Derrick
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Every citizen should have at least some interest in educational standards. Even if you don’t have children, your future colleagues, subordinates or employees will come through the school system and hopefully graduate from university. But will you employ someone who was taught by a computer illiterate teacher?
This afternoon I watched the wonderful little ‘Did you know?‘ video on Youtube. It runs through some interesting figures about technology and society over the next few years. Some of it is debateable, but it’s still neccessary viewing.
Scott McLeod is one of the authors of this vide, and on his ‘dangerously irrelevant’ blog he has a wonderful post about teachers refusing technology.
He asks:
can anyone else think of an employment sector other than K-12 and postsecondary education where employees have the right to refuse to use technology?
His argument is that even a cashier at Shopright is forced to use the register, or barcode scanner, or whatever technology their employer chose.
When did teachers and lecturers obtain the special permission to refuse using technology? More importantly, do we trust them with our children or future employees?
As a former lecturer I appreciate that there are many, many more skills and attributes to a good teacher. However, what makes them so special that they can refuse technological advances?
This afternoon I watched the wonderful little ‘Did you know?‘ video on Youtube. It runs through some interesting figures about technology and society over the next few years. Some of it is debateable, but it’s still neccessary viewing.
Scott McLeod is one of the authors of this vide, and on his ‘dangerously irrelevant’ blog he has a wonderful post about teachers refusing technology.
He asks:
can anyone else think of an employment sector other than K-12 and postsecondary education where employees have the right to refuse to use technology?
His argument is that even a cashier at Shopright is forced to use the register, or barcode scanner, or whatever technology their employer chose.
When did teachers and lecturers obtain the special permission to refuse using technology? More importantly, do we trust them with our children or future employees?
As a former lecturer I appreciate that there are many, many more skills and attributes to a good teacher. However, what makes them so special that they can refuse technological advances?