Designing an On-line Training Program: Context and Constructions “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” - Mark Twain Stephen F. Steele, Consultant Faculty Online Technology Training Consortium (FOTTC) Faculty Liaison On-Line Academy Anne Arundel Community College sfsteele@mail.aacc.cc.md.us 410-541-2369

Where are We Going Today? Training for What? Context in the Training Environment Some Characteristics of a Short-term Future “C-ing” The Future Dealing with Demand Toward a Plausible Future Constructions Some models Creating Your Training Culture

1. Context: Some Characteristics of a Short-term Future Synchronous and Asynchronous Individuation (“tailor-made worlds”) Rapid change, rapid resocialization Artificial intelligence and self-organizing systems Digital Culture -“Smart everything” Flattened hierarchies Globalization _______________________________________________________________

“C”-ing the Future: Impacts on Our Educational Scenario? Convenience Cost Career Credit and Credit-free Convergence Competition Cooperating Collaborating Coaching Notes: _______________________________________________________________

Dealing with Demand: Does Your On-line Learner Demand Look Like This? Notes: _______________________________________________________________

Toward a Plausible Future: 2010? Draw a pie chart representing your list… List the learning delivery structures & percent of all learners in 2010 Percent _________________ ___ _________________ ___ _________________ ___ 100% Notes: _______________________________________________________________

Internet – Supported (maintained, borne by) The Emerging Learning Environment: What They Didn’t Teach Us in Grad School Face-to-face Lecture discussion Internet –Assisted (aid, help out) Internet – Supported (maintained, borne by) On-line  Primarily Classroom College and Instruction-centered Time/Space fixed Primarily classroom with net access assisting instruction Primarily internet with classroom access in support of instruction Primarily internet Learner and Learning-centered Time/Space self-defined Primarily synchronous   Primarily asynchronous Notes: _______________________________________________________________

Web Dreamin’ : Getting From Here to There 2000 – Your College? 2010 Notes: _______________________________________________________________ Note: These Data Are Completely Contrived!!

An Example... Active learning Smart classroom Occasional on campus, chats, b-brds “Nothing but Net” Notes: _______________________________________________________________

Face-to-face Lecture discussion Targets of Action   Face-to-face Lecture discussion Internet - Assisted Internet – Supported On-line Societally/ globally Department/ college Learner Notes: _______________________________________________________________

2. Constructions: Some models Enlightened geeks… Guilds… Info-Factories Partnerships and Vendors All of the above and others? Notes: _______________________________________________________________

From Geeks to Guilds… Enlightened Geeks… Technologically and content interested, often technologically able, willing to work, will figure out a way to make this work Not necessarily organizationally driven or supported Guilds… Collective groups of artisans, trained by other artisans to create crafted, craftsperson-centered products Not high-production oriented, craftsperson-centered Notes: _______________________________________________________________

From Info-Factories to Partnerships Info-Factories Technologically supported, means of production with a sophisticated division of labor including virtual teams with technological specialties; production-learner centered High production, common definitions and structures Partnerships & Vendors Collective groups of organizations networked to broker learning access, highly learner-oriented Reduction of redundancy, complex networks or virtual structures transparent to learners. Notes: _______________________________________________________________

Creating Your Training Culture 2. Who Do You Want to Be? Info-Factories Geeks? 1. Where Do You Want to Go? Notes: _______________________________________________________________ Guilds? Partnerships & Vendors? 3. OR…

… A Mix? Notes: _______________________________________________________________

Who Do You Want to Be? Draw a pie chart representing your list… List the percent of learning delivery structures in year______ Percent __Geeks _________ ___ __Guilds_____ ____ ___ __Info-Factory ____ ___ __Partners & Vendors ___ Other… _________________ ___ _________________ ___ _________________ ___ _________________ ___ 100% Notes: _______________________________________________________________