Week 7 Reflection

1. Related to Chapter 14, what are some ways the ideas/concepts/principles discussed in this chapter could be applied in your professional work? Do you see opportunities where these ideas could help you or your students? Reflection

This chapter mainly introduces the history of HPI and HPT to us. When we talk about human performance technology, we always relate it with company or training. Indeed, the application of HPT in enterprise has got some effects. But at the same time, I think that we also need to consider about performance in educational field. When I read this chapter, I recall some about the definition of educational technology discuss in previous chapter, “Educational technology is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate technological processes and resources” (AECT, 2008). To facilitate learning and improve performance, from a perspective of performance to design instruction is needed. For example, the gap between desired workforce performance and actual state of workforce performance in performance analysis (pg.141) can be related with need analysis, which is the first step of design instruction. Therefore, whether in the teaching activities or on the job training, we should realize the complementary advantages of methods and practices between HPT and ID.

To apply HPT in instruction, I think we can use the instructional goal as the desired performance and some present situations of instruction, such as the instructional resource, instructional model, and instructional concept of instructor, as the actual state of performance, and then find the gap and analyze the cause to design and develop intervention which can improve the performance.

2. What added value might podcasting have in your professional setting (company, school, etc.)?

In this week’s activity, I choose option 2-create a podcast. Here is my Podcast onPodOmatic. I think Podcast is a tool that easy to use since user can easily upload their audio file and share it with other. Like RSS, user can subscribe the podcast they like. Also, users can communicate with each other by using comments function. Those features of podcast make it can be used in instruction.

1)      Create a Podcast learning platform. Instructor can create a podcast and upload instructional audio series on it. Since many textbook update slowly, instructor can update instructional content at any time. Also, learner can play those podcast at anywhere and anytime. Furthermore, both instructor and learner can use comments function to discuss easily.

2)      Establish an open instructional library. Since everyone can podcast, the audio files they upload can be the valuable instructional resource. Instructors can exchange their knowledge, opinions, and experience. Learner can use those resources for autonomic learning. Here is one experience of myself. When I was preparing the TOFEL test, I used a tool that can subscribe podcast which include a lot of English Listening resources that can help me to improve my listening.

Generally, I think Podcast is a useful tool that has many potential waiting us to explore. For self-interest using, like what I upload in Podmatic, I can share my Rap songs with you all!