screen cast article potential uses

The first thing that came to mind was science and using it as a tutorial. I love science but when it came time to do the experiments in chemistry class it took me forever, i would have to read and re-read the directions to try and comprehend the different chemicals, tools, measurements and steps to do things in. A tutorial would be a good example of how to produce the end results for the specific experiment. I think this would be a good way for students to advance in science that struggle with reading materials and big bulky chemistry lab workbooks. I would give the students a hands on experiment to do after watching the tutorial (screencast) of the activity and what was expected at the end.

website/google page creator activity

http://sites.google.com/site/edt5410tlawson/

I would use this website as a facilitator to my class. I would like students and parents alike to be able to access my website and see the different things going on in our classroom. I would post weekly assignments, announcements, extra credit assignments, and homework that the students would be responsible for. I would post different dates that were coming up such as a monthly or weekly calender depending on how busy each month was. Depending on the grade I would post weekly activity schedule such as extra curricular activities, everything that a parent would want to know and could find out. I would want this to be used to answer any questions the parents might have in regards to their child or our class and use a phone call as a last result, only to save us all time. I would always make myself available though through phone, fax, and web links such as email through the website itself. I would also have a place for chats and comments. We had to make a similar activity in a previous technology class that used the dreamweaver program, which i found very user friendly.

R/D11

Well after reading this chapter i wasn't left wondering about my competencies i was left wondering if i would be capable of landing a job due to lack of competencies due to lack of certification and/or training. I feel that i can always do anything i put my mind to, but will i not be competent because of lack of definition in my job title or certifications. How can we know where were going if our past is so unclear, how can there be such a big discrepancy in defining technology professionals. I mean i don't by all means have enough education to call myself certified but how do i know what i'm working toward when the definitions keep getting changed and i will never feel confident in the title i may one day hold due to uncertainty. There is always room for improvement and that is why i am seeking additional certification and taking these technology classes, but after reading this chapter i'm worried that my additional certification won't mean anymore than what i already have. What will set me apart from an ordinary teacher without technology certifications? So i guess this question leads me into my own answer. I would need to improve and develop my performance-oriented skills. I always thought academically vs. performance oriented, i guess my performance as a teacher will still be geared toward academics but focusing more on my performance and how i bring my teaching skills across. What this means to me is that i would be more affective by the way i teach not what i teach. If a student doesn't learn or retain what is being taught it wont matter what is being taught. I don't know but I think the responsibilities of all three professions should be the same i don't know how they can define one as one way and another a different way. So as an instructional designer you must be honest and fair inall facets of one's work and as a training manager commit time and effort to the development of the profession, but not be honest and fair? Why would they state one requirement for one profession but not for the other i would hope that all three professionals would be honest and fair in all facets of one's work.

R/D10

There are a lot of similarities in all 3 context areas as in needing some type of change. All three areas seem to agree that instructional design is not perfect and needs to change whether it is in business, p-12 education, or higher education. All three seem to try and focus on management and facilitating smooth integration of timelines and teamwork. I know i have even experienced some of the change that has come about, from working individually to working in a group. This was hard for me because i am a very independent person and have trouble learning new ways. I admit i don't like to disagree so i usually go along with others ideas and try to give a working chance. I know working with a group will only enhance the procedure and work of the outcome. Trying to keep up with the ever changing literature and educational theories and practices can be so demanding in itself so having more than one head to put to use only helps keep everyone more up to date. I like some of the ideas that were stated in the Brenda Litchefield paragraph. The fact that she surveys new faculty at the beginning of the to plan her workshops accordingly. And she meets regularly with faculty individually to analyze what they know about teaching and what they need to know. How she sends out faculty "teaching tips" dealing with her experiences over the years. I think all these things would help in my place of business where we all have different shifts and its hard to always talk face to face. It feels like we are playing phone tag with messages and this hard when you have parents that have issues that need to be dealt with and you werent the person handling the intial concern. Having regularly schedule meetings to analyze things would help along with the faculty 'teaching tips' that could be used as fyi's in our case.