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Practices
v.
put into effect (premises and principles)
n.
actual performance or application of knowledge as distinguished from mere possession of knowledge
What are your outstanding practices with regard to instructional technology?
Models of Instructional Technology
WebQuests as Instructional Tools
Automotive Trades
Collision Theory
Estimating a Repair
Icons of the Auto Industry
Hazardous Communication
Safety and MSDS
Academic Integration
English 12: Persuasive Writing
Employability
Professional WebQuest
Creating a Virtual Classroom
Moodle
Instructional Blogs
Practices:
We must teach our students to be educated consumers of the digital world/economy.
What is our "economic destiny"?
Bottom Line: "Work gets done where it can be done most effectively and efficiently" (Friedman, 21).
Common Practices:
OUTSOURCING ("sourcing") - send work outside the US - ex: America-India, Japan-China
E-tutoring
Aeronautical engineering (Boeing)
Fast food orders (McDonald's)
Accounting & tax prep
Design firms/blueprints
Military strategy (US Predator - drone)
Teleradiology (CAT scans/MRI)
Animated television production (Higglytown Heroes)
E-commerce (online billing/payments)
HOMESOURCING - keep jobs in the US - ex: JetBlue-Utah (reservations)
Preparation:
How we educate children is more important than how much. The following are suggested by Friedman as means to prepare students to shift from "command and control" to "connect and collaborate":
1. Learn how to learn (flexible and adaptable)
"What you know today will be out of date sooner than you think" (302)
2. Passion and curiosity
"With these tools at hand, you can take yourself farther than ever before" (303)
3. Need to like people - be good at managing and interacting with others
4. Develop right brain - forging relationships, tackling novel challenges, synthesizing the big picture (307)
Implications for Education:
Create threads, connect disciplines rather than departmentalize ("flattening of schools and universities")
We need to examine trends rather than just look at "today's snapshot" (334)
THEN: lifetime employment guaranteed by company
NOW: lifetime employability no longer a guarantee; employees need to become more adaptable through life-long learning
Schools need to create a context where anyone can come and achieve his/her potential and be validated.
"Education is a process, not a place" (Friedman, 376).
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