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What does it take to be a digitally-enabled teacher?
>> You have to narrow down the requirements. The amount of technology available is growing too rapidly.
Recently, I had a chance to deliver a webinar to explore the characteristics, attitudes and skills of tech-savvy teachers and what literacy practitioners and volunteers need to know, have or do to be effective in integrating digital tools and technologies into their practice.
>> Teachers have too much to do to be creating their own digital environment, one at a time. You would need to be a systems analyst. The way to do this would be to get a systems analyst to specify what a set of teachers need to do their job. Then build it and test it. Finally, train the teachers. A support system is needed. Teachers do not have the training or time to troubleshoot hardware, software and network issues.
To continue the discussion, I would like to invite this group to share your ideas, feedback and suggestions on what does it take to be a digitally-enabled teacher.
>> Good systems management, training and support.
What does it take to be a digitally-enabled teacher?
>> You have to narrow down the requirements. The amount of technology available is growing too rapidly.
Recently, I had a chance to deliver a webinar to explore the characteristics, attitudes and skills of tech-savvy teachers and what literacy practitioners and volunteers need to know, have or do to be effective in integrating digital tools and technologies into their practice.
>> Teachers have too much to do to be creating their own digital environment, one at a time. You would need to be a systems analyst. The way to do this would be to get a systems analyst to specify what a set of teachers need to do their job. Then build it and test it. Finally, train the teachers. A support system is needed. Teachers do not have the training or time to troubleshoot hardware, software and network issues.
To continue the discussion, I would like to invite this group to share your ideas, feedback and suggestions on what does it take to be a digitally-enabled teacher.
>> Good systems management, training and support.
To start things off, what do you think about looking at attitude, skills and characteristics, as well as access to technology and training as some of the factors that contribute to being a digitally-enabled teacher? Do you agree? Are there other factors that you feel are important?
>> Education uses very little information technology compared to other segments of our economy. Would you expect a teller in a bank to create their own cash management software? The development of information systems requires specialized training, skills, and equipment. School boards and our government agencies need to pick up the ball.
Most teachers need roughly the same functions. Once a system is developed for a group of teachers, it would be relatively easy to add users.