Week 1 Reflection: Defining the Field

1. Reflect on the definitions the book has provided and develop your own definition as it relates to your work environment.                                                                                                               Instructional design and technology is the process of transferring knowledge to the student by a faciliator through various learing experiences and instruction.The student demonstrates their facets of understanding when they are not only capable of utilizing multiple types of multimedia resources, but also new types of resources that have yet to be explored.

    2.   Next, study the Dick, Carey and Carey model of instructional design. Redesign the model
          excluding and/or adding components as needed. Describe how the model adheres to the six  
          characteristics of instructional design and how it fits in your work environment relating to your   
          definition of instructional design.
          It adheres to the first characteristic of instructional design because it meets the learner
         at whatever level of instruction that they are working on as opposed to the learner
         having to struggle through something that is not appropriate for them to be working on  
         skill wise. It is goal oriented because the activities are to be developed in such
         a manner that it is a map of the direction in which the students learning is directed not
         only in skill, but in standards, and in connection with concepts that have been
         previously taught as well as those that are to come. As far as meaningful performance is
         concerned it enables both the student/faciliator to witness the real-world connections
         that the student can make as a result of the first two characteristics being considered in
        development. The design is measurable because one can create a criteria and rubric for
        which individual performance can be judged by. The design is empirical, iterative, and
        self-correcting in that it allows for one to change whatever is causing a disconnect in the
        students ability receive knowledge regardless of if it is the daily activities or the
        cumulative assessment. Finally it is a team effort in that all involved have to do their
        part. All participants that are involved have to be open to change and making the
        necessary adjustments for the learner to experience mastery in the content area.
         
              

   

3.   Based on what you know about the technological innovations combined with what you have 
          read about the history of instructional films, television, the computer and more, discuss how 
          technology is generally used in the field of education and how you foresee technology being
          used in the future in the following areas: K12 Education, Higher Education and Adult Education  
          (continuing education). For example, think about how we are using the blog to capture learning in 
          higher education. How could it be used in K12?
          Within the school district that I worked for technology was used daily due to each 
          classroom being equipped with Whiteboards in 2009. The Whiteboard enabled 
          teachers to present the content being taught in a new unique way(i.e. flipcharts). 
         

           In elementary I think that the blog can be a good tool to get students engaged in  
           writing.The teacher could use it as an electronic journal. Also the media specialist  
          could enlist the assistance of students by having them to write book reviews for new
          books that come into the library.