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20th June 2006

Podcast62: Cultures of Control and Creativity in Schools

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This podcast is the first in a series focusing on Guidelines for Educational Revolutionaries. In this podcast I explore the natural tension which often exists between those in charge of K-12 educational technology (IT departments who tend to favor control over creativity) and those advocating for innovation and change. I explore ideas about what might motivate or drive most school district IT departments, and alternatively what drives creativity and innovation. This podcast series could also be titled, Change Agents for Creativity in Education. To change a culture we need to first understand it, examine our reasons for supporting change, and use the results of that analysis to construct effective strategies. A subsequent podcast will be published as part two, including different guidelines for educational revolutionaries. As always, listener responses and feedback are welcome as comments to this post! :-)
Program Length: 31 min, 35 sec
File size: 15.2 MB

Podcast 14 June 2006(Click here to listen to this podcast)

Show notes for this podcast include:

  1. “The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise, and Progress” by Virginia Postrel
  2. “Wagging the Dog in Instructional Technology: Elevating ‘IT’ Into the Classroom” (a TechEdge article from 1998-99)
  3. The “IT Guy” column for Technology and Learning
  4. Creative Commons “Get Creative” movie/animation
  5. Yerkes-Dodson Curve of Stress versus Performance
  6. “How Children Fail” by John Holt

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  1. 1 On June 21st, 2006, Bump on the Blog » Can’t We Just Get Along? said:

    [...] If you haven’t had the opportunity to listen to Wesley Fryer’s latest podcast, (#62) “Cultures of Control and Creativity in Schools”, take a half hour and listen to what he has to say.  The first segment of this program is dedicated to the issue of limiting what teachers and students can do with classroom technology by placing administrative restrictions on classroom technology.  Wesley identifies this trend as a “culture of control” and goes on to say that by limiting access and rights, IT departments are inhibiting rather that encouraging creativity in the classroom among students and teachers alike. [...]

  2. 2 On June 21st, 2006, Brian Grenier said:

    Great first half of the show! This idea of a “culture of control” has been one that has concerned me for some time, and have commented further on my blog.

    Brian
    http://bumpontheblog.etowns.net

  3. 3 On June 21st, 2006, Brett Moller said:

    This is one of the best podcasts I have heard in a while. A great process of thoughts. I appreciate the way you justify your points and express the frustrations of many educators. I think there needs to be some thought given to how generation X and Y react to the control of many IT departments. Let me be creative, let me try something new, let me learn by mistakes, but most importantly let me have the freedom to do my job or task in the a way that I can design.

    Great podcast mate!! Well done!!!!!!