Week 6 Reflection

Instructional design can be implemented in many different areas.  The three discussed in these chapters are in the business sector, in P-12 education and in higher education.  Within all three the commonality is to teach. Within the business sector the focus is on employee training.  The result of this training is to increase on-the-job performance and solving organizational problems.  The end goal is to make the company more profitable.

The second area discussed is in P-12 education.  There are three different types of developments discussed: system, product, and classroom.  Within the system development the focus is on identifying student's needs. The system model within the business sector is to focus on for profit, large scale development.  Product allows a student in a P-12 classroom to drill concepts independently through online tools and games.  Within a business this type of development would encourage the self-paced learner to excel on the job.  The classroom development is based on being a teacher led tool.  The teacher will use instructional design to supplement the class.

Within higher education the use of instructional design is modeled by being the student completing their work on-line and obtaining feedback from a professor.  The professor is key in developing an on-line curriculum. Their job is to help engage students with their learning process.  The major theme with high education is student managed with a professor as a guide.

The area that could be applied to my school would be the business model.  It would be great if ID could be used to benefit the entire school and help solve organization problems.

The first lesson that I would find most relevant to my professional career would be to have a broad range of skills.  My degree is currently in science education.  I would love to become proficient in ID or another area of education, this would make me more marketable in the workforce.  The second area is keeping up with the literature in my interest area.  This would give me a well rounded knowledge of my subject area which would therefore, benefit my students.