Ch.1: Rethinking Education

1. How does this reading impact your thinking about technology’s role in teaching and learning?


     How this reading impacts my thinking about technology’s role in teaching and learning is it emphasizes technology’s importance. Before reading this chapter I knew technology had deeply upgraded over the past several years; for example, SMARTBoard. I did not know about technology’s impact among education. In a way, I feel that technology is degrading schooling because so many students are taking their education outside of schools, as mentioned in the chapter. What I mean about degrading is that technology has become an important aspect of learning. If a school is without certain technology then the student and/or parent(s) decide that the school is not up to par.
     However, through the understanding of this chapter, I am able to see that technology plays a huge role in teaching and learning. I now understand why classes, such as Education 331, are important and required for students pursuing to become a teacher. Personally, I am not a big fan of technology because I seem to have the worse luck, but I have come to understand that knowing technology is important in becoming a teacher. There really is nothing that can be done because technology is constantly growing. Technology influences learning, but does not always influence teaching. As teachers, “we” will have to become custom to teaching with technology because students are already custom to learning through technology.

2. What will you do differently as a future teacher as a direct result of this new thinking?

As a future teacher I will try my best to excel in recent technology to promote this thinking. I will also take in account the importance that technology does have on learning. It also is important to note that teachers are not only experts in teaching, but experts in making learning happen. Therefore, if technology is a way to make learning happen, then allow that to take place. As a future teacher I will take the classes I need or attend meeting/conferences that will further my understanding in technology. I want my future students to stay in school and not have to learn outside of school because of the lack on technology in school. I hope to be a teacher well educated in technology, especially the SMARTBoard.