Engage in Professional Development

• Demonstrates the disposition for life-long learning and continuous professional development

Artifacts

• Reflection on Developing Instructional Design Expertise, EDCI 67200 Advanced Practices in Learning Systems Design, Fall 2012

Description

The Reflection on Developing Instructional Design Expertise written for EDCI 67200 reviewed the work I did on the case analyses assigned in the course.  In the reflection I cast a critical eye on my application of the ADDIE instructional design model to the cases (as a means of identifying the design problems in each) and to the solutions I suggested.  In my opinion, I would have to say that I had success in some areas and could have done better in others.  For example, I was able to correctly identify the design problems in analyses, but I believe that the solutions I proposed demonstrated my need for further experience, as could be expected from someone at this stage of their career.  One of the lessons I learned in my reflection is that I have to move from description to an appreciation for the nuances of and context in instructional design scenarios.

In the continuum of expertise from novice to expert, I would place myself as an intelligent novice.  I have worked in higher education for well over a decade, but I know I still have a lot to learn.  I also know that one has to always be open to improvement and growth.  I feel my studies in the Learning Design and Technology Program and courses like EDCI 67200 have given me a strong basis from which to proceed and a foundation that can only be improved upon through greater involvement in the discipline.

Meeting the Competency

The artifact selected demonstrates a disposition for life-long learning and continuous professional development in several ways.  The Reflection on Developing Instructional Design Expertise displays a willingness to not only dissect one’s own work but to recognize and acknowledge errors, while giving careful consideration to the ways the work could be improved.  Additionally, life-long learning and an orientation toward continuous professional development is shown through the selection of activities in the personal action plan for continuous development, such as building a greater familiarity with the instructional design literature.