Reigeluth provides yet another piece centered on a paradigm shift in the institution of education; from instruction based on time and a student's progress within that timeframe to instruction based on the student's mastery before moving on to the next level, or attainment-based student progress. As we shift to learner-centered instruction, instructional designers have an opportunity as well as an obligation to support instructors with providing methodology. One of the things I do struggle with is how teachers can keep up and manage a student base that is all progressing at different rates. Reigeluth definitely provides quite an in-depth framework for accomplishing this type of system; we all just need to get on board.
Ch. 20 For the Foreseeable Future, Instructional Technology Devices and Products - No Matter How Well Designed - Will Not Eliminate the Need for Human Teachers
I was pretty interested in reading this chapter because I have heard from many of my friends who are teachers that have expressed concerns about online education replacing them and the potential for them to lose their jobs. In the first segment Cates et. al. talk a lot about Human-robot interaction "HRI", which had me thinking they were almost making a case that robots could replace human teachers. I was glad to see that the reading turned more to addressing how teaching involves addressing the nuances of students' various needs. Human teachers are needed to be able to adapt to the ever-changing needs of instruction, to respond to students and their emotional needs, and for an opinion, the need for human-to-human interaction.
The last couple of weeks have been rather interesting in our organization as we have transitioned all non-essential employees to working from home. In our everyday lives, we utilize Microsoft Teams for internal chat, IM, and videoconferencing. Our customer care team utilizes several different programs to support customers that include MS Teams, and other software for online live chat support and email support. Earlier this week, our warehouse team gathered in the main breakroom and we have a live video call with our COO and other members joined the call from their homes; he was in his living room which was kind of cool. One of the features that I used when setting up the call was the ability to record. I recorded the meeting so that I could then email it out to our site for everyone to reference and for anyone who hadn't been able to attend in person or online. MS teams has certainly become an integral part of how we conduct business now more than ever before.
In this first image, you see there are teams that we can create for specific projects to keep each updated. In the second image, this is a group of our HR team with files we've shared over the last week responding to COVID-19 changes in employment and legislation.
Here is the video that I recorded and was able to share via Microsoft Stream:
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