Section 5: Trends and Issues in Various Settings

Section 5:
Rapid Prototyping:

In trying to understand Rapid Prototyping through our text and searching online, I think this video shows you an example of rapid prototyping.
*The supplier gathers the thoughts of what the stakeholders want
*The supplier creates a prototype for a visual idea of what their wants will result in
*Stakeholders can make changes and more prototypes created
*Once all changes have been made final production can begin
Throughout this entire process stakeholders could see and manipulate the product while it was being created.


I think a way this could be done in education is through a collective research project utilizing a wiki.
*Students create a storyboard of their final paper, assign jobs, and post on wiki
*Students research and post findings on wiki
*Students compile and edit paper
*Throughout the entire process students were able to see the entire project in an idea of what it will look like finished, edit sections as they are written, and compile the final project together online

Military technology scenario:
Pretend you are hired as a consultant for the military. They want to use technology in its training, but electronic access is not always available. Using the Full Spectrum diagram, what alternatives could you suggest for a successful program?

At each stage of the Full Spectrum diagram, I would suggest that the military supply a mobile technology unit while utilizing cloud technology.  I think scenario three in the book gives us a great look at situations that do not have adequate training facilities, but that through using mobile technology the military is able to train when needed, which is important when time is precious.  I also think it would be beneficial to use cloud technology.  Utilizing cloud technology would allow the military updated lessons immediately no matter where they are located, not just what is saved to that computer or what they have on a flash drive. 

GSTE and Step Up to Excellence professional developments:

GSTE
Phase 1:  I would prepare myself and become an expert over the change agent being brought to the staff and assess campus readiness
Phase 2:  Create a starter team that focuses on understanding the problem and system to put into place
Phase 3:  Starter teams develops into a leadership encompassing representatives from each campus.  The leadership team learns about the change agent  and develops a district wide plan and assess the districts capacity for change
Phase 4:  Leadership team develops district level design teams, which design campus level distribution plan
Phase 5:  Design team carries out implementation of plan prepared under the leadership teams supervision

Step Up To Excellence:
Step 1: SUTE - superintendent one or two administrative subordinates, one principal and one teacher from each campus - this group will redesign the entire school system
Step 2: Cluster - Clusters of groups from all campuses combined will help plan the launching of this redesign
Step 3: Each campus will have a site improvement team member that will ensure that their campus is carrying out the plan created by the cluster
Step 4: Ongoing professional development on the plan and implementing the plan
Step 5: Evaluation

In teaching these I would use the system to create two different teams that help me teach a topic to the staff.    I would then follow up with the description of how I formed the two teams and how I taught them the information from the two teams.

Faculty Development from three different Universities

Texas A&M College Station:
*Faculty development is located under Employee and Organizational Development
*It offers workshops in over 50 topics
*They offer workshops on request and have a schedule of workshops
*They offer technology training and professional development classes about twice to three times a month

Baylor
*Professional and Organizational Development
*Offer new employee development, lunches with learning opportunities, grants, library of books for reference
*They have multiple workshops each month covering various topics from supervisory to general topics

Gonzaga University
*GU Training and Professional Development is located through the Human Resources department and the Technology Education Services
*They offer a variety of professional development topics - employee skill development, supervisory and management skills, leadership development, diversity awareness and customized consultations
*A schedule of professional developments is offered once you log in