Sections 5: Trends & Issues
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.
Business
1)
Trend: Assessment techniques
Issue: Assessment techniques for individuals
2). Trend: Learning efficiency
Issue: What actions need to be in place for the learning efficiency to
be at optimal levels
3). Trend: Social media
Issue:
How to make it enjoyable for the employees; where should it include making
employees want to participate
4). Trend: Conducting
research
Issue: Will the instructional design
increase barriers to the research process?
In my workplace most of the assessment techniques are
introduced from an outside organization that has no real connection to the
daily tasks of the employees. Our social media has the CEO of the company
participating and he responds too many of posts daily from employees.
Military
1). Trend: Real Live settings
Issue: The live settings would have to incorporate more
simulation/video game programming that may be quite a task for instructional
design creators.
2). Trend: Increasing understanding for specific tasks
Issue: Soldiers are encountering dangerous or life
threatening circumstances, therefore it may be difficult to create something
for specific duties that would relate to their job descriptions.
3). Aggressive problem solving challenges
Issue: Instructional design may not be at the point
right now to include enough information that would improve problem solving
challenges for the whole organization, only a few job sectors would benefit.
My workplace has more capability to establish
instructional design that would benefit percentages or probability for military
type programs. The visuals would have to be the most beneficial method of
programming or tools with learner controlled options.
P-12
Education
1). Trend: Dedicating more time for core subjects
Issue: The core subjects must have design that students
are able to internalize the information since the core subjects are tested.
2). Trend: Environmentally
friendly campuses
Issue: The usage of paper materials and large textbooks
is slowly decreasing in the public schools. The text must contain sufficient
graphics and programming that can engage the students in a positive learning
experience.
3). Trend: Interactive learning
Issue: The interactive learning can help with science
objectives, psycho motor activities, and improved video quizzes for students.
The P-12 sector can have more options for electronic
portfolios, and student submissions that they can take with them through the
remaining portions of their educational journey.
Demitra,
ReplyDeleteI did not focus on Business or Military as areas of my blog post, so I learned a little more about ID in these contexts by reading your post. It is interesting to find that efficient learning and training strategies are being sought in business and industry. This makes sense because in business efficiency typically equals gain. It is also interesting to find that business and industry are moving toward a trend of increased integration of social media in the instructional/ support process. This definitely says something about the times in which we live in that it adds to an increased connectivity and more global perspective. In regard to military training, I can see how innovative life-like simulations offer a safe environment for preparing a person before putting him or her in a real potentially life-threatening situation. Good discussion.
Demitra, we must think alike! I, too, discussed funding and social media. I like how you divided up each section and gave the trends and issues. It made everything very clear. The idea of innovative life-like simulations is an excellent one and has many positive factors such as saving a person's own life or the life of another. Unfortunately, with funding and training being so limited, it's sad that things like this are continuously cut back in all areas.
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