Trends and Issues

Rapid Prototyping

A fashion designer wants to design a new pair of jeans for women who are short and curvy.  They need to have a prototype before they can take their product to the manufacturer.  The designer hires an analyst to help her create a digital image of the jeans before creating a physical pair of jeans.  The designer can create the rapid prototype by using an actual model to get the measurements need for the digital image. 

Rapid prototyping is a process that is constantly being used in education, in my opinion.  Teachers are always having to create lessons and change them mid-lesson based upon whether they are working or not.  With new curriculums and resources the teachers have to create lesson plans that they have not tested and are always adjusting them based on student needs.  Rapid prototyping should be used in education often due to the constant changes in the methods of expectable teaching.  It seems that every year something new is implemented and teachers are changing the way and what they teach.

Step-Up-to-Excellence Staff Development

When presenting the new methodologies to the staff I would use technology to present instead of the sit and get method.  Teachers will also have their laptops with them to work along through the process with me.  I would give the teachers piece of the methodology and ask them to put them in the order that they think they go in.  Once the pieces are in order we will discuss as a whole group the correct order and why it goes in the order it does. 

Faculty Center for teaching with Technology

·         Find innovative ways to use technology to achieve their teaching goals

·         Faculty and Staff Services

·         Media services, Multimedia Development, Instructional Design Unit, and Two-Way interactive video.

Training and Development

·         Employment Development

·         Faculty/Staff

·         provides several programs for both managers and employees to help them improve their abilities and skills as employees

Policies, Procedures, Statements, and Notifications

·         Rules and Procedures

·         Faculty/Staff

·         Provides all the rules, policies, and procedures for the different university departments and programs.