Professional Self Assessment

I chose to do the Assessment on the ASTD website.

I chose the Mid Level Specialist as I have 30 years experience in management.

Competency: Designing Learning

Applies cognition and adult learning theory to instructional design:
Incorporates sound principles of current cognition and adult learning theory to the practice of instructional design.
Collaborates with learning design project members.
Builds partnerships and relationships among the participants in a learning design project and establishes sign-off and approval processes for each step of the design process.

Conducts a needs assessment pertinent to the goals of the learning
solution:
Gathers and evaluates target population, environment, resources, and information; analyzes findings and defines basic outcomes of the learning solution to solve the or meet the opportunity.

Designs a curriculum or program:
Uses a variety of techniques for determining instructional content of curriculum or program; creates or partners with others to plan and design the curriculum or program.

Creates designs or specifications for instructional material:
Selects, modifies, or creates an appropriate design or specification document and development model or plan for a given project.

Analyzes, selects, and integrates technologies into the learning solution
design:
Selects technologies to accomplish learning goals and objectives; selects or develops instructional materials to support the learning experience and meet objectives as appropriate.

Evaluates learning design:
Identifies appropriate evaluation techniques to assess whether the learning design solution produces a change in learner attitude, skill, knowledge, and behavior.

Manages design team:
Directs, assigns, or manages the work of others on the design team to accomplish project goals and objectives.

Develops instructional materials:
Selects or develops instructional materials to support the learning experience and meet objectives as appropriate.

Manages and implements design projects:
Ensures successful project implementation and executes learning design projects.

I learned that I am where I belong. I feel I was born a teacher and that I can positively impact my student's learning experiences through my own experiences and style of teaching.