Technology engagement: so when's the wedding?
Teaching and Technology are a dream couple. Teaching sees the creativity and fun in Technology, and loves the way Technology opens up real-world contexts from inside the classroom. In turn, Technology loves Teaching for the way it understands, motivates and encourages learners. When Teaching finally proposes, everyone is overjoyed at the union. Technology quickly moves into the classroom, bringing a bunch of new digital devices and a tangled mess of cables.
Soon, however, Teaching starts getting cold feet and questioning whether Technology was the right choice after all. Are they pedagogically compatible? Does Teaching’s role have to change to suit Technology? And why does everyone insist on talking about their relationship on Twitter and Facebook?
Tensions emerge and Teaching resents the time spent with Technology, who is prone to unpredictable illnesses, changes constantly and rudely demands extra bandwidth all the time. Technology wants to share everything, and Teaching longs for privacy and an empty email inbox. Will they make it to the wedding? Or will ‘till death do us part’ come sooner than expected?
Find out what happens in this research talk with a difference. We asked 400 teachers from Perth to Parramatta to tell us how they really feel about Technology. This presentation shares their honest responses, covering everything from hardware and software to multimedia tools, social sharing and PD. We’ll look at the implications of their answers and more importantly, what can be done to make the marriage work – before one of us files for divorce!
See conference slides here
Soon, however, Teaching starts getting cold feet and questioning whether Technology was the right choice after all. Are they pedagogically compatible? Does Teaching’s role have to change to suit Technology? And why does everyone insist on talking about their relationship on Twitter and Facebook?
Tensions emerge and Teaching resents the time spent with Technology, who is prone to unpredictable illnesses, changes constantly and rudely demands extra bandwidth all the time. Technology wants to share everything, and Teaching longs for privacy and an empty email inbox. Will they make it to the wedding? Or will ‘till death do us part’ come sooner than expected?
Find out what happens in this research talk with a difference. We asked 400 teachers from Perth to Parramatta to tell us how they really feel about Technology. This presentation shares their honest responses, covering everything from hardware and software to multimedia tools, social sharing and PD. We’ll look at the implications of their answers and more importantly, what can be done to make the marriage work – before one of us files for divorce!
See conference slides here