This is so promising! This makes updating rigorous teacher pre-service training increasingly important. I wonder how the rest of the world can follow this path? There are countries where the education system is still relatively backward, even as the world becomes a big village. Will technology make education accessible to everyone, wherever they are, with or without trained teachers? I believe this is feasible, and I cannot wait.

I find all three approaches enriching, but I have a preference for this one. It might be because I am used to this project in development project proposal writing, but having the receiver's input is key to me. Identifying the need and getting receiver involved adds to the potential for relevance and success.

Some people consider this problem to be merely a matter of semantics, but it is not.

A curriculum is an organized learning journey with clear and known expected outcomes that should be understood by all parties involved to be effective. It is a process that requires close monitoring and evaluation to ensure that all instructional strategies, detours, and adjustments are aligned with achieving the expected outcomes. It is a planned experience that transforms the student, the family involved, and the teacher.

Philosophy helps educators analyze and shape their position on the goal of education, and make decisions based on values that shape their beliefs and behaviors. This will shape their choices of teaching strategies and guide them in developing relationships with students and embracing their career.

At the end of a long and vital process intended to reach the student, we find the teachers developing unit and lesson plans and activities. They are at the stage of learning experience, and their role is crucial to the success of the students. Whether they are seen as facilitators, guides, or coaches, so much depends on the way they approach their work, their values, and professionalism.

Another misconception is that instructional design is the same as curriculum development. They are not.