Below is an excellent video on Performance Improvement - More Than Just a Change in Behavior
Chapter 15 presents performance support systems. Define
performance support systems and explain how a performance support system might
(or might not) help solve the problem you identified above.
Definition II: An Electronic Performance Support System (EPSS) is any computer software program or component that improves user performance.
Electronic performance support
systems can help an organization to reduce the cost of training staff while
increasing productivity and performance. It can empower employees to perform
tasks with a minimum amount of external intervention or training. By using this
type of system an employee, especially a new employee, will not only be able to
complete his or her work more quickly and accurately, but, as a secondary
benefit, will also learn more about the job and the employer's business.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_performance_support_systemsLink: http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwitr/docs/nextgen/index.html
The solution to the ActiVote issue
is to have teachers refer to FWISD Educational Technology online tutorials. The district has tutorials for the Promethean
Board. Also, teachers can obtain additional
resources from Promethean Planet.
Pre-made flipcharts are available on Promethean Planet.
Below is the video on Learning via Electronic Performance Support System (EPSS).
Below is the video on Learning via Electronic Performance Support System (EPSS).
Chapter 16 explains knowledge management: the way we manage
information, share that information, and use it to solve organization problems.
Organizations, such as schools, accumulate a great deal of information/data,
which must be organized in a way that we can make sense of it in order to use
for making decisions. What knowledge would help solve the problem you
identified above and how would that knowledge need to be collected and managed
to help facilitate problem solving?
Steps to solve problem of ActiVotes
usage throughout the district:
1.
Survey should be given throughout
the district to ascertain the number of teachers integrating ActiVotes into
lessons. I am sure this problem is a
district problem.
2.
After the information is collected,
the district/schools should create committees to discuss solutions to the ActiVote
problem.
3.
After the collaboration, the
district/schools can create a solution that can motivate all teachers to use
ActiVotes.
Chapter 17 describes types of
informal learning.
What informal learning experiences
have you participated in at your organization? Could those informal learning
experiences be shared with others?
Could the knowledge gained in those
settings be codified and managed? Yes, the knowledge could be codified. Other librarians can use these tips:
A.
Place expensive books on the top
shelves – kids usually do not buy the most expensive books.
B.
To keep kids from stealing, tape
small gadgets on a poster board with the price.
They can request to buy the item from behind the cashier’s table.
C.
Do not allow large backpacks in the
shopping area.
D.
To create a fabulous book display
covers some book boxes with tablecloths.
And should it be managed or should
the informal experiences be replicated or broadened to include others?
I think the experience should be duplicated and shared with
others. The above tips will help other librarians be a success.
Below is a great video on informal learning in the workplace.
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I particularly like your flow chart that shows the relationship between codification and collaboration. This flow of information between these two is what I based my post this week on. With good access to information, we open up the channels for effective communication and collaboration! When we have open lines of communication, no one feels like they are on an island and everyone is more likely to share their time, talent, and skills for the betterment of the profession!
ReplyDeleteI think that the idea of giving the teachers time off for using Activote could most certainly be the best non instructional way to motivate teachers. In a way, I think non-instructional solutions are often the best motivators! I think that it is great that FWISD offers online tutorials for the staff. This is so helpful, our district offers several online tutorials and courses as well and I have found them to be very helpful in the past. Hopefully more teachers will utilize those resources, gain confidence, and begin to use the Activote and Promethean boards on a more regular basis.
ReplyDeleteI think that many teachers are set in their ways. It's hard to get out of your comfort zone and try something new. The teachers at my school are the same with with the iPads that were issued to our 8th grade students. I think that the hard part is trying to create a lesson that fully integrates the iPad but you've got several students who have already broken their iPad screens and do not have an iPad at the current time. I think that offering incentives for teachers to use the ActiVotes is a great idea. Maybe if that were to happen, more teachers would be motivated to use them.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of having the Activotes in classrooms! I use a lof of quick "assessments" of understanding like dry erase paddle boards, thumbs up/thumbs down, index cards, etc. These would make a fabulous tool to show student understanding of a concept before moving on to something else. I am surprised that teachers have not embraced it, but I can also see the perspective of not having enough time to incorporate new tools. We have so many thigns thrown at us that we have to figure out how to manage, this may just be one too many things.
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