tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29568210.post115689892085199631..comments2023-10-29T10:00:01.452-04:00Comments on Technology to Empower Student Learning: The Ways We Talk about TechnologyDiane Quirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02334892358542302037noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29568210.post-1157125452237175442006-09-01T11:44:00.000-04:002006-09-01T11:44:00.000-04:00Diane, your comments here and on Dave Warlicks Tue...Diane, your comments here and on Dave Warlicks Tuesday post hit the nail on the head! As you wrote your comments, I was in a meeting where the “technology experts” of an excellent high school were discussing their projects but were unable to express how the technology will enhance learning, dismissing the question with “this is just the first step”. <BR/><BR/>Shouldn’t the first step be looking at what Dave calls the literacy – what should we be teaching and in what kind of environment?<BR/><BR/>This would be the ideal, but many “educational technologists” are more comfortable discussing the technology than discussing education pedagogy or learning goals.<BR/><BR/><STRONG>Rob</STRONG><BR/><A HREF="http://digiwalks.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow"><EM>Digital Crosswalks</EM></A>rob banninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12121727631592909094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29568210.post-1157024282063839772006-08-31T07:38:00.000-04:002006-08-31T07:38:00.000-04:00I think that you are probably right -- after I gav...I think that you are probably right -- after I gave you comments a lot of thought. It's a matter of degree, but the difference between integrating new into old is dramatically different from reshaping the old to reflect the new, changing how and what we teach.<BR/><BR/>I talked more about this in <A HREF="http://quirkytech.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">2¢ Worth</A>. Thanks for the conversation.<BR/><BR/>-- dave --Developerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399403513197849698noreply@blogger.com