For section 5, I chose to look at P-12 Education,
post-Secondary Education, and Health Education. I found many similarities and
differences in these three components. All three of these fields are constantly
searching for new and better ways to promote efficient learning. They also tend
to lean toward the notion that students learn best when directly involved in
their learning. This includes the need for all three components to ensure that
its faculty is staying up-to-date with the changes that constantly occur, which
results in an increase in knowledge on behalf of the students. Furthermore, all
three components receive government funding to research data and introduce new
technologies to the fields.
Some of the differences I noted were the motivation and
participation in faculty members, level of expectation and accountability for
faculty members, how government money is used, and the pressure placed on the
faculty involving risks and multiple task objectives. In post-Secondary education, the
administration has a tough time getting its faculty members to attend workshop
trainings and stay up to date on the technological advancement, which take
place from year to year. In P-12 education, it is require that teachers attend
various workshops, and I assume that teachers in elementary through the high
school level are held to a much higher standard. In Health Care Education, much
of the time faculty members are required to be professors/teachers/ mentors as
well as continue to actively practice medicine. This of course makes it
difficult for the faculty to divide their time evenly, as well as participate
in workshops and lectures related to their fields. Money is given to all three types of these
educational fields, but how the three components use the money is different. In
P-12 education, the money is not as freely used and has more restrictions. In
the university level, how the money is allocated depends on the University,
which is much different than P-12 education. In P-12 and post-Secondary
education, there are risks involved, to a degree. In P-12 there are end of
course exams and standardized tests that place a lot of pressure on the teacher
and gives them less freedom. Post-Secondary does not have these types of tests;
therefore, professors do not face these types of pressures. Health care education
is perhaps the riskiest of all three components. Many times, the decisions
faced by the faculty have a life and death outcome. This is very frightening,
and with regulations and standards in place (HIPPA laws and such) berries are
placed in front of the faculty in regards to teaching effectively.
It seems to me that all three components realize the need to
amend the current institution and evolve as the world around us changes. The difficulty
for all three of these fields, is that
they each have berries in place that make it difficult to implement Instructional
Design – some of these berries are outside influences the other issue is the difficulty
creating an atmosphere of motivated faculty members. My field of study is P-12 education, and I greatful to not have the risk involved in Health Care education. Although I get frustrated with all that is required of secondary educators, I see the consequenes (post-secondary education) for not having supportive faculty.
Ashley...anytime you can find fields that are directly related to enhancing student learning I am on board. Some teachers are not fond of change but should be flexible when it comes to integrating technology whether new or old into the classroom, or hospital. The emphasis should be placed on improving human performance and in turn this can be considered saving lives.
ReplyDeleteWhether the professional is an elementary teacher, high school or college instructor, or even a doctor or nurse, all should be concerned with continuing education for the sake of their clients. Funding is an issue for all fields but this should never divert our focus from being the best professional possible. Cultural constraints, language barriers, curriculum and standards, laws, government shutdowns, on and on could I go but in order to save lives and to make sure our students are ready for real life, our focus should never wander from making sure each and every individual has the best educated professional directing them daily.
As doctors and nurses have taken the Socratic oath, so should every teacher stand behind the oath of improving themselves daily, implementing technology for improvement to the students, and never allow the "berries" from outside influences affect their focus! Good job Ashley..!
I agree that students learn best when they are directly involved in the learning process. Students are able to relate more to the task when they are fully engaged in the objective. The government funding that is awarded to create more things should in my opinion be something out of the ordinary, students need something fresh in the educational sector. I have attended some of the workshops with professors in work study positions that I held and many of them were exciting to me but seemed to disinterest the instructors. Healthcare is a risky field but the growth of opportunity that it has to improve life for others is amazing. The one thing that separates the healthcare from the other fields is that the FDA is constantly monitoring the design and millions of dollars is at stake if a patient is the result of wrongful death. Great post I really enjoyed your information.
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