Comments on: Top Reasons Why I ♡ 1:1 Laptop Learning http://techknowledgey.edublogs.org/2008/09/27/top-reasons-why-i-%e2%99%a1-11-laptop-learning/ A Teacher's Journey Toward Online Enlightenment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:20:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Andy Erickson http://techknowledgey.edublogs.org/2008/09/27/top-reasons-why-i-%e2%99%a1-11-laptop-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Andy Erickson Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:51:03 +0000 http://techknowledgey.edublogs.org/?p=43#comment-31 As an alumnus, I work closely with my alma mater on a number of different alumni advisory boards, the alumni association, and I run a Center of Innovation out of one of the colleges. In my day job I work for a textbook publisher where I spend quite a bit of time inquiring instructors about how they work and where the technology and other resources could be improved to support the teaching process. The point here is that I get a lot of time around college instructors. That said, I hear time and time again that instructors at the college level are tentative when it comes to technology. Especially the older instructors. And I hate to say it, but technology use in the classroom the way you've described here may not reach the levels of higher education until after a wave of tenured instructors retire. So, despite the fact that you *could* be doing more, take heart in the fact that you're probably on the leading edge of technology use in education. Oh, and I stumbled across this post as I make a point to follow educators. I like what you're doing here. - Andy @axerickson As an alumnus, I work closely with my alma mater on a number of different alumni advisory boards, the alumni association, and I run a Center of Innovation out of one of the colleges. In my day job I work for a textbook publisher where I spend quite a bit of time inquiring instructors about how they work and where the technology and other resources could be improved to support the teaching process. The point here is that I get a lot of time around college instructors.

That said, I hear time and time again that instructors at the college level are tentative when it comes to technology. Especially the older instructors. And I hate to say it, but technology use in the classroom the way you’ve described here may not reach the levels of higher education until after a wave of tenured instructors retire. So, despite the fact that you *could* be doing more, take heart in the fact that you’re probably on the leading edge of technology use in education.

Oh, and I stumbled across this post as I make a point to follow educators.

I like what you’re doing here.

- Andy
@axerickson

]]> By: Stephanie Bullock http://techknowledgey.edublogs.org/2008/09/27/top-reasons-why-i-%e2%99%a1-11-laptop-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Stephanie Bullock Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:27:01 +0000 http://techknowledgey.edublogs.org/?p=43#comment-28 Chad, I totally agree with you, and I'm glad that the laptop program in our grade level at our school has spurred us on to do the things that I wrote about. Without the program, I'm not sure that each of us would be reading blogs, searching for online classroom content, or even growing ourselves professionally. This program has opened doors for several of us to think in new ways. Thanks for your comment! Chad, I totally agree with you, and I’m glad that the laptop program in our grade level at our school has spurred us on to do the things that I wrote about. Without the program, I’m not sure that each of us would be reading blogs, searching for online classroom content, or even growing ourselves professionally. This program has opened doors for several of us to think in new ways. Thanks for your comment!

]]> By: Chad Lehman http://techknowledgey.edublogs.org/2008/09/27/top-reasons-why-i-%e2%99%a1-11-laptop-learning/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Chad Lehman Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:37:40 +0000 http://techknowledgey.edublogs.org/?p=43#comment-27 I think all of the things you mentioned in the first paragraph of the Teacher Collaboration section should be occurring with our without a 1:1 program. These are all things that should be happening as long as there's one computer in the room. I think all of the things you mentioned in the first paragraph of the Teacher Collaboration section should be occurring with our without a 1:1 program. These are all things that should be happening as long as there’s one computer in the room.

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