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 for the changing world they are enterin