References:
(J. Glaab, personal communication, July
8, 2015)
Green, T., Alejandro, J., &
Brown, A. (2009). The retention of experienced faculty in online
distance education programs:
Understanding factors that impact their involvement. International Review of Research in
Open and Distance Learning, 10(3),
1-15.
Mandernach, B., Hudson, S., & Wise, S. (2013). Where has time
gone? Faculty activity and time commitments
in the online classroom. Journal of Educators Online,
10(2), 1-15.
Hello, Amanda! Nice to meet you! I enjoyed your video post about your recent interview. I can absolutely agree that technology is always changing! Now, of course, this is mostly a beneficial thing as technological changes mean better and more effective technology, but as a teacher I know the headache that comes along with these changes too. I’m looking forward to conducting my own interview later this week to hopefully gain the same type of helpful insights you shared in your post! Thanks for your helpful post!
ReplyDeleteAmanda, great post! I agree that keeping up with changing technology is challenge for technology leaders and teachers alike. Actually this is a trend that I noticed a number of our classmates pointed out, and my interviewee touched on it, as well. Thanks for a thoughtful post, Amanda. I enjoyed really enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteAmanda,
ReplyDeleteI understand your frustration … my interviewees also listed all number of trends coming “down the pike” though not so centered on specific programs, theirs were more general. One literature review I read looks at the issue of the intensive cost of invested time required to integrate technology and develop courses online. According to Cox (2013), one of the major concerns which tenured teachers vocalize when integrating technology in order to attain high-level goals with their students is the great time intensive factor which is required in order to (p.214) facilitate this integration into lesson delivery (p.215). The author cited a study in which some younger, more technologically literate teachers were also not able to integrate technology into their pedagogical instruction in a more purposeful way than in social/entertainment foci. Cox suggests collaboration between older teachers with more content knowledge and younger teachers who have more technological savvy.
I also think that we need to make a distinction between K-12 development of technology and development of college courses, which are two different phenomenons. Developing K-12 course materials are not as restrictive as in the college arena because college/university professors have to follow strict programming parameters in order to adapt to a wide range of mature online students. There is not a need to be concerned with the same types of course parameters for adults than with younger students.
One final note, when looking at K-12 curriculum and technology, the need to constantly be current on new technologies and training is certainly a daunting task when coupled with all of the other time concerns such as learning new technologies, integration of technology, individualized instruction, dealing with IEP exceptions, extra-classroom responsibilities, collaborating with departmental teachers, etc. etc.
Catherine
Cox, J. (2013). Tenured teachers & technology integration in the classroom. Contemporary Issues in Education Research (Online), 6(2), 209-n/a. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1418450397?accountid=12085
Hey Amanda!
ReplyDeleteI agree that technology is daunting! So many choices and not enough time. How might you control for so many choices and lack on time? What do you do - or could you do - to streamline the process?
Looking forward to your thoughts!
Doc
Hey Dr. C!
ReplyDeleteI think the most important thing we can do in the educational technology field is not to jump on every single bit of technology, software, or equipment that comes out. We must not be overzealous! I think a lot of technology washes itself right out when given time. I suggest as new trends and technology comes about, that we thoroughly research the products and give them some time to work the kinks out of itself before going all in so suddenly. While I am learning more each day about digital badging, I feel like its system is unstructured and does not have a credible credentialing source. In time, this trend will settle itself out, and I am interested to see where it goes:)