there’s plenty of room for
dissatisfaction with the current state of our schools. An awful lot
is wrong with them: the way conformity is valued over curiosity and
enforced with rewards and punishments, the way children are
compelled to compete against one another, the way curriculum so
often privileges skills over meaning, the way students are prevented
from designing their own learning, the way instruction and
assessment are increasingly standardized, the way different avenues
of study are rarely integrated, the way educators are systematically
deskilled .
Michelle Krill on 12 Nov 09"In 1994, Dr. Christopher Moersch developed the Levels of Technology Implementation (LoTi) scale in an effort to accurately measure authentic classroom technology use. This scale focuses on the use of technology as an interactive learning medium because this particular component has the greatest and lasting impact on classroom pedagogy and is the most difficult to implement and assess. The challenge is not merely to use technology to achieve isolated tasks (e.g., word processing a research paper, creating a multimedia slide show, browsing the Internet), but rather to integrate technology in an exemplary manner that supports purposeful problem-solving, performance-based assessment practices, and experiential learning--all vital characteristics of the Target Technology level established by the CEO Forum on Education and Technology."
