After completing the reading of the third chapter in this series I found a couple commonalities. The first major commonality that I noticed was the importance of teamwork. In Chapter 18 it goes into great detail discussing the roles that instructional designers play as a team member. In Chapter 21 it talks a lot about the role that a team plays when trying to implement a change in a school system. Finally, in Chapter 22 the various professors talk about the role that team plays when deciding tenure for professors as well as in faculty development. Teamwork is important in many different professional fields, but I feel that it is especially important in this field. One of the main roles that instructional designers is to improve the education of our children and to improve how businesses are facilitated, and it is my strong opinion that this is much more thoroughly done by a group of people rather than by a single individual. There are more ideas on the table and the load is not being carried by one person. Also, ideally, with a group of people the change will be made or the task will be completed more efficiently and quickly. Not only that, but with a team, there is a lot more accountability involved.
Another major commonlity that I noticed was making changes in the respective fields. I thought that this was very appropriate seeing as how technology is always changing, that this field would be constantly looking for ways to change and better the way things are done now. In the coporate setting they are looking for ways to run their businesses more efficiently. Obviously in education they are always looking for ways to improve (i.e. improve teaching styles and more effective integration of technology.) Instructional designers play a large role in all of these areas, holding trainings and workshops and serving as members of teams to help facilitate all of these changes.
It was interesting to see it all come together and see how the instructional design component can be a bridge across these different fields. I never realized before what an important role they play.
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I never put the term teamwork into my blog, though I did write of aspects of it. You are absolutely right about the importance of team work at all three levels. When people can't work together for a common goal, the goal is rarely, if ever, reached. I see this first hand where I work. My building scoffs at the idea of me working with a group from another building. My fellow teachers who have tried to work with this other group before said there was to team work. They do what they want and won't listen to anyone. I found some of this to be true. They won't listen unless they feel their concerns are on the top of the list. Luckily for me, I was able to make our group venture work, however I wonder about the follow through. Team work is important, more than most realize.
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