student performance and success. I think that is becoming pretty commonplace, in a time of high stakes and AYP. The better we are the better, hopefully, the students will perform. It is very interesting to read about your perspective from an administrative standpoint, as I am a classroom teacher. However, I think that when we try to apply business practices and strategies to our schools, it is not difficult to see the applications that already occur. I am encouraged by what I see in education, despite all of the negative rhetoric that is generated in the media and political arenas. Now more than ever, I think educators are most definitely thoughtful practitioners. I have also enjoyed the benefits of online education from a practicality standpoint. Despite any frustrations with new experiences, I definitely see the multitude of possibilities for myself and my students. I think there have been more good than poor experiences in this class and I find everyone pretty helpful, when called upon. Thank you for your perspectives and insight.
Chris S.
You related this chapter to a great resource we have in most public schools and that being our school improvement team. You are absolutely correct when you relate the idea of prototyping to our school improvement team, their job is to look at the school as a whole and devise a plan that can make struggling areas stronger. Reading your thoughts on how the class is handle and how much you have learned with this class I have to say I agree with you completely. Curtain tasks have been challenging and you stated it very well, I would have like more instructor assistance, however you are correct it forced me to be more independent with the technology that I was learning about.
Hi, Patricia,
You asked how informal learning might affect a massage therpist's relationship with patients, and that's a great question. Like so many other professions, massage therapy is more complex than meets the eye, largely because of the client/therapist relationship. We have a responsibility to maintain firm professional boundaries with our patients, which can be difficult with such a personal service. People tend to vent and generally talk to their therapist as they would their hairdresser, so we must listen without getting personally involved. We have to know about anatomy, physiology, musculoskeletal anatomy, pharmacology, injuries, medical conditions, etc., but we may not diagnose, even though people ask a lot of medical questions. Yet we have to assess people's conditions in order to determine the proper treatment. So therapists must be able to think on their feet in every session, be able to treat the client's physical condition, as well as deal with their mental and emotional situation. Your real education begins once you leave school, so any type of informal, hands-on, or on-the-job training helps to prepare you by developing the people skills you need to treat patients competently and ethically. And folks appreciate it, so I think it has a positive impact on the relationship.
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