tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34592362.post4075386563928151215..comments2024-01-13T07:04:29.167-05:00Comments on Kapp Notes: Change Our Traditional Approach to EducationKarl Kapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586071112339563727noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34592362.post-89451374434940301042010-07-18T11:27:50.880-05:002010-07-18T11:27:50.880-05:00Karl,
Interesting posting. There is such a big la...Karl,<br />Interesting posting. There is such a big lag time in schools and technology that it seems almost unrealistic to expect schools to stay on the cutting edge of technology. There is also the concern that having teachers struggle to work into the classroom flash-in-the-pan technology will take their attention away from the content that they are supposed to be teaching. If schools had a dedicated technology resource, and I'm not just talking about the library and media specialists currently doing ten different jobs at once, then that technology resource could possibly help sort the wheat from the chaff of the new technology and help demonstrate to the teachers how it could be used. From there, teachers would be on the hook to integrate it into their classes and at the same time make it actually valuable.<br /><br />There was just a posting in the Chronicle of Higher Ed that seems to be the antithesis to this argument:<br /><br />http://chronicle.com/article/Is-Technology-Making-Your/66128/ <br /><br />Thanks for the interesting read.<br /><br />Mark Burke<br />Accurate Assessments<br />http://www.getaccurate.net/blog/Mark B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00846928476848377701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34592362.post-84557770245657225872010-07-17T12:09:36.370-05:002010-07-17T12:09:36.370-05:00Hi, Karl. First-time poster. Technology is tough t...Hi, Karl. First-time poster. Technology is tough to keep up with, and the generation coming out of high school and college is going to be the most apt with all of this stuff. In fact, they're being raised on it. It is good for all of us to keep up-to-date. Right now, I have 2 eLearning projects: a full-time job and a freelance gig. Both clients happen to be located in Tennessee, whereas I'm in Pennsylvania. Without e-mail, GoToMeeting, Skype, etc.., my involvement in these would not be possible. So as much as things change, I like to keep with the changes.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04197271067589533790noreply@blogger.com