Trends & Issues

Military

Trends in the Military consist of two challenges:

• International responsibilities of a national or multinational military force

• New Technologies      

The military has challenges when trying to keep up with the new trends that are out.  In this age we almost can’t keep up with technologies, so with the Military it’s a huge challenge for them to continue to keep us safe when technology in a sense can leave our military vulnerable.  The Military also faces many issues when it comes to IDT such as:

1. Funding,

1. Technological range, 

1. Deliver environment, 

1. Design constraints.

It’s hard to keep up with something when you are not on the same level playing field. Funding seems to be a issue in many context, there is never enough money to fund what we need.  Because all area of the military are not ideal training locations, they must ensure that training is adaptable to all environments.  

HealthCare Education

Healthcare Education is comprised of various program sets:

1. Academic Medical Center and Health Profession Schools
2. Government Agencies
3. Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology companies & Private Foundations
4. Professional Societies and Health Associations
5. Hospitals, Clinics, and other Care Giving Institutions

This context is so broad and covers many areas of healthcare.  This industry is very important but as stated in the Military context money is an issue as well.  We continuously hear debates about healthcare.  Staying with the trends and current with new cures, medicines, and other things that make patients well change with time.  When we think about the past technology in the medical field to current, we have evolved so much and will continue with time.

Business & Industry

Trends and Issues in the Business & Industry:

1. Cross Cultural Training
2. Better, Faster, Cheaper

When working in the business industry you meet and encounter many different people from many different backgrounds.  Companies must ensure that their employees are trained and equipped to deal with people from all backgrounds.  This is a task for companies to ensure they are able to train their employees when they come from different backgrounds.  The better, faster, and cheaper, stems from money.  Production being made faster at a cheaper rate to make the company more money.  This is the goal of companies, and many have not been able to figure how to balance all three. 

When researching these trends, they are similar in one context to the area I work in and that is $ (Money).  Money seems to be an issue with all areas when trying to keep up with the trends in Design.  

Part B

I think it will be a hard task to get your youth prepared to live in a world that cannot sustain what they are used to.  In the classroom without technology we see our teachers struggle to get students to understand the concept that is being taught.  Imagine them in a world where they are used to having technology and then it being taken away.  That is similar to taking a bottle away from a newborn baby and expecting them to sustain.  People always are quick to say we should do as other countries, but I am not quick to make those comments.  Let's take two middle school for instance, what may work for one school setting may not work for another.  Now I am all for taking bits and making it work but to take a whole concept and expect it to work exactly the same in another environment would be wishful thinking.  

References

Reiser, R. A. & Dempsey, J. V. (2012). Trends and issues in instructional design and technology, 3rd ed. Boston: Pearson.