1. Chapter 10 discusses evaluation in instructional design and provides you with two evaluation models, the CIPP and Kirkpatrick models for evaluation. Search for at least two other models used for evaluation and summarize these models. Describe how you would use them to evaluate your instruction.
The first one I’ve found is Goals Oriented/Objectives Based. This evaluation model describes whether the student has met their goals/objectives. As a music teacher this is probably the most used in music classrooms. Students have to learn songs in order to reach their goal which is ultimately a concert or contest.
The second is a Connoisseurship Evaluation which requires an expert in the field to estimate the worth of a new innovation. This is often done when a music teacher has a clinician who is an expert musician come in to evaluate their choirs. Often this happens before contest.
2. Think about a technological innovation within your social system that was recently introduced (social system = place of work, home, etc.). Any innovation has what is known as perceived attributes - relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability, and observability. Describe these attributes of the innovation and which of the attributes assisted and/or hindered adoption of the innovation. For example, was it not compatible with the existing beliefs of the system or was it overly complex to use or understand?
We just bought a new HP Wireless printer. It’s relative advantages over the old printer we were using are it prints wirelessly, it prints better pictures, and we can print from anywhere in the world. It’s compatibility is we can be anywhere in our house, or in the world and have the ability to print something. The complexity is interesting, because if you went off looks the printers appears that it would be difficult to use and set up. On the contrary, it was actually one of the easiest printers I’ve ever used. It did all the work for you. The only thing I really had to do was insert the disk and choose my wireless network. The reason I chose this printer was it’s trialability. I had actually looked a different printer online and when I went to the store to purchase it, I saw this one on display as a demo. I played with it in the store and that’s how I came to my decision. As for the observability, I didn’t necessarily go to the store to buy this printer, but because I have talked to and seen a lot of people using wireless printers I knew that I wanted to purchase one myself.
3. Chapter's 12 & 13 focus on project management and how to manage projects when resources are scarce. You have been assigned to develop a series of professional development sessions focusing on technology use in the classroom for teachers. How will you use Situational Leadership to facilitate this project?
As a music teacher I feel it is important to have programs such as Sibelius to use for class instruction. Sibelius is a music composing software that can be used as a tool for teachers to teach some fundamentals of music to their students. This program only requires the use of one computer and a projector to be used. In Phase 1 I would show the teachers the program, how it works, why and when it is helpful to them for instruction, and where it can be used on a day to day basis. For Phase 2 I would create a lesson and demonstrate how the software helps and improves the lesson. Phase 3 I would have the teachers come up with their own lessons and I would show them how the program will help with that lesson. In phase 4 I would have the teachers take the software back to their classes and use it for their lessons while monitoring them.
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