week two, the need for instruction and needs assessment

"The instructional design process begins with the identification of a problem or need"

"A need assessment can help us avoid providing too much instruction when it is not necessary.

"For the instructional designer, the needs assessment process serves four functions:
1. It identifies the needs relevant to a particular job or task, that is, what problems are affecting performance.
2. It identifies critical needs. Critical needs include those that have a significant financial impact, affect safety, or disrupt the work or educational environment.
3. It sets priorities for selecting an intervention.
4. It provides baseline data to assess the effectiveness of the instruction.

Morrison et al (2007 p.29-30)

Consider a scenario in which you could develop a plan for a needs assessment. If you were to implement your plan in this scenario, what might you learn about the need for instruction? 

Scenario: For a variety of reasons, (see http://www.mathopenref.com/site/techreasons.html and http://teacherswithapps.com/top-10-reasons-technology-is-important-for-education/) 
an educational institution wishes to introduce technology into it's instructional methods. A needs assessment could include a questionnaire to see what kind of experience the educators within the institution have and how the technology might be integrated in to the classrooms and curriculae.

I will now transfer my work to Google Drive where I have set up a folder. I have sent Erin a message with my contact information and hope to work with her in Drive.
C.