“To transform education and education technology to more progressive and less programmed ends means we do have to address what exactly we think education should look like now and in the future. Do we want programmed instruction? Do we want teaching machines? Do we want videotaped lectures? Do we want content delivery systems? Or do we want education that is more student-centered, more networked-focused. [...] And instead of acting as though ed-tech is free of ideology, we need to recognize that it is very much enmeshed in it.”
A blog that at first I felt was too fluffy and soft, but upon re-reading am reconsidering. The three characteristics she praises would the direct rider, motivate the elephant, and most likely shape the path. I think the Heath brothers would feel she was on the right path to sound leadership and the ability to implement change.
