Overcoming the Technology Resistance Movement - Inside the School - 1 views
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many professional educators and administrators remain hesitant, reluctant, and perhaps even highly resistant to try online learning and teaching with technology.
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with accelerating demand for online learning, significantly reduced budgets, and the emergence of hundreds of free or relatively inexpensive Web technologies, that resistance is coming to a sudden halt.
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Consider having these stories developed by peers and colleagues whom they trust instead of by vendors or external consultants.
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starting with a simple technology tool or resource that can be mastered and applied is more important than explaining the underlying instructional approach,
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Support staff might be on call when needed for 1:1 help and advice. Technical support personnel and trainers should not dictate a single approach or instructional philosophy but rather they should listen to teacher needs and respond accordingly.
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For instance, the final 5-10 minutes of a department, program, or unit meeting might be saved for a live presentation of an emerging technology or discussion of ideas related to how one is using technology or the Web in instruction
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modeling the use of online technologies and courses by one’s colleagues and superiors is highly valuable.
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or instance, someone savvy with technology or knowledgeable about online teaching and learning might be asked to support one or more novice teachers or assistants.