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What Matters Most in Educational Technology
What matters most in educational technology is not so much how you, the teacher, use technology but how you, as a teacher, enable and allow your learners to use technology.
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How about:
“What matters most in educational technology is not so much how you, the teacher, use technology but how you, as a teacher, enable your students to learn with the technology.”?
An interesting twist, Tim but I think your approach doesn’t make it clear who’s using the technology; a minor point perhaps. What I’m trying to do is to put a clear emphasis upon the learner use of technology.
An interesting question.
Not sure I agree totally that the purpose of technology should be all pupil focussed! There is a growing concensus around the impact of the teacher on pupil outcomes and by implication the quality of the teacher.
Research has shown the limitation of traditional models of CPD. Thankfully, there is a new emphasis on self observation, peer mentoring and the development of communities of practice. As the OfSTED good practice report ‘Good Professional Development in Schools’ notes “The most successful schools prided themselves on being ‘learning communities. The headteachers had successfully created a culture where staff were strongly committed in discussing and improving teaching and learning.”
Also, thankfully, there is now new technology which supports and extends our ability to do observation and mentoring without having to disturb the field by sitting in the back of a classroom. The best technology, like Iris Connect, also provides the opportunity to create communities of practice and provide immediate (if required) and contextualised feedback.
Technology can have a great impact on pupil outcomes by helping teachers develop!