In laying out our task analysis for our ADDIE project, I was surprised at how ‘previously’ seemingly simple tasks can still be broken down to sub skills and sub sub skills. I thought about brushing hair- could go to holding a brush, movement of arm and wrist, pressure of brush on head…
So a better more efficient way to do something is discovered, naturally everyone would adapt this new idea, right? Well, that is what I thought, but my eyes were opened today in class as we talked about the challenges of implementing better design or instruction. In all environments there are many elements and parts that are affected and need to coordinate/cooperate where change is concerned. I was introduced to the word: diffuse= change, getting people to adapt or follow along w/ an idea. Dr. Monson explained that if we want to focus on diffusion, we need to go to the base level- why people believe the things they do
Another word of the day: Lagards = people who don’t want to change. In what way am I a Lagard? ;)
*I want to mention things like Ted.com (world’s leading thinkers and doers) & I tunes U- just in case I forget later that I want to look into them a little more
