tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720154522729513418.post2436914465113245778..comments2023-07-08T02:32:23.793-07:00Comments on Teaching Matters at LU: Teaching with TechnologyNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04917082233981368034noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720154522729513418.post-75440367160032482242010-12-03T11:35:01.246-08:002010-12-03T11:35:01.246-08:00I guess the SmartBoard was designed with that conc...I guess the SmartBoard was designed with that conception of a teacher "spending too much time in front of the students." After all, the SmartBoard is merely an electronic version of the chalk board. One solution will be to get your students to go to the Smartboard more often. They also like to play with electronic toys.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738925154661156525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720154522729513418.post-74118175067842801952010-12-03T11:21:37.674-08:002010-12-03T11:21:37.674-08:00I too was interested in your (true) statement that...I too was interested in your (true) statement that technology is "only a tool and that it is the user who determines if it enhances or hinders the teaching and learning process." While my example that follows won't satisfy Kwame's strict Middle States standards--though I agree with him that we do indeed desperately need that--it is something I have observed in my own teaching and I wonder if anyone else has.<br /><br />First a disclaimer: I love my SmartBoard and can't imagine not having it. However, one thing that I have been noticing is that it seems to be gradually enticing me more front and center (where it is located in the room), and I wonder if that is giving me too central a focus. I believe in the "guide on the side" style of coaching, and worry somewhat that I am spending too much time in front of the students playing with my new toy. Anyone else have that sort of reaction/reservation? If not, how are you using the Smartboard?Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335145674065415998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720154522729513418.post-7793742335196822282010-11-29T08:37:28.481-08:002010-11-29T08:37:28.481-08:00I think you are right that technology is "onl...I think you are right that technology is "only a tool and that it is the user who determines if it enhances or hinders the teaching and learning process;" but it would be a good idea to have independent evidence or assessment which "determines if it enhances or hinders the teaching and learning process." It may be that while technology can be useful, the way it is introduced and used may be unhelpful or, even, counterproductive. <br /><br />The new or revised Middle States report of 18th November 2010 suggests a need to provide "evidence that student learning assessment data are analyzed and used to improve teaching and learning." In this regard, we need to show that (1) the technology that was acquired was based on (prior) assessment, and (2) its utilization is being assessed and "used to improve teaching and learning," after (3) "assessment results have been shared in useful forms and discussed widely with appropriate constituents." Maybe we can start that assessment here and now or, at least, start a serious and fruitful discussion about it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738925154661156525noreply@blogger.com