I think if we could use localization and internationalization in our teaching, it would make our teachers jobs so much easier. Imagine if we had Specialists to convert and/or incorporate our lessons to fit different cultures, races, languages, religions, and any other barriers that we need to adjust to. Or just make our lessons culturally free. We could concentrate on the main idea and let them go to work. What a dream! I thought the idea of having a specialist that makes products culture free or adapts the product to fit local cultures all over the world is awesome. I never realized how much a color on a product would make a difference to some cultures or the cursor on a computer. Not saying anything is wrong with that, but just little differences you don’t always think about and sometimes don’t even/ever realize you are doing it. It made me rethink about some of the things I do in my teachings. It is also a topic that I would love to do more research on now that I have read about how much of an effect it can have.
I think technology based training has taken business and industry to another level and I feel it would be a great time saver for education. I have to recertify in CPR, First Aide, AED, etc. every year. I know they still need to do hands on observation for some of the certification; however, I feel the rest of the information could be put into simulations or online training and go from there. It would free up time on instructors (since they are short instructors anyway) and it would allow for more easily accessible classes, save money on transportation, and less time for all staff to take the full certifications. I know there are more scenarios that can go with this information, but it is just a little of what I thought is a great idea for educators.
So far I have loved discovering all the new technology tools that you have assigned us. They have pretty easy to navigate, and if I did have trouble I usually kicked myself afterwards with a “duh” expression because I just missed something. When I did have questions I would try to contact someone that is online which didn’t always work but I love that option or I would email the instructor. Either way I quickly received help for anything that ailed me. I am excited to use the information. Some info (like the del.icio.us) I would have loved to have years ago. Working on so many different computers it becomes annoying emailing and compiling all your favorite sites. Social book marking is awesome. As for the course, I think it is a great opener to the program. It gives you a little of everything to get warmed up, but isn’t to difficult to were you get scared away. I am excited to incorporate some of the new technology into our school website and my department website.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Week 7- HPI and Podcasting
This Week In Technology - TWIT
TWIT is about former TechTV hosts Leo Laporte, Kevin Rose, Patrick Norton, Robert Heron, John C. Dvorak and many others in a roundtable discussion of the week’s big tech stories. It is not only entertaining but it also holds a lot of information. They talk about what is out there today and what tech tools are better than others...or what is going on with certain tech companies. A great site to keep you updated on all that is technology, especially if you do not have a lot of time to research all that they offer.
I have the RSS feed located on the bottom right side of my blog or here is the website: http://leoville.tv/podcasts/twit.xml
I feel podcasting is a great addition to educational curriculum. Once you find information that is factual and on target with the lesson you are teaching, than you can integrate it into your teachings. Students will find it intriguing and it is one more way to reach students. I should say it is a different way to reach students also. Not only can staff incorporate this new piece of technology, but students have just as much access. As I learned searching and subscribing to the podcast is fairly easy and could be done with little training for staff or student. Students could do more research through podcasts and develop more knowledgeable and creative reports. There is no extra cost to students or staff to use podcasts and there are so many already available not including the podcast that the staff or student can create. Students can create podcasts in relation to the lesson and the staff can have future use of all of the top quality podcasts. Teachers can also produce there lessons, unit lessons, or just homework pieces on podcasts that students can access from home or school.
I think the idea of Human Performance Improvement (HPI) is needed in every school/company. It could help pin point problem area and give solutions on how to fix them. Now who can honestly say that you have never had problems at any job you have had? I can’t. There are always obstacles to figure out and you might be doing an awesome job, but because of someone or something else you still fail or fall short in the end. We have recently implanted a Positive Behavior Support System in our school and students and staff are rewarded for having positive behavior. On the staff side of the issue I personally think there is a lack of consequences in our program, but we decided to try positive reinforcement. There is a teacher of the month chosen and they get to spin the wheel for goodies (comp. time, longer lunch, free lunch from principle, etc.) We finally came up with this idea after everyone was sick to death of all the negativity throughout our school. We did not use the HPI system, but we did use some what of a breakdown to figure out how to solve our issue. Now it has helped, but it has not cured our ailments. Maybe if we fully implement the HPI System we can figure out to the T what we should do to accomplish our goals.
TWIT is about former TechTV hosts Leo Laporte, Kevin Rose, Patrick Norton, Robert Heron, John C. Dvorak and many others in a roundtable discussion of the week’s big tech stories. It is not only entertaining but it also holds a lot of information. They talk about what is out there today and what tech tools are better than others...or what is going on with certain tech companies. A great site to keep you updated on all that is technology, especially if you do not have a lot of time to research all that they offer.
I have the RSS feed located on the bottom right side of my blog or here is the website: http://leoville.tv/podcasts/twit.xml
I feel podcasting is a great addition to educational curriculum. Once you find information that is factual and on target with the lesson you are teaching, than you can integrate it into your teachings. Students will find it intriguing and it is one more way to reach students. I should say it is a different way to reach students also. Not only can staff incorporate this new piece of technology, but students have just as much access. As I learned searching and subscribing to the podcast is fairly easy and could be done with little training for staff or student. Students could do more research through podcasts and develop more knowledgeable and creative reports. There is no extra cost to students or staff to use podcasts and there are so many already available not including the podcast that the staff or student can create. Students can create podcasts in relation to the lesson and the staff can have future use of all of the top quality podcasts. Teachers can also produce there lessons, unit lessons, or just homework pieces on podcasts that students can access from home or school.
I think the idea of Human Performance Improvement (HPI) is needed in every school/company. It could help pin point problem area and give solutions on how to fix them. Now who can honestly say that you have never had problems at any job you have had? I can’t. There are always obstacles to figure out and you might be doing an awesome job, but because of someone or something else you still fail or fall short in the end. We have recently implanted a Positive Behavior Support System in our school and students and staff are rewarded for having positive behavior. On the staff side of the issue I personally think there is a lack of consequences in our program, but we decided to try positive reinforcement. There is a teacher of the month chosen and they get to spin the wheel for goodies (comp. time, longer lunch, free lunch from principle, etc.) We finally came up with this idea after everyone was sick to death of all the negativity throughout our school. We did not use the HPI system, but we did use some what of a breakdown to figure out how to solve our issue. Now it has helped, but it has not cured our ailments. Maybe if we fully implement the HPI System we can figure out to the T what we should do to accomplish our goals.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Week 6 - Chapter 3 Trends and Issues
From what I know and what I have discovered in reading Chapter 3 of Trends and Issues, I believe that the Internet and the World Wide Web will have a major influence on the way instruction is presented to learners. The past has already shown the influence that technology innovations have had on our businesses and entertainment. It has also shown its affect on instruction and education, even though it hasn’t been as quick and whole heartedly affected. It has been affected.
Adult education in business, government, and military has shown its increase in the past with retaining knowledge from video trainings instead regular lecture learning. “Most training directors reported that the films reduced training time without having a negative impact on training effectiveness, and that the films were more interesting and resulted in less absenteeism than traditional training programs” (Trends and Issue). It also helped train effectively and efficiently large numbers of individuals with diverse background. “In recent years, rapid advances in computer and other digital technology, including the internet, have led to a rapidly increasing interest in, and use of, these media for instructional purposes, particularly in training in business and industry.” In 2003, instruction presented via technology rose from 10% in 1999 to 24%, and in 2004 up to 25%. The numbers even show the increase in instruction that is being provided in businesses.
As for higher education, this class EDT 5410 shows the increase in education via internet or the World Wide Web. In the past, colleges had no online classes. In 2002, 83% of colleges offered online courses and degrees. Now in 2004-2005, nearly all colleges support online learning through WebCT or Blackboard. However, in the past (1920’s) McCluskey indicates that while the field continued to grow, the educational community at large was not greatly affected by that growth. He also states that by 1930, commercial interests in the visual instruction movement had invested and lost more than $50 million, only part of which was due to the Great Depression, which began in 1929. These statements show that not only did education grow slowly with technology, but business had its up and downs with lots of cost in money. I wonder if that’s the main reason districts are so slow to jump into technology. When we know the best thing for each student would be a 1:1 ratio, districts are thinking what is going to come up next that we are going to maybe or maybe not waste all this money on computers.
I think technology is going to influence its path on its own pace. Businesses seem to be able to front the money more easily then educational systems, so this might have a reason to why they have initially gained more and gained it faster than the educational systems.
Adult education in business, government, and military has shown its increase in the past with retaining knowledge from video trainings instead regular lecture learning. “Most training directors reported that the films reduced training time without having a negative impact on training effectiveness, and that the films were more interesting and resulted in less absenteeism than traditional training programs” (Trends and Issue). It also helped train effectively and efficiently large numbers of individuals with diverse background. “In recent years, rapid advances in computer and other digital technology, including the internet, have led to a rapidly increasing interest in, and use of, these media for instructional purposes, particularly in training in business and industry.” In 2003, instruction presented via technology rose from 10% in 1999 to 24%, and in 2004 up to 25%. The numbers even show the increase in instruction that is being provided in businesses.
As for higher education, this class EDT 5410 shows the increase in education via internet or the World Wide Web. In the past, colleges had no online classes. In 2002, 83% of colleges offered online courses and degrees. Now in 2004-2005, nearly all colleges support online learning through WebCT or Blackboard. However, in the past (1920’s) McCluskey indicates that while the field continued to grow, the educational community at large was not greatly affected by that growth. He also states that by 1930, commercial interests in the visual instruction movement had invested and lost more than $50 million, only part of which was due to the Great Depression, which began in 1929. These statements show that not only did education grow slowly with technology, but business had its up and downs with lots of cost in money. I wonder if that’s the main reason districts are so slow to jump into technology. When we know the best thing for each student would be a 1:1 ratio, districts are thinking what is going to come up next that we are going to maybe or maybe not waste all this money on computers.
I think technology is going to influence its path on its own pace. Businesses seem to be able to front the money more easily then educational systems, so this might have a reason to why they have initially gained more and gained it faster than the educational systems.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Photo Sharing and Instructional Design - Week 5
To incorporate photo sharing into my lessons, I would have students take pictures of their workout programs and put them in order in a slide show to share with others. Students would be able to use different lifts and stretches for each picture and combine them to form a proper workout session. Each student would then have knowledge of 20 to 30 different workouts that they could implement into their healthy lifestyle. Problems I see in using this type of technology is students will be able to see anything that is posted. If any improper photos were put on then all would see. Also photo fraud and theft is another item of concern with anything put on the web. I feel photo sharing is great because you can show everyone and it is easily accessible to view. You can choose to have your cite set as public or private, but you would need to invite all of your classmates to view. Most photo sharing site are ease to navigate and take very little time and knowledge to manage them.
Analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE) are all parts of a lesson plan. The book description is much more technical and wordy then what a general lesson plan entails. In a general lesson plan you first have to figure what the problem is (analysis), than you need objectives that will be worked on to fix the problem (design), from your objectives you will develop how you will teach these objectives and with what material (development), you will also need the correct environment to administer the lesson (implementation), and finally you need to evaluate your lesson by assessing the students with a formative and summative evaluations (evaluations). Most lesson plans are completed by one person, but in Chapter 2 they describe many people being apart of the instructional design. It says that it can be done by one person, but more than likely it is too big for one person to handle. Some of the titles they have given to people on an instructional design team are subject matter expert, and instructional designer, one or more production personnel, clerical support, and a project manager. Most of the characteristics that they give for instructional design fit my general lesson plan theory also. Instructional design and lesson design are learner centered, goal oriented, focuses on meaningful performance, assumes outcomes can be measured in a reliable and valid way, and that it is empirical, iterative, and self correcting.
Analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE) are all parts of a lesson plan. The book description is much more technical and wordy then what a general lesson plan entails. In a general lesson plan you first have to figure what the problem is (analysis), than you need objectives that will be worked on to fix the problem (design), from your objectives you will develop how you will teach these objectives and with what material (development), you will also need the correct environment to administer the lesson (implementation), and finally you need to evaluate your lesson by assessing the students with a formative and summative evaluations (evaluations). Most lesson plans are completed by one person, but in Chapter 2 they describe many people being apart of the instructional design. It says that it can be done by one person, but more than likely it is too big for one person to handle. Some of the titles they have given to people on an instructional design team are subject matter expert, and instructional designer, one or more production personnel, clerical support, and a project manager. Most of the characteristics that they give for instructional design fit my general lesson plan theory also. Instructional design and lesson design are learner centered, goal oriented, focuses on meaningful performance, assumes outcomes can be measured in a reliable and valid way, and that it is empirical, iterative, and self correcting.
Monday, February 4, 2008
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