tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post6857637904437650778..comments2024-03-26T23:57:42.268-04:00Comments on SpeEdChange: Comprehending What New Technology Doesirasocolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-25173599755543022007-11-01T10:40:00.000-04:002007-11-01T10:40:00.000-04:00"I would argue that when we use technology in thes..."I would argue that when we use technology in these conservative forms we actually move our students backwards. Not only do we not teach them to find their way in the future, we teach them that the technological world of today and tomorrow will not help them."<BR/><BR/>Ira, I don't know what kind of response you are looking for, but this passage summarizes a central point for my reading here: current configurations of learning with technology reinforce hierarchies and orchestrate the measure of difficulty necessary to convince students to "stay put" inside previously established patterns. <BR/><BR/>I am particularly distressed by this inasmuch as I believe it threatens to erode our national identity - one seated in daring, imagination, innovation, and leading edges. <BR/><BR/>I wonder, however, if the greater part of "answer" to this problem will not have to come from the students themselves who - now so able to "live their lives" digitally - will have to insist on the right to work in the media they know best and to force us to stretch ourselves and our tired systems of learning into new and more meaningful responses to a 21st century. <BR/><BR/>I recently listened to a short comic bit on a YouTube video where the comic suggested that "we" (thought I think he meant my daughter's generation) might actually be the first generation to go into old age unable to complain about the "younger generation" and the rowdy attitude with which they configure their lives. <BR/><BR/>I'm ready for the revolution, Ira. "Foot soldier" or "General" suits me, either way. Now, which way to the war? And as for my own classroom, I'm already there! <BR/><BR/>btw... loved the bit you posted a few weeks back about hats in the classroom. It changed my world and learning effectiveness for my students. Also, cellphones are now welcome in my classroom, and the difference that "welcome" made is outstanding ... noticeably less "fear" of being on foreign ground. Thanks!mlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054588568585257228noreply@blogger.com