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 at least 3 of these 5 contexts and compare/contrast the IDT trends and issues. Then explain how they are similar or different from the IDT trends and issues in the context in which you work.
P-12
Education is ever changing due to the policy makers putting more pressure on the schools for students to compete on a higher level in a global society. High stakes testing is putting more pressure on the school districts while funding is being cut. "IDP professionals design instructional systems to improve learning and performances" but lack of funding causes challenges in meeting that goal to its full potential (210). Administrators and teachers are being pulled in all different directions. According to the text "Only with much wider recognition of the need for ecological systemic change among policymakers, school district leaders, funders, and researchers will it be possible to communities to succeed in transforming their school systems to meet their needs in the information age" (pg. 219). Will that goal ever be met? I hope so!
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Business
One significant issue that business and P-12 have in common is they both have are demands for increased efficiency, lower training budgets, and globalized instruction. Chapter 18 states "demands for increased efficiency, lower training budgets and globalized instruction are stimulating the evolution of instruction design” (pg. 181). Policymakers are pushing for education to be more competitive globally, and many businesses complete on a global level. "Designing instruction for different cultures is not a new issue for the instructional technology field (pg. 181). Schools also have many different cultures from the administrators, teachers, and students.
Military
In my opinion I feel the military and P-12 ID have many things in common. Chapter 19 covers the challenges to instructions designers working without military involvement. One of the challenges states "Creating training that addresses the needs of the military while considering the interest of the individual" (pg. 186). This brought back memories from my student teaching experience of sitting through profession development training and trying to stay awake. A few of the profession development training sessions were about things that weren't realistic to be able to use in the classroom. The person brought it to conduct the training was not prepared and didn't seem to know what he was even talking about. In both the military and P-12 time is money so making those profession development training sessions successful is a challenge that needs to be addressed in both settings.
The increased need for global training and cultural consideration seems to be happening in all the fields. I can relate to the issues of training sessions being less than ideal. As a Kindergarten teacher I often am trained about things that are far from relevant for my classroom. With limited budget I know it will be a challenge in the IDT field to keep trainings relevant for all but it is something to work towards and adjust to make happen.
ReplyDeleteGood post Vicki. I agree with your comment about military and P-12 having a lot in common. Both are funded by government thus having lots of strings attached to any spending. Also all areas have in common the issues of needing less money spent on training and increased globalization. Good luck with the rest of the course and your career!
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