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may 2015 my island view home about me my island view educational disconnected utterances feeds posts comments archive for may 2015 why do we separate the teacher from the tech posted in accountability administrator assessment curriculum education leadership observation pd professional development professionalism reform skills teacher teacher assessment teched technology thought leadership thought provoking on may 26 2015 10 comments we are often bombarded with many posts and articles about the successes and failures of technology in education too often these assessments are based upon the technology as if it were the only factor having any effect on the students in the classroom of course this overlooks something that has been pounded into educators heads for years the greatest influence on students in the classroom is the teacher that holds true with or without technology in the classroom the environment for learning is created in the classroom by the teacher the teacher determines the tools selected for learning in the classroom the teacher determines how much time each subject gets and what should be emphasized over something else yes there are restraints and mandates placed on every teacher by administration but the majority of the individual learning environments that directly affect students are environments made by classroom teachers whenever i read an article or post pointing out the failures of technology in the classroom my first question is how well was that teacher trained in the use of that technology and its new methodology in the classroom my second thought is was that technology mandated to be there without teacher buy in or support without both of those requirements being met coupled with what we know of the teacher s impact on students in the class how could technology ever be successful adding technology into a curriculum is not a passive exercise it requires a teacher to not only understand the basics of the tech but an understanding of whatever new pedagogies and methodologies accompany that tech using technology in the classroom is more than just going from a number 2 pencil to a ball point pen i have had too many discussions with adjunct professors teachers who have just been thrown online to teach courses that they have only taught in the classroom for years because that is now the direction colleges schools are being directed to go little thought on the part of these colleges schools has gone into what it means to teach online what methodologies need to be refined or changed what training a professor teacher needs in the use of new and devolving technology seems to be an afterthought if a thought at all teaching online seems to be a politician s choice of solution to getting a bigger bang for the tax generated buck many politicians are legislating requirements to teach online with no support for the teacher training needed to support a successful program there is always the they ll figure it out mentality that seems to drive most change in education it s a cheaper more sellable solution to the problem but a digital worksheet is still a worksheet we need to teach using methodologies of the 21 st century to take our best shot with 21 st century tools for learning collaboration curation communication and creation we need to be more critical of the studies that we see on the use of technology in classrooms we need to ask if and how the teachers were trained in that technology and all it entails we need to examine the mindset of those educators as well are they supportive of tech in the classroom or do they view it as an added burden that they were never prepared for not every educator is prepared to accept technology as a tool for learning these attitudes have profound effects on results teaching is complicated it might be argued that teaching is more of an art than a science complicated tasks are not easily assessed with so many variables for success in education how do we get it right we cannot accurately assess the effect of technology in the classroom without considering the teacher responsible for implementing and using that technology we need to consider implementation training and support as well as ongoing professional development of staff as the technology evolves changes or is replaced all of these are factors we need to consider and evaluate if we are to truly determine the effect technology is having on learning if we are serious about better educating our kids then we better get more serious about educating their educators share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading read full post don t argue for your limitations posted in accountability connected educator education leadership online learning pd professional development professionalism reform skills student teaching teacher teched technology thought provoking on may 4 2015 8 comments over the many years that i have been in education and around educators i have never been able to understand why so many educators so willingly and publicly argue for their limitations why do they insist as educators on stating aloud i don t get technology and i am not going to start now i taught many in service courses to educators that required computer use on many many occasions educators sitting at their computers would say i can t do this my response was simple but crude i would turn off the computer of the person who had made that statement after protestations about my action i would explain that they had convinced me by their statements and attitude that they could not do the assigned task using the computer i simply accepted their argument about their lack of ability to learn through technology that was when the light bulb floating magically over their heads would light up actively trying and overcoming failures was the key to accomplishing the goal they most often renewed their efforts after rebooting their computer learning with or about technology for those who have not grown up with technology is an uncomfortable thing to do it forces people to make mistakes and adjustments in order to learn the idea of an educator making a mistake in regard to either teaching or in their own content area was something that could not be accepted according to most teacher preparation programs of the 20 th century that may be why so many people openly claim to be unable to get it when it comes to technology rather than to bravely face the demons of discomfort technology and tides stop for no man woman technology that affects almost everything we do today is not going away it will continue to evolve at even faster rates and have an even greater effect on the speed at which change takes place educators today in addition to everything else they need to know must be digitally literate because in the world in which their students will live digital literacy will be essential to survive and more hopefully thrive a digitally literate educator is a relevant educator educators who are not digitally literate are not bad people they may also be good teachers however they may not be providing everything their students will need to meet their personal learning goals for their technology driven world educators do not need to argue for their limitations there is no limit to the number of people who for their own reasons will do that for them whether it is true or not ironically politicians with their own multitude of shortcomings probably head that list of finger pointers educators need to be aware of how the world has changed from the 20 th century that has heavily influenced so many of our educators technology s integration into learning is no longer a choice that educators have to make technology is with us to stay as uncomfortable as it is educators need to step up and stop making excuses for their digital illiteracy schools need to support professional development to get all educators up to speed on what they need to know it will be an ongoing need since technology will continue to evolve if we expect to better educate our kids we must first better educate their educators share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading read full post tom whitby translate this post traducir este blog search previous posts by keyword search for follow my island view on wordpress com follow tomwhitby email subscription enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email email address sign me up join 6 341 other subscribers order my book the relevant educator how connectedness empowers learning written with my good friend steven anderson the book not only lays out the simple 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