http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/08/19/relying-on-technologies-and-attitudes-toward-creativity/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:05:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/08/19/relying-on-technologies-and-attitudes-toward-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-40728 School 1.7 beta 2 at teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:52:58 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/08/19/relying-on-technologies-and-attitudes-toward-creativity/#comment-40728 [...] The trouble is that this takes time. And we get frustrated. By the time we get to 2.0 (via revisions 2.1, 2.2, etc.), things will have moved on to 3.0. But is that really so bad? Remember the (almost) bell-shaped curve of technology adoption (thanks Wes!): [...] [...] The trouble is that this takes time. And we get frustrated. By the time we get to 2.0 (via revisions 2.1, 2.2, etc.), things will have moved on to 3.0. But is that really so bad? Remember the (almost) bell-shaped curve of technology adoption (thanks Wes!): [...]

]]> http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/08/19/relying-on-technologies-and-attitudes-toward-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-40201 Fortnightly Links (27 August 2007) at teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:15:01 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/08/19/relying-on-technologies-and-attitudes-toward-creativity/#comment-40201 [...] Relying on Technologies and Attitudes Toward Creativity - Wes Fryer reflects on the recent Skype outage and includes an ever-useful image in his post [...] [...] Relying on Technologies and Attitudes Toward Creativity - Wes Fryer reflects on the recent Skype outage and includes an ever-useful image in his post [...]

]]> http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/08/19/relying-on-technologies-and-attitudes-toward-creativity/comment-page-1/#comment-39902 John Kain Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:55:43 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/08/19/relying-on-technologies-and-attitudes-toward-creativity/#comment-39902 This is a big issue in our district and many others, and it's getting bigger. I did a training in another district last year where no user (from the students on up to the superintendent) was allowed to save a file to their hard drive. Fundamental changes will have to occur before we make much progress. In most school districts, the IT director reports to the assistant superintendent for business (mirroring the chain of command in the private sector). So the IT department's priorities reflect the district's business priorities, i.e., making money and saving money. Using technology for teaching and learning is not at the top of the list. This is a big issue in our district and many others, and it’s getting bigger. I did a training in another district last year where no user (from the students on up to the superintendent) was allowed to save a file to their hard drive. Fundamental changes will have to occur before we make much progress. In most school districts, the IT director reports to the assistant superintendent for business (mirroring the chain of command in the private sector). So the IT department’s priorities reflect the district’s business priorities, i.e., making money and saving money. Using technology for teaching and learning is not at the top of the list.

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