The definition given in the book Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology says that rapid prototyping is thought to decrease design cycle time for the following reasons: First, the methodologies reduce production time because it eliminates time consuming revisions and second, if not a quality product then satisfied customers.
Rapid prototyping can be used in education for lesson plan designing. In our school district we currently, used a software program called Forethought that allows us to input lesson plans and share our lesson plans with other teachers. Forethought provides a template for designing lessons; the system provides a shell that teachers are to follow for effective lesson planning. Our administrators check our lesson plans for quality at the beginning on Monday of every week and offer suggestions and ask clarifying questions. This is a form of rapid prototyping because of the shell that is provide and the plans that are created remain in the system year after year. So, as a teacher it makes the job a little easier because every year you have something to build on and make changes to based on previous feedback. Other teachers throughout the school and the district have the opportunity to view other's teachers plans through a certain setting on the software.
When thinking about how rapid prototyping related to education I purely thought that I should be looking at a tangible model that has been created. However, lesson plans are models that are continually needed throughout the field of education by all teachers. It is nice to have an outline or plan of possible activities that can be altered than to have to create everything from scratch. One model that has been created and used in the education field that can be an example of rapid prototyping is Bloom's Taxonomy.
http://www.odu.edu/educ/roverbau/Bloom/blooms_taxonomy.htm
The Bloom's Taxonomy model serves as a model for teachers to be able to plan lessons that will reach students at different levels. The model provides a ladder to start students then allow them to excel higher. Teachers all around the world use the model to ensure that they are designing lessons that will effectively teach students to use critical thinking skills.
Instructional Design in the Military
I would design staff development for the military in three different forms using the full spectrum diagram. Soliders in the military travel all over and their training happens on the job. The soliders are at various levels and have to be trained in ability groups. Soliders that are of higher rank and higher skill level can train soldiers of lower level and lower rank.
Training must be adaptable depending on the environment that the soliders are in and avaliable when needed. The following staff development plan will allow the military to ensure that training is readily avaliable in all areas.
Classroom
In the classroom there will be training and development avaliable for soliders in the form of books and technology. The training will be conducted by soliders of the highest rank and highest skill level. There will be stationed desktops or laptops in the training classroom that are WIFI capable to allow for research and various types of computer simulations. Computer simulations will be conducted with each trainee and trainees will be grouped according to their career path with the military, ranking, and skill level. Computer simulations allow the soliders to engage with the use of technology needed for the enhancement of their profession. The classroom setting provides more direct instruction and question/answer sessions that allow lower ranked and lower skilled soliders to really learn the foundation of their profession.
Garrison/Base
On base there will be replicas of various situations that will be setup that will be used for practice for trainees. This would be the next step after formal classroom training has taken place and now trainees can begin to put into practice what they have learned from books. Applying principals learned from the more experienced soliders and physically preparing for real situations that they will be faced with when deployed. There would be a mix of mid to high level ranked and mid to high level skilled soliders to operate the training because this training would be based on experience.
Deployed
When soliders are deployed technology is needed but can possibly be limited depending on where they are. So trainining during this phase would take place strictly on the job. There would be access to computers and hand held devices that have internet connections that will allow soliders to conduct live chats with soilders of higher ranks.
Step-Up-To-Excellence and GSTE
I will start by showing clips of the school of rock: The school of rock shows how one person transformed a classroom of students that were accustomed to strict structure to using their intellect in other ways that included fun and freedom.
I will begin a discussion with the staff asking them how this video relates to our school and school district?
I will provide a copy of the book Trends and Issues In Instructional Design And Technology and introduce chapter 21. We will read about highlighted points that I would have chosen prior to the staff development. Following the discussion we will watch the following video that discusses the paradigm of education.
Afterward we will discuss how Step-Up-To-Excellence and GSTE relates to the message from the video.
Faculty Development Offices
Texas A&M Commerce
- What are the different names used for faculty development? Faculty Development Committee
- What division is it under? Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs
- What services does it offer? How often are programs given and what specifically are they? The role of the Faculty Development Committee is to plan and execute a variety of activities to aid faculty members in the continuing development of teaching and research skills. The range of activities extends from informal social functions and topical luncheons to book discussion groups, retreats, teleconferences, teaching workshops, visiting lectures, new faculty orientation and international student experiences. Its most important function is to encourage interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary discussions as well as approaches to instruction. The committee includes representatives from a cross-section of the University faculty, with representation from all three colleges.
Univeristy of North Texas
- What are the different names used for faculty development? Faculty Staff Training/Development
- What division is it under? Human Resources
- What services does it offer? The Training and Development staff focuses on working with department leaders to predict and develop strategies/approaches that continue to build a workforce capable of accomplishing UNT’s strategic goals.
- How often are programs given and what specifically are they? http://www.hr.unt.edu/main/ViewPage.php?cid=69#TrainingCatalog
Witchita State University
- What are the different names used for faculty development? Offices for faculty development and student success
- What division is it under? Offices for faculty development and student success
- What services does it offer? The Office of Faculty Development and Student Success has a dual mission. We support students -- especially those new to Wichita State University -- by helping them adjust to life on campus, and we offer tools to aid faculty in the classroom
- How often are programs given and what specifically are they? http://www.hr.unt.edu/main/ViewPage.php?cid=69#TrainingCatalog
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