The chapters in this section identify
trends and issues with instructional design and technology in a variety of
settings: military, health care, P-12, higher education, and around the world.
In this week’s blog post, tell which setting you are working in or intend to
work in. Then identify one thing that you learned from reading about each of
the other settings and explain how that concept, idea, or approach could be
adapted to your setting.
Below is a video from a military student who is working on his MBA through eArmyU.
Second Setting:
 |
| FWISD Board Members |
As
I mentioned previously, I am a first year librarian. In my district we do not have a standard curriculum
for librarians. Therefore, there is much
confusion. Librarians are not defining
their roles. Librarians are allowing
principals to define their role in the school.
The solution is to create a standard curriculum for Pre-K through 5th
grade. This curriculum should be
available through Curriculum Frameworks and approved by the Board.
I
Michael Eisenberg’s article “This Man Wants to Change your Job,” defines the
role of the Library Media Program as follows:
The mission statement from Information Power (ALA, 1998) sums it
up perfectly: The library media program ensures that students "are
effective users of ideas and information."
I am a new librarian. However, I am willing to assist in developing
a curriculum for the district. For this task, I would use Guidance System for
Transforming Education. This model can
be used to transform Library Media Services within the district. The GSTE does not provide any indication of
what changes should be made in the district.
Rather it provides the facilitator with guidance about the process in
which the school district and its community should engage for systemic change
to occur successfully.
Phase I
|
Facilitators are hired.
|
Phase II
|
Facilitators and Superintendent form the Starter
Team. This team may consist of the
Director of Library Media Services, librarians, and public librarian, and
community leaders. During this time
librarian can explain the role of the librarian.
|
Phase III
|
The teams develop the mission, vision and core
values of library media services. The
team also identifies current recent change efforts.
|
Phase IV
|
Create a curriculum and have curriculum adopted
and approved by the board.
|
Phase V
|
Implement curriculum.
|
That you have a desire to use your position in such a dynamic way is very inspiring! The library is still very central to a students learning experience, and has become more complicated and involved than ever with the emergence of technology.
ReplyDeleteYour five phase plan seems a good way to get from idea to implementation. I am unfamiliar with what types of curricula would be used in a library / media center environment. Can you explain?
I love your ideas. I think that the use of online courses and the internet are a great way to reach kids who are in need of a different way of obtaining an education (such as pregnant students, etc). Though this is not a problem in the elementary setting, it is unfortunately a growing problem in the upper grades. Students with extenuating circumstances would be able to continue seeking their educations while being accommodated for their circumstances.
ReplyDeleteHi Chandra, I also love your idea for e-learning in the middle and high school levels. This would have a positive impact on the No Child Left Behind Act. More jobs would be added and the instruction could be geared toward incorporating more constructionist's type instruction in the lessons. Many libraries have data bases on line which would help students. I understand your concern about the availability of the internet in each home but maybe inn the future an economic plan can be developed to make it affordable to everyone. That is an excellent idea to keep students from dropping out.
ReplyDelete