Section 7: New Directions for Instructional Design and Technology:

The last section of your textbook discusses the concepts of distributed learning, reusability, rich media and the future of instructional design. Focus on the following for your post:

• From Chapter 28 locate 5 examples of distributed learning. You may pick and choose from the following list.  
• Corporate distributed learning

My jobs provide free online training to employees.

The temporary services Account temp offer great resources and training material for there employees online they you can access from home.

• Academic distributed learning

Texas A&M University- Commerce and University of Phoenix are great examples of academic distributed learning.

• Virtual classes

Online classes

• Distributed learning based at physical locations

Many community colleges offer classes at physical locations

• Distributed learning via virtual institutions

Many universities offer distance education classes. Where student have to come to a physical location but the profession is teaching via virtual satellite or by television.

• Chapter 29 discusses the concept of reusability. Think back over the courses you've had over your educational career and identify one with poor reusability characteristics. Explain how the course could be redesigned to improve reusability without changing the underlying content.

Over the course of my educational career many text books goes through different edition.  In many classes you always have to but the edition that the teacher is requesting because it will be aligned with there course objective based on content.  Although the old edition may be cheaper its best to go with the textbook the teacher request you to buy. This is an example of Reusability.

• Chapter 30 takes a look at using rich media. Find or create a visual for instruction describing its surface and functional features. 

• Chapter 31 discusses the future of instructional technologies in the near future from metadata to nanotechnology. Describe how nanotechnology could be used to improve a specific job or task you are familiar with.  

Nanotechnology can help companies develop new products and or improve products.  

• And finally! Chapter 32 provides two points of view on the direction of the field - the straight and narrow road and the broad and inclusive road. Which point of view do you agree with and why?

I agree everyone is a teacher and always will be.  As a teacher or designer you will always be a lifelong learner. With technology every changing and becomes more included in education and curriculum, I would agree the future of instructional design is board and inclusive.