791 Sensemaking and Research Design Bog |
Is it a process, a procedure or a principal? If a concept is a chair, what is a fact? Is the relevance the context or is the attention the engagement? I am in instructional design overload.
I am enjoying thinking about all of the different aspects and considerations that go into good instructional design. Considering the learners sociocultural background, the needs and expectations of the learner. Thoughtfully planning what technical tools and resources the learner might needs, along with their comfort level with those tools...it can all be a bit overwhelming. It does make me appreciate all the work that has gone into curriculum, web design and instructional training. When I think of the SITE model, I think about the professional learning I provide for my staff. I am often required to lead teacher through a data analysis process. The data is housed on a variety of websites. These days often give me anxiety. In a staff of 30 teachers, there are a few who don't use their computers at all....so getting them to log in to the correct site and navigate through the data is a challenge. Inevitably, there will be a few teachers who don't value the particular piece of data we are looking at, so they feel it is a waste of their time. Another handful of teachers will have looked at this data on their own, so going through step by step is a waste of their time. A few teachers will be in see the value of the data and be able to use the technical tools, so for them, the professional learning is a success. I think of this group when I think of my next steps. My working driving question is "What will the effects of increased academic language have on academic achievement?". My audience is teachers, my staff in particular. Good instructional design should be able to connect to all these groups of people. On the plus side, I know my staff well, I have worked with most of them for 10 plus years. I know who has tech trouble, I know who embraces change and who avoids it. My challenge is presenting the information in a way that can meet the needs of this diverse group and have the instruction be meaningful and relevant to all of them.
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Joseph Hall
3/4/2017 04:04:24 pm
It's interesting to read about your views on Professional Development (PD) from the standpoint of the person training teachers. My viewpoint is from the eye of the teacher being trained.
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Todd
3/5/2017 02:52:17 pm
Hi Becky,
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todd
3/5/2017 02:56:09 pm
As a side note, I loved that you made me think with your title! I had to pause to consider your meaning of "jargonitis!"
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