Our Journey through the "Teaching and Learning with IT" course.
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Don't know when someone might see this... Can one of you open a topic on here for our technology reflections? I don't seem to have the rights to do such a thing. Thanks!
What fascinating stories about your journey towards using and then integrating ICT's into your classroom practice!. When I did this module I really enjoyed the opportunity to reflect deeply on the issues you have raised - such as why - after 25 years - is education still regarded as the last bastion against full adoption of technology. See the post from this blog http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-steep-unlearning-curve/
Thank you for the link. I feel fully identified, not to mention challenged and, -I must admit- a bit intimidated by the "unlearning" list. Many of the items are issues that as teachers we need to constantly remind ourselves of.
I would have to add to this list that as teachers we need to unlearn the idea that our resources are sacred and not up for sharing.
To me, and given the educational background of "healthy" competition in which I grew up, it has been a challenge to admit that people may be sharing their resources with me because they truly believe there is a higher educational purpose rather than some ulterior or underlying motive in the sharing.
Sharing "my" resources or "my" learing objects began for me as an activity of which I felt terrified -after all anything you share is up for criticism. I was originally "forced" into it because I worked in a department where everyone seemed to be doing it. However, I have to admit that despite my insecurities and the need to learn to gratefully accept positive criticism, I now see resources or object sharing as a need, rather than a must.
My learning is now enriched by what I can learn from other teachers, what I can gain from their shared resources and what I can construct from their suggestions on improvements to those I've built.
I'm in! Chris
ReplyDeleteIt's true. We really are cool.
ReplyDeleteThis is a universal constant and can never be questioned
ReplyDeleteGreat, I feel like a character in the Big Bang Theory.
ReplyDeleteDon't know when someone might see this... Can one of you open a topic on here for our technology reflections? I don't seem to have the rights to do such a thing. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWhat fascinating stories about your journey towards using and then integrating ICT's into your classroom practice!. When I did this module I really enjoyed the opportunity to reflect deeply on the issues you have raised - such as why - after 25 years - is education still regarded as the last bastion against full adoption of technology. See the post from this blog
ReplyDeletehttp://weblogg-ed.com/2007/the-steep-unlearning-curve/
Thank you for the link. I feel fully identified, not to mention challenged and, -I must admit- a bit intimidated by the "unlearning" list. Many of the items are issues that as teachers we need to constantly remind ourselves of.
ReplyDeleteI would have to add to this list that as teachers we need to unlearn the idea that our resources are sacred and not up for sharing.
To me, and given the educational background of "healthy" competition in which I grew up, it has been a challenge to admit that people may be sharing their resources with me because they truly believe there is a higher educational purpose rather than some ulterior or underlying motive in the sharing.
Sharing "my" resources or "my" learing objects began for me as an activity of which I felt terrified -after all anything you share is up for criticism. I was originally "forced" into it because I worked in a department where everyone seemed to be doing it. However, I have to admit that despite my insecurities and the need to learn to gratefully accept positive criticism, I now see resources or object sharing as a need, rather than a must.
My learning is now enriched by what I can learn from other teachers, what I can gain from their shared resources and what I can construct from their suggestions on improvements to those I've built.