Thursday, March 22, 2007
Yeah, but...
Will Richardson wrote a post on his blog yesterday about an eye-opening experience he had substitute teaching for a grad class on educational technology at a New Jersey University. He expected that this class full of dynamic young teachers would embrace the use of technology in the classroom. However, they responded with excuses and yeah, buts. In two days, 44 people have commented on Will's post, and the comments are ALL worth reading. What will it take to change paradigms for teachers, new ones and seasoned ones?
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Pam, what will it take? It will take time and persistence on the part of those that are already working with the tools. I don't see the shift coming as a fast moving train but, instead, as a new growth of vegetation over a burned out landscape. Expecting new teachers to be "the saviours" isn't the answer. We need a change at all levels of education but also within our societal expectation of marks, marks, marks. Maybe Daniel Pinks "A Whole New Mind" should become a standard read for everyone! For those of us already seeing the new landscape, it will take persistence and maybe a mockup drawing or two to show how things will look.
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