ID in Business, P-12 & Higher Ed (EDT-5410 Wk. 10)

It seems to me that the primary commonality of the ID function in business, P-12, and higher education is in its role as change agent. The ID observes the current situation and makes suggestions for change which may include preparing actual process details. The ID, ideally, is part of a team which typically includes one or more: subject matter expert (SME), instructor, content designer, and media or programming specialist as warranted by the actual application.

The ID is the resident expert in the field of change and delivery, not necessarily the subject being addressed. In the educational environment, the teacher is the SME but may not have strong delivery skills that reach all levels of learners in their classroom; an ID can help in this area. The IDs expertise in learning theory and change facilitation is directed toward successful delivery of the teacher’s subject matter expertise.

My current working environment (K-12 school district) could (and needs to) learn the aspects of ecological systemic change. Not to sound redundant from my last post, but we repeatedly impose new programs in select areas or grades without considering the effect on the district as a whole, or the eventual impact on that particular school or grade level. Spend money on new programs – implement on a limited basis – nurse it along for a year or two – move on to something new, or worse go back to the way things were before the new program; it’s a vicious, costly cycle. Taking the ID approach with a whole district viewpoint would be much more effective and less costly in the long run…look before you leap.

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I found this screencasting task very frustrating, and I am not very happy with the end result. I published both as a web and blog and only the web media had the necessary html code to embed in the blog, and I’m not happy with the “cut off” view. But, with only a week to figure this out, and no instruction other than cursory tutorials, this is the best I can do at this time.