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 and Industry
Chapters 18-23 discuss the trends
and issues in IDT in various settings across different contexts. The three settings I choose are Business and Industry,
Military and training environment, and Health Care Education.
Over the years IDT trends and issues have changed. IDT focuses more on how
trainings can help with better results. Trainers must do some research to
identify best practices for their specific needs. In the corporate world
trainings are developed for new employees or even current. Once the trainer has
found their best practice, the instruction for the business
will help create a more effective workplace.
Military
Military
Military, to me has a very interesting need for IDT. With
military they are focused on security and safety. I notices military was another
method of business there is technology training modules involved. With
technology changes, designers should keep in mind what technology is being used.
Also, with different forms of technology and weapons entering into the military
it’s very important for designers to develop the appropriate training procedures.
One issue arising for the military would be funding. Deciding which technologies
are most important spending money and the best ones to keep. It is our responsibility
to train individuals who are entering into the military. Making sure they are capable
and understand how important their job really is.
The curriculum I develop for my Afterschool program, I always think whether the lesson is developmentally appropriate for the certain age group I’m writing the curriculum for. I think this is similar to how we look at training the military. The trainings must be important just like our lessons.
Health Care
The curriculum I develop for my Afterschool program, I always think whether the lesson is developmentally appropriate for the certain age group I’m writing the curriculum for. I think this is similar to how we look at training the military. The trainings must be important just like our lessons.
Health Care
Health care involves so many areas such as hospitals,
public private and non-profit organizations. It is growing into a completely
digital environment. Health Care is similar to those in the military you are
often dealing with life and death on a daily basis. Professionals today use digital
resources in their practices. Software developers are selling customized
programs. The software created, training modules should be presented to users
to make sure the correct technology training is implemented. As
a trainer for my Afterschool program, it’s very important to know the newest
information in order to provide the most appropriate training. With the medical
field certain requirements should be met including trainings and required
education.
Chapters
in Section VI discuss global trends and issues in IDT. As the world’s
population grows exponentially, we face unprecedented challenges that have
implications for learning. How and can we prepare our youth to address the
problems of living in a world with 9 billion people when the earth’s resources
cannot sustain that many? Does our current education system, curriculum, and
instructional practices help learners foster the complex problem-solving skills
necessary to tackle these issues? Are there methods and practices used in
European and Asian countries that we should use here in the US? Why or why not?
I think that we need to teach our youth living on this earth is an opportunity
and by being a part of this world is a huge responsibility. When challenges
come along we should teach our youth to make certain decisions that will affect
others. We should also teach our students to not want more than what they can’t
have or need. I understand at times this is hard to understand but if a student’
lives outside their means the decision making in life can get harder. The
problem solving strategies in today’s society I feel students are working more towards
this issue. After reading about the parent involvement in Europe and Asia, I
think both countries have a huge accountability held to them. They have a huge
number of students who have succeeded and I believe this is something the U.S
should start looking into. By learning from one another and using each other’s resources
maybe we can prepare our future with best practices.
Kimberly,
ReplyDeleteAs a healthcare professional, I agree that the technology which is being developed is indeed constantly changing and evolving. Training is an absolute necessity in order to ensure the programs and equipment are used to their greatest advantage for the patients as well as the healthcare workers. The technology and programs are making record keeping more efficient and allowing information to be shared with others much more easily...the only draw back is what I have heard from my patients who have been experiencing a greater disconnect from their medical caregivers because of computer documentation programs and the like. Necessary evil, but hopefully not at the expense of care delivery.
I agree with what you had to say about parent involvement in other countries. We need to be more involved in our children's educations.
ReplyDeleteKimberly,
ReplyDeleteI applaud you for being an afterschool program teacher, I think all of my children learned as much in the afterschool program as they did in the classroom because it was slower paced and they got more individualized teaching. I totally agree with your statement about teaching children to be responsible for the world they live in, too many of them think the world owes them something, they don’t even contemplate how they can give back, they only want to know what else is in it for them. It scares me to think what would happen to this generation if we had another depression or some worldwide catastrophe, because the problem solving skills and critical thinking skills of many of the students I have contact with are almost nonexistent. I think the foreign countries hold the parents more accountable for their children’s learning. Here in the US in most home both parents work and the children are raising themselves, I think the breakdown of the family has had much influence on our students and not in a positive way.