Rather than merely make traditional education more efficient through the use of technology, teachers should seek to transform teaching and learning by embracing disruptive uses of technology. Blogging, podcasting, wikis, digital storytelling, and other web 2.0 technologies can be employed in powerful and creative way in schools. As Mike Muir has observed, these tools have the ability to change education. Ultimately, educators and administrators must choose to utilize these tools in innovative ways if education will change. Authentic education should be about conversation, complexity, and messy assessment, and these disruptive technology tools can powerfully empower both students and teachers in truly educative experiences.
Program Length: 7 min, 36 sec
File size: 1.8 MB
Show notes for this podcast include:
- Blog of Mike Muir
- “Do Something Disruptive” by Mike Muir
- Lessons Learned from 1-to-1 Laptop Initiatives: Reflections on the Critical Components.” (podcast and notes)
- “The Vocabulary of 21st Century Learning” podcast
- “Cultivating Digital Literacy Through Blogging and Podcasting” podcast
- “Open the Door – Conversation, Complexity, and Messy Assessment” podcast
- Podcast of Angus King talking to the Maine School Superintendent Association via Bob Sprankle’s Bit by Bit Podcast
- “The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century” by Thomas Friedman
- Miguel Guhlin’s presentation “Embracing Technology for Positive Change: Surviving Old Solutions to New Problems” (Ogg format) linked on his post “Leadership Symposium”
- “mi!sp@ce and Walk-outs” by Miguel Guhlin (school content gatekeeper censorship)
- David Warlick’s Blogmeister (free, safe blogging tool for classroom use)
- Bob Sprankle’s blog and podcast links
- Mark Ahlness’s blog
- Tony Vincent’s blog
- Discovery Educator Network
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One response to “Podcast50: Embrace Disruptive Technology Use”
Thanks for the mention, Wes. Embracing disruptive technologies is a bit like embracing a cactus or a rose bush. It may smell nice, but you’re going to bleed. And, those who don’t embrace may be eager to impose a crown of thorns just to make sure the next hugger that comes along knows his/her place.
BTW, you may want to link to this poorly disguised MySpace entry: Lord Voldemort is Listening…
http://www.mguhlin.net/blog/archives/2006/04/entry_1328.htm
not the one you currently have linked, although it is related.
Take care,
Miguel Guhlin