Last thoughts
learning Tagged BBB, ict, learning, teacher June 9th, 2009
I am thinking that the major impediment to the creative use of ICT in the classroom is neither the technology, nor the capacity of teachers, which is growing daily. The major obstacle is actually teacher self-concept. How we conceive of ourselves and our role in our classroom will determine the limits of our creativity.
So, if we finally decide that we are not required to master the technology, and only master the teaching, we can be liberated to be the best teachers we can be. I don’t know about you, but I did not sign up to be a computer programmer: I am a teacher.
July 30th, 2009 at 7:52 am
Nice post, Greg. I think it’s very true that it needs to be about the learning, not primarily about the technology, and that teacher self-concept or professional identity is key.
But on the other hand, I think there’s a caveat. My friend Jenny Little used to say “you can’t lead where you won’t go”, and I think that’s true as much of teachers as it is of school leaders. It’s not about needing to know how to program the box, but being curious enough to want to find out how the box works and how it can support learning is really important.