Are teachers obsolete? Absolutely not. But, an educator's role is changing from the traditional "imparter of knowledge" to that of coach and consultant.
Mastering Online Discussion Board Facilitation - 1 views
Student-Centered Learning Environments: How and Why | Edutopia - 0 views
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Do-it-yourself, student-to-student teaching, project-based learning, and student-centered learning environments are some of the more encouraging programs
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"I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn." -- Albert Einstein
Should teachers embrace new technology? | My English Pages - 0 views
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Yes, we hardly master a technological tool that another version of it or another one is already in the market!! oufffff. Can you keep up with the pace??? You have to be both a marathon runner and sprinter at the same time What should teachers do then to be able to follow the pace. The teachers who are themselves geeks are finding it so tiring, let alone those teachers who are reluctant to adapt to the new IT era. How prepared are our educators? This is a legitimate question. A post by Andrew Marcinek describes this situation and suggests that teachers (and students) should be allowed to adapt to new tech at their own pace:
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echnology now is everywhere. We don’t know where it will take us as teachers, but also as citizens of the world. It will surely help us build connections and provide new information even more faster; it will save us a lot of time searching for what we want. We cannot and should not miss the benefits. But we must also bear in mind that human beings are born to engage in real face-to-face warm interactions. Without this very characteristic which is exclusively human nothing can be gained!!!
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