Advanced Readings in Instructional Technology

Week 8 Performance Technology

Questions of Week 8:

1 - All institutions and individuals need to improve themselves. As this is a natural human activity, do we really need a science like HPT? Can't we just take it granted that this is happening due to natural causes?
2 - Imagine you are a consultant in an organization (pick any one you want). You are reported that there is a performance problem...

1.      Defining the potential problems, and their reasons
2.      Why we need HPT to solve our problem?
3.      How can HPT can solve this problem?
4.      What might be the potential results after HPT?
Hint-1:
As an example, think about what advice you might give to K-12 school / university people about HPT.  Is there any possible relevance of HPT to schools?  (or colleges?)  Who would be the "performers?"  What would be the potential performance deficiencies?  What interventions could be used other than instruction?
HINT-2:  Look around your own environment and count how many interventions  your university has set up to enable you to achieve more.
3 - What are key constructs associated with performance technology (e.g. definition of PT itself, job aid, EPSS, non-training interventions, motivational systems, expert systems, organizational development)?
4 - Write 3 questions/issues

5-Decide on your term project topic, Write the title and 1-2 paragraph of explanation of your paper.

Required

1. Doughty, P. L. & Romiszowski, A. J. (1997). Organizational and performance engineering paradigms and their relationship to instructional system development.

2. Rosenberg, M. J., Coscarelli, W. C. and Hutchinson C. S (1999). Ch 2 in The Origins And Evolution Of The Field. Handbook Of Human Performance Technology, 2nd Ed., San Francisco: Jossey- Bass/Pfeiffer.

3. Stolovitch, H. D. & Keeps, E. J. (1999). What is HPT? Ch1 in The Origins And Evolution Of The Field. Handbook Of Human Performance Technology, 2nd Ed., San Francisco: Jossey- Bass/Pfeiffer.

4. Van Tiem, D. M., Moseley, J. M. & Dessinger, J. C. (2000). HPT Model, ISPI http://www.ispi.org/uploadedFiles/ISPI_Site/About_ISPI/About/whatshptmodel.pdf

5. Wile, D. (1996). "Why Doers Do", P&I, pp. 30-32.