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started by Tsisana Palmer on 21 Jun 14
  • Tsisana Palmer
    #1 Tsisana Palmer on 21 Jun 14
     
    By Thomas Whitby. http://edupln.ning.com/profiles/blogs/educators-will-never-be-100-connected

    A thought provoking article discussing the "three pillars" of being an educator (the mastery of the content, the excellence in teaching/pedagogy, and digital literacy.) According to the author, it is the digital literacy that directly affects the "evolution" of content and education. This article raises questions more than it gives the answers, yet, the questions are profound. Makes me appreciate being a part of our EDTECH community more than ever before!
  • Emmett Wemp
    #2 Emmett Wemp on 22 Jun 14
     
    I really enjoyed this piece. I have read some other work from this same blog and found it to be pretty good. I like the last section where he talks about how the use of technology is a mindset. I have found that to be true. Setting unrealistic timelines for adoption often leads to resistance, which is good for nobody.
  • Ryan McDonough
    #3 Ryan McDonough on 22 Jun 14
     
    This guy speaks like an experienced educator. I appreciated his honest take on the state of technology within schools. He is right, we need greater buy-in from educators on the latest and great technology trends. As educators, we also need the adequate training and compensation to be fully invested in the learning. PLNs can help everyone get on board, stay motivated and maintain that momentum to be able to train new faculty members from the get-go.
  • danielbmc
    #4 danielbmc on 23 Jun 14
     
    I also enjoyed reading this very practical discussion of how we increase connectivity amongst educators. It is pertinent to me as part of my professional development this year is to offer some training to staff so that they can better incorporate technology into the class room. The teachers are of varying digital literacy and have varying levels of interest in it. I think it is important to make it directly relevant to what they are teaching, easy to incorporate into their normal day and fun. I have seen some bad presentations that haven't gone over well with staff. The issues seemed to be that it was boring, it was something so far from the typical procedures or the presentation was focused on material/grade level that wasn't high school. The high school math or science teachers seem really put off by sitting through a 3 hour presentation where all the examples are for early elementary language arts. I hope my familiarity with the staff, school, students, and content will allow me to better reach my co-workers.
  • Melinda Mott
    #5 Melinda Mott on 23 Jun 14
     
    I enjoyed this article - simple and to the point. An educator is only as connected as the technology he/she uses. While math formulas may not change, how the information pertaining to that math formula is disseminated has changed throughout the years. We've gone from an abacus, to pen and paper, to calculators, to computers, to tablets and smart phones. Educators today have to not only master their chosen field, but also technology ... and that is everchanging.
  • kooloberlander
    #7 kooloberlander on 24 Jun 14
     
    While I like the three pillars that are outlined - mastery of content area, master of field of education and master of technology, to me it seems like the backlash from educators to Marc Prensky's digital immigrant/digital native argument. Each as their own pace seems to go towards enabling a lack of connectivism rather than encouraging it.

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