Thoughts from 701...
Two models for instruction: transfer (learners are vessels waiting to be filled -- CAI aims for this); inspiration (learners are tinder waiting for a spark)
Role of ETC -- responsible for creating useful applications of technology? I say no -- teachers have to create it. ETC just assists in their thinking/discovery/skills acquisition. If the teachers aren't doing it, it's "not invented here" and they hate it/resent it/sabotage it.
Adopting vs. adapting -- we've adopted new technologies (piecemeal), but haven't adapted the curriculum to best utilize these new technologies.
But would this be appropriate? These tools are still immature. The technologies are still evolving. You don't want to build the curriculum around Flash. Even building the curriculum around something as big as the Internet is extremely dubious -- there's not yet enough "there", there. But I guess it also depends on how much you value the current curriculum. As others pointed out, the current curriculum doesn't exactly serve kids' needs either.
Role of ETC -- responsible for creating useful applications of technology? I say no -- teachers have to create it. ETC just assists in their thinking/discovery/skills acquisition. If the teachers aren't doing it, it's "not invented here" and they hate it/resent it/sabotage it.
Adopting vs. adapting -- we've adopted new technologies (piecemeal), but haven't adapted the curriculum to best utilize these new technologies.
But would this be appropriate? These tools are still immature. The technologies are still evolving. You don't want to build the curriculum around Flash. Even building the curriculum around something as big as the Internet is extremely dubious -- there's not yet enough "there", there. But I guess it also depends on how much you value the current curriculum. As others pointed out, the current curriculum doesn't exactly serve kids' needs either.
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