The Dragon in the School’s Backyard

2011 ◽  
pp. 242-257
Author(s):  
Terry Kidd
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Urban Schools ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Technology In Education ◽  
American Education ◽  
New Era ◽  
Urban Learners ◽  
Nature Of Teaching ◽  
Over Time

The introduction of technology into classrooms during the 1980s was heralded by many as the dawn of a new era in American education. Proponents argued that technology had the potential to fundamentally transform the nature of teaching and learning. However, over time, this dream became a nightmarish reality. Likewise, educators concerned about the chronic underachievement of urban learners often fell prey to the allure of technology as a tool for reversing the historical influences of poverty, discrimination, inequity, chronic underachievement, and lack of opportunity. However, twenty-five years after the introduction of the computer into the classroom, many of the expectations associated with technology in education remain unrealized. This chapter hopes to discuss some of the issues and trends associated with technology adoption and usage at urban schools.

The Use of Technology in Urban Populations

2011 ◽  
pp. 925-935
Author(s):  
Terry T. Kidd
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Technology In Education ◽  
American Education ◽  
New Era ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Urban Learners ◽  
Technology In Schools ◽  
Nature Of Teaching ◽  
Over Time

The introduction of microcomputers into classrooms during the 1980s was heralded by many as the dawn of a new era in American education. Proponents argued that technology had the potential to fundamentally transform the nature of teaching and learning (Papert, 1980; U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, 1988). However, over time, it has become apparent that it is far easier to acquire hardware, software, and Internet access (Becker, 1991; Dividing lines, 2001) than it is to capture the potential of technology in significantly meaningful outcomes (Cuban, 2001). Likewise, educators concerned about the chronic underachievement of urban learners often fall prey to the allure of technology as a tool for reversing the historical influences of poverty, discrimination, inequity, chronic underachievement, and lack of opportunity. However, 25 years after the introduction of the computer into the classroom, many of the expectations associated with technology in education remain unrealized. In this article, we discuss new technological horizons for urban learners, and highlight issues relating to the socioeconomic trends of technology in schools. In addition, we provide specific examples of technology interventions that can be implemented to engage urban students in meaningful learning activities.

HOW TO AVOID GETTING KILLED BY A STATUE: SOME LESSONS ON TEACHING AND LYING FROM NIETZSCHE'S THUS SPOKE ZARATHUSTRA

Think ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (60) ◽  
pp. 79-90
Author(s):  
Stuart Dalton
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Nature Of Teaching

In Thus Spoke Zarathustra Nietzsche explores the nature of teaching and learning and concludes that a teacher can do more harm than good in a student's life if she allows her students to become her ‘disciples’. A disciple assigns too much authority to a teacher and thus loses the ability to think independently; this is what Zarathustra means when he warns his students, ‘Beware that you are not killed by a statue!’ In this article I argue that Zarathustra's solution to this problem is to undermine his own authority by performing several different variations of the Liar's Paradox in parts 2 and 3 of Thus Spoke Zarathustra.

Teacher Professional Dispositions: Much Assemblage Required

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (11) ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Kathryn Strom ◽  
Jason Margolis ◽  
Nihat Polat
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Teacher Preparation Programs ◽  
Teacher Dispositions ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
Professional Dispositions ◽  
State Education ◽  
Nature Of Teaching

Background/Context Despite noted difficulties with defining and assessing teacher dispositions, U.S. state education departments and national accreditation agencies have included dispositions in mandates and standards both for determining teacher quality and for assessing the quality of the teacher preparation programs that certify them. Thus, there remains a significant impetus to specify dispositions to assess, identify what “good” dispositions look like in practice, and determine the best way to measure them. Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, we aim to problematize the construct of “teacher dispositions” through a critical synthesis of literature and a discussion of a rhizomatic perspective to generate a (re)conceptualization that is more closely aligned with the immensely complex nature of teaching and learning. Second, we draw on samples of university-generated teacher disposition assessment tools to provide concrete examples that “put to work” this complex perspective on dispositions. Research Design To apply ideas introduced in our rhizomatic framework focused on multiple, dynamic assemblages, we conducted a qualitative textual analysis of a sample of 16 widely available assessment tools used by university-based teacher preparation programs to measure teachers’ professional dispositions. Findings and Conclusions Overall, the vast majority of disposition criteria included in the tools reviewed were temporal and relational, seeking to assess the interactions of the teacher candidate amidst a variety of potential circumstances as well as material and discursive factors. This reveals a paradox, however, since, despite their more contextual phrasing, these criteria ultimately seek to assess an individual and are high-stakes only for that teacher. Yet, we suggest that the results of this review may be an indication that the field is moving toward a more multifaceted vision of teaching that can better take into account the dynamic, situated, and relational nature of teaching activity. We also suggest the language accounting for some of the complexity of teaching in the disposition assessment tools we reviewed may be an entry point into a more dynamic, vital materialist vision of the profession.

scholarly journals Telework Experience of Pedagogues during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Strong Learning Seniors and Relaxed Leaders?

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 631
Author(s):  
Agota Giedrė Raišienė ◽  
Rita Lučinskaitė-Sadovskienė ◽  
Laura Gardziulevičienė
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Virtual Work ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Main Axis ◽  
New Era

Due to the wide application of remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, the foundations of the education system have been shaken; education has entered a new era of teaching and learning on digitalized platforms. How do pedagogues evaluate their experiences when information technologies have become the main axis of carrying out their work? What impact did telework have on pedagogues as employees of an education institution or as individuals? What could be expected from older pedagogues in the shift to using digital means of teaching? These were the main questions raised in this research, the results of which are presented in this article. This research is original because the differences in experiences of telework were studied not only in terms of age and nature of work (professional/leader) but also the type of education institution. This delineation is of key importance in understanding the virtual work challenges faced by pedagogues in schools, professional education institutions, colleges, and universities.

scholarly journals Critical Digital Literacy: Technology in Education Beyond Issues of User Competence and Labour-Market Qualifications

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holger Pötzsch
Keyword(s):  
Media Literacy ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Technology In Education ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Digital Capitalism ◽  
Technology In Teaching ◽  
Knowledge Competencies ◽  
Structural Aspects

The present contribution conducts an intervention in the study and practice of digital and media literacy. After reviewing key tenets of recent debates, I advance a specific understanding of the concept – critical digital literacy – that, as I argue, comprehensively addresses issues of knowledge, competencies, and skills in relation to digital technologies. In particular, I posit that critical thinking about educational and other values of ‘the digital’ needs to take structural aspects of the technology into account that are often eschewed in instrumental or commercially-driven approaches. To prepare pupils for their future lives requires a widest possible contextualisation of technology, including issues of exploitation, commodification, and degradation in digital capitalism. Finally, I make concrete suggestions for constructive uses of technology in teaching and learning.

Does Instructional Mode Alter the Effectiveness of a Curricular Response to Campus Sexual Violence?

2021 ◽  
pp. 237337992110575
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Johnson ◽  
Jessica L. Liddell ◽  
Alyssa M. Lederer ◽  
Sydney Sheffield
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Instructional Mode ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
First Year College Students ◽  
Over Time

Online coursework is becoming a teaching and learning staple in higher education, especially since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is minimal literature regarding academic courses for campus sexual violence prevention, particularly comparing online versus face-to-face modalities. This study examined whether the effectiveness of a semester-long credit-bearing course (GESS 1900), designed to educate first year college students about correlates of sexual violence in order to ultimately reduce campus sexual violence, differed by instructional mode. Two cohorts had completed GESS 1900 in-person when the COVID-19 pandemic struck; the third cohort was taught entirely online through synchronous instruction and with the exact same faculty instructors and course materials. This created a natural experiment to compare outcomes by instructional mode. We used a quasi-experimental, pretest–posttest survey design to compare in-person ( n = 92) versus online ( n = 45) GESS 1900 students across eight previously validated attitudinal measures related to gender, sexuality, and sexual violence. Results from a two-way, mixed-factorial ANOVA showed no significant differences related to instructional mode on seven of the eight measures. Findings further showed change over time in the desired direction for all students, regardless of instructional mode; many measures showed different starting points for the two groups, but similar rates of change over time. Thus both in-person and synchronous online versions of GESS 1900 were effective in shaping positive student outcomes. The findings have important implications for educators seeking new or multiple delivery methods to educate college students about the pressing health concern of sexual violence.

Researching Epistemic Practices Development With Multimodal Narratives

2019 ◽  
pp. 269-286
Author(s):  
Elisa Saraiva
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Physical Sciences ◽  
Epistemic Practices ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Practice Development ◽  
Nature Of Teaching ◽  
Development Of Students

This chapter describes an empirical study using multimodal narratives for research into students' development of epistemic practices in the classroom. Multimodal narratives can give access to classroom events, preserving their complex and holistic nature. Through content analysis, they allow a good comprehension of the multimodal nature of teaching and learning practices. The results of this work highlight the importance of multimodal narratives as a research instrument. Their importance is based on the richness of elements they contain that allow the identification, categorization, and characterization of teacher mediation actions that promote, scaffold, and enlarge students' epistemic practice development. This chapter seeks to describe both their multiple potentialities as an instrument and their limitations when researching the development of students' epistemic practices in the physical sciences classroom.

Barriers to Adopting Technology for Teaching and Learning

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-79
Author(s):  
Equi Emmanuel Nwulu
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Instructional Practices ◽  
Change Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Teacher Behaviors ◽  
Engineering Model ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
Behavior Engineering Model ◽  
Cross Cultural Research

The purpose of this chapter is to use a cross-cultural research-based evidence to discuss the root causes of barriers to effective technology adoption by evaluating the effect the teaching environment and the ranges of teacher behaviors have on technology adoption. The author described and explained the change processes that teachers go through as they implement new technologies or instructional practices with a view to connecting the change process, the innovation, and the individuals involved in the process. Two overarching frameworks that guided the author's discussion of this chapter and the behavior engineering model (BEM) and the concerns-based model (CBAM) frameworks.

The Enterprise 2.0 Organization

2010 ◽  
pp. 44-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadira Ali
Keyword(s):  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Enterprise 2.0 ◽  
Web 2.0 Technologies ◽  
Global Business ◽  
New Era ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Collaboration And Communication ◽  
Internet Revolution ◽  
Over Time

The implementation of Web 2.0 technologies in organizations ushers in a new era of collaboration and communication for enterprises. Enterprise 2.0 is the term that has emerged to describe the organization’s embrace of Web 2.0 technologies. This chapter examines the current trends and impact of Web 2.0 on organizations, managers, the workforce, and information exchange within and across companies. This phenomenon is expected to bring another wave of change to organizations that some believe could be on the magnitude of that experienced during the Internet revolution. These technological advancements do not come without challenges. Security, privacy, ethics, and legal considerations all play a major role in how these technologies develop over time. The time has come, however, for companies to begin to determine strategies for utilizing these technologies in order to remain competitive in the global business arena.

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