1.) I have never heard of rapid prototyping before so I Googled it to see what all I could find. Wow, I found some very interesting youtube videos explaining various examples of rapid prototyping. I found the 3D printers to be very exciting. I think that these printers could be incorporated into the education world in many different classes. This particular video that I found shows a flute being made by a 3D printer. Just think of all of the different objects that could be made for your classes with this printer.
2.) If I was hired as a consultant for the military and electronic access was not always available, I would resort to the following question: How did they train before electronic access was available? I am a very hands on and kinesthetic learning. I think that these military men/women would learn best by actually participating in hands on activities to help prepare them for their duties, like simulations. They would vary according to what their jobs and responsibilities were. These trainings would be more like scenario situations. I think that this type of learning would benefit these men and women the best because they would be better prepared for these various situations when they actually occurred. You do not always need to rely on the Internet to get everything done. I think that we are so used to having it that we sometimes forget what life was like before Internet came around.
3.) I actually enjoy doing group work when it comes to these kinds of projects or discussions during a staff development. I would break both of these radical educational methods into their steps. I would assign each group a step. For example, Group 1: Phase 1: Initiate Systematic Effort. I would give all of the details listed for this step. This group would be in charge of educating the other teachers on this step by creating a skit. I think this is a fun way to get everyone involved and have a good time, maybe have a few laughs, while learning/teaching at the same time. I would do this activity for all of the steps in both methods then come back together and review the information that was taught to the group to make sure everyone understood both the Step-Up-To-Excellence and GSTE methods.
4.) The first faculty development program is at The University of Texas at Austin Graduate School. The Faculty Development Program is part of the organized research program at UT. It provides semester length leaves for tenured faculty members, and summer session leaves for tenure-track assistant professors. Faculty Research Assignments provide tenured faculty members with the equivalent of one semester's salary so that they can devote full time to research. Summer Research Assignments provide tenure-track assistant professors with the equivalent of two months' salary to enable the recipient to concentrate on research and writing during the summer session.
The second faculty development program is at Texas A&M Health Science Center. This program works collaboratively with the dental specialty, advanced education in general dentistry and dental education programs to provide students with financial support in exchange for a commitment to teach upon completion of these programs. The objectives of the Comprehensive Dental Faculty Development Program are to increase the diversity of student recruited to and entering dental academic careers, and facilitate advanced training and career development of dental faculty. A maximum of 2 participants will be selected each year.
The third faculty development program is at Texas Women's University. This is an online faculty development program that is offered in July. This program is a venue to teach faculty course design and online pedagogy techniques to help them successfully build and teach a quality online course. The four week online course allows instructors to build the major elements of a course to explore five key components of online pedagogy. The program is aimed at faculty new to TWU or new to distance education, as well as, adjuncts selected by department chairs.
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