There are a lot of reasons but one of the biggest is the way that technology has given rise to a new kind of education consumer—the active learner—who is using technology to drive change in ways that we haven't seen before.
The emergence of the active learner is extremely important! I think it's a great thing that learners are coming out and wanting to be hands on and active and push towards a new classroom of the future!
Challenge #1 is definitely important for teachers who have been working in the education field for some time. I think it would be very hard to incorporate technology into learning if you haven't used any technology in the classroom for 15 years!
Challenge 1: professional development. K
Resistance to technology comes in many forms, but one of the key resistance challenges identified in the report is "comfort with the status quo.
"Comfort with the atatus quo" imterested me a lot. As a teacher I plan on jumping on new and exciting ways to teach my students instead of settling with the norm.