Teacher and TechnologyEDUB 1990 Fall 2011
Dr. R Redekopp
Meta-Teach-Nition
What to do when there is nothing else to do: Watch – especially people who are not like you
Listen – especially to people who are not like you
Learn - that others are different and you need to understand
It’s not about YOU
It is about: Mainly your students and their learning Your colleagues
In other words – pedagogy and policy AND you don’t need to know everything!!
Your Turn
Tell 3 or 4 people near you:• Your subject preferences• Your preferred learning style (watching,
listening, doing, connecting, drawing …)• The teaching style of your favourite teacher
(this may help you identify your learning preference)
The Way We Were
Old – one computer, many students
The Way We Are
Recent – one computer per student
The Way We Will be
Near Future– Many computers per student
How hard is THis?
Very – if you need to know and control everything.
Moderate – because you have to set some things up initially
Manageable - once you have used things a few times
Terminology You Should Know
Terminology
For quick overviews try the 7 Things You Should Know series from Educause on
twitter, clickers, online editing, e-Readers, presentation tools …
Your Turn
Tell 3 or 4 people near you:• Your ‘tech’ comfort level• The kinds of tech you use (film strip, VCR, …,
Smartphone, tablet)• The next tech you would like to try
Why are we doing this?
If education is:• Content/info• Socialization• Process (how to learn/direction of learning)• Safety (babysitting)
How does technology enhance these?
Why are we doing this?
Apple says: 1000’s of apps, 24/7 learning, on-the-go
learning, wi-fi wherever research Video chat to learn, email, take pictures, record Keyboards do word prediction Great accessibility features iTunes U and other podcasts
Why are we doing this?
How do we sort the HYPE from the real goals? Where is the good research? What does it really
say? What kinds of learning benefit? What does brain research say?
The Brain argument
Left brain – logical, rational, analytical, look at parts
The Brain argument
Left brain – logical, rational, analytical, look at parts
The content argument
Facts, formulae, dates, computations, maps, timelines, body parts, recipes …
The content argument
Facts, formulae, dates, computations, maps, timelines, body parts, recipes …
The ‘engagement’ argument
Is it enough to just have cool tools? Is engagement that simple? What happened with TV, film, filmstrips,
whiteboards, coloured chalk, laser discs ???
Is infusion the answer? (Apologies to LwICT)
Your Turn
Tell 3 or 4 people near you:• Your favourite apps if you have any. It is OK if
you don’t use apps!!!• Are you more ‘right’ or ‘left’ brained• How do you best remember things? Memory,
paper, audio, apps, email?
So what are we really getting?
Consider the tech bias:
Churchill - “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”
So what are we really getting?
Consider the tech bias: White, western, middle class, male, efficient,
discrete parts, speed … Are the Amish right (fewer choices are better)?
Where has this taken us? Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes - The
Joy of Stats - BBC Four http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo
Your Turn
Tell 3 or 4 people near you how many:• Radio stations you listen to• TV channels you watch• Web sites you visit on a regular basis
• Where do you get your news?
And what comes with it?
Cyber-bullying Identity theft Too much info Bad info Disconnectedness (while over connected)
But don’t be discouraged
There are some huge benefits to using technology!
We need to consider the best ways to use and adopt these technologies – that’s where the fun lies.
We will need to give up some control – the info is now out there for all, just like Gutenberg opened up the Bible to the public (using a wine press!).
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