My reaction when I first read Robert Hawkin’s list on EduTech - a World Bank Blog on ICT use in Education was “haven’t we already looked at these?”
The list contains 10 items that have been on lists for a long time, so I guess what we need to ask ourselves is how strongly is this technology impacting on my teaching and learning?. In Hawkins’ words when he is referring to mobile devices - is this item an “information appliance of choice in the classroom“?
The other thing I have been thinking about of late is how global is “global”? What is happening outside Australia, or outside western countries? There are some interesting comments on Hawkins’ blog post that do help you get a wider picture. The final comment came from Steve Vosloo who gives a South African perspective and then reinforced it on his own blog.
One of the other interesting aspects to Hawkins’ post is his comments on the impact of the technology of the status quo.
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Have a look at his list and tell me which ones strike you as most likely to impact on your teaching and learning this year.
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I think the comment about the evolving education landscape is an important one. We need to be thinking about how our kids are going to have access to the information they need to stay in front of the fastest changing information curve in history. Status quo. State of flux, more like it.
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