The main problems that I have witnessed with education and training systems today is the barrier to change, time as a constraint, and not enough consistent professional development. In my opinion, there is not enough reward or compensation given to instructors to want to change. It is easier to continue to do things exactly the same year in and year out with no change. While the world changes around them and what was once the standard may not apply to today’s caliber and merit. Thus, this system and methods will eventually become obsolete without any change necessary to keep up with the evolution of the world and the standards around it. In the end, it is the student or learner that will suffer from no change to the current education system in place.

     My view is that instructional design can make a difference by providing an action plan. It can point out the barriers, late adopters, and gatekeepers. To get everyone involved is a massive task but to make a system effective each person within the system must play a role or make an effort to adopt change. A good instructional design system will provide ways to change attitudes from negative to positive and keep people within the system motivated. Resources and professional development should be available and maintained on a regular basis instead of sporadic times. An allotment of time given to do things on a consistent basis will in the long run be beneficial.