Paradigm Shift in Educational and Performance Technology

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Paradigm Shift in Educational and Performance
Technology
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Objectives

• Orientation
• Future of education and training
• Future of your career

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Distance Education and Traditional Education

• Distance education is not an extension of f2f
  education
• Stand alone organizations
• Dual mode organizations
• Traditional organizations

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Distance Education is a Postmodern Phenomenon

• Pre-modern society
• Agriculture
• 98 of Americans were involved in rural work
• Modern society
• Industrial production
• 2 of Americans are involved in rural work
• Post-modern society
• More than 50 of Americans are involved in
  information processing

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1907-2007
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1907-2007
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WW I
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WW II
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War Against Terror
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Education 1907
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Education 2007
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Educational Organizations

• Pre-modern
• Teaching
• Modern
• Management
• Post-modern
• Technology
• Distance Education

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Design of Postmodern Educational Systems

• Philosophy
• Pragmatism
• Scientific Methodology
• Dynamic Systems Approach
• Technology
• System Dynamics

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EDTEC 650

• New Science (System Organic view of the world)
• Holistic
• Relationships
• Dynamic
• Old Science (Physical view of the world)
• Atomistic
• Discrete elements
• Static

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Newtons Mechanical Universe

• Each element could be understood based on its
  physical attributes independently

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Systemic World View

• Relationship among elements are as important as
  their independent physical features.
• Moores three types of interaction
• Student Instructor
• Student Student
• Student Instructional material

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Hierarchy of Distance Education Systems
Hardware Systems
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Hierarchy of Distance Education Systems
Software Systems
Hardware Systems
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Hierarchy of Distance Education Systems
Telecom Systems
Software Systems
Hardware Systems
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Hierarchy of Distance Education Systems
Instructional Systems
Telecom Systems
Software Systems
Hardware Systems
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Hierarchy of Distance Education Systems
Educational Systems
Instructional Systems
Telecom Systems
Software Systems
Hardware Systems
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Hierarchy of Distance Education Systems
Social Systems
Educational Systems
Instructional Systems
Telecom Systems
Software Systems
Hardware Systems
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Hierarchy of Distance Education Systems
Global Systems
Social Systems
Educational Systems
Instructional Systems
Telecom Systems
Software Systems
Hardware Systems
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Hierarchy of Distance Education Systems
Global Systems
Social Systems
Educational Systems
Instructional Systems
Telecom Systems
Software Systems
Hardware Systems
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Transactional Distance
Structure
Autonomy
Time
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Problem Definition
Problem Definition
Conceptual
System Conceptualization
Refinement
Model Representation
Model Behavior
Technical
Model Evaluation
Policy Analysis and Model Use
Roberts, et. all (1983)
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Paradigm Shift in Educational and Performance
Technology