I believe I share the sentiment of many: The more I know about technology the less I know. Finding time to catch up, stay on top of what's new (or that's been on the market for a few years already) can be challenging. Then again, how much do we need to know? Does it make sense to rely on teams or must we be independent learners? How do we define the educational role of all those altruistic (and unpaid) code-writers who help us newbies along? And what is the responsibility of schools for providing our next generations with what they need?
Monday, January 28, 2008
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I wholeheartedly agree. Keeping up with what is new in technology is almost a full-time job in and of itself. We can't know everything and need to pick and choose what is important to us or to what we need for teaching.
I think that it makes sense to be able to work in teams. However, I do believe there are times when individual learning is appropriate. Having said that, knowing how to work in a team is a life skill that our students need to know.
I think that as educators we do not always know what the next generation will be faced with or need to know especially when it comes to technology. We need to anticipate the best we can and most importantly, give them the tools so that they will know how to get what they need themselves.
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