Somewhere In Between Technology Enthusiast and Technology Skeptic
I would consider myself an emerging technology enthusiast. I recognize the wealth of learning that can happen with technology but am not particularly strong at researching, learning, implementing and teaching through new apps and programs. I also see many obstacles and challenges that arise when teaching through technology, which makes me a bit of a skeptic as well. The reading was interesting this week though I found that the two Collins and Halverson chapters didn’t necessarily match in their pros and cons regarding the use of technology. I also found it curious that many of the studies they quoted were far from recent. In the rapidly changing world of technology, I would imagine there must be more recent studies from which to draw their evidence. First of all, I agree with the two arguments in “The Technology Enthusiast’s Argument” chapter that “the world is changing and we will need to adapt schooling to prepare students fo...