Technology Training and Management in Educational Systems

IST 5383 Spring 2006

last updated 1.18.06

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1
 Jan 17 Course Overview FS 3.412  Trends in workplace training personal data
2
 Jan 24 ICTS used in education and training FS 3.412

(1) What is Performance Analysis?
(2) Why Conduct a Performance Analysis?
(3) Conducting a Needs Assessment

 (1) Be prepared to discuss group project
(2) Quiz over readings
3
 Jan 31

Barrier's and Challenges of on-the-job training

 online

(1) Hi-ed Using Information Technology to Enhance Academic Productivity see barriers
(2) E-Learning synthesis: Instructional technology systems this NCREL article identifies a number of conditions and resources that should be present for eLearning but which apply to K-12 and industry. See end of article for barriers.

 (1) Needs Assessment posting in WebCT Team Discussion Area (5%)
4
 Feb 7 Introduction to Planning FS 3.412  Logic Map examples:Generic Process; K-12 ;

(1) List of barriers (5%)
(2) Book reviews (5%)
5
 Feb 14 Transformative Assessment (TA)
Training 		FS 3.412 (1) Transformative Assessment
(2)Comparison of E-Readiness Assessment Models
 (1) Completed Needs Assessment (5%)
(3) Institutional mission, vision, goals statements, etc.
(2) Book Reviews (5%)
6
 Feb 21 Models of Staff Development FS 3.412 (1) Five phases of professional development (NCREL)
(2) Five Models of Professional Development (Sparks & Loucks-Horsley, 1989)
(3) Appreciative Inquiry in Training & Development (ASTD)
(4) Clark's Four Architectures of Instruction (read the first pdf article)
(5) Kirkpatrick's Four Levels of Evaluation
(6) Kirkpatrick and Beyond: A Review of Models of Training Evaluation

(1) TA Analysis (10%)
(2) Book reviews (5%)
7
 Feb 28 Learning Spaces and Tools FS 3.412

View Phil Long's Learning Space Design presentation NOTE: be sure to go through the toolbox wizard to test your system.
Selecting the Approriate Media

(1) Training Plan, Version 1 (10%)
(2)Book reviews (5%)

8
 Mar 7 Budgeting FS 3.412 Developing a training budget Learning Space and Tool Plan (10%)
9
 Mar 14 • Technology Adoption Models online - spring break Adoption and diffusion of innovations and technology adoptions (1)Book reviews (5%)
10
 Mar 21 • Technology Adoption Models
• Best Training Practices 		FS 3.412 Adoption and diffusion of innovations and technology adoptions (1)Adoption Discussion (5 %)
(2) Budget (5%)
(3) Book reviews (5%)
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 Mar 28 Best Training Practices FS 3.412 TBA

(1)Adoption Discussion (5 %)
(2) Need volunteer for course evaluation on April 11
(3) Book reviews (5 %)

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 Apr 4 Learning Outside the box FS 3.412 TBA Training Plan V2 (10%)
(2) Book reviews (5%)
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 Apr 11 • Course Evaluation
• Knowledge Management		 FS 3.412 TBA (1) Book reviews(5%)
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 Apr 18 TBA TBA  TBA  
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 Apr 25 Work on Training Program Design online  TBA Review by external expert (10%)
May 2 Final class meeting FS 3.412    
  May 9 Final Project due      Training Program (20%)