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
Show notes for this podcast include:
- “The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise, and Progress” by Virginia Postrel
- “Wagging the Dog in Instructional Technology: Elevating ‘IT’ Into the Classroom” (a TechEdge article from 1998-99)
- The “IT Guy” column for Technology and Learning
- Creative Commons “Get Creative” movie/animation
- Yerkes-Dodson Curve of Stress versus Performance
- “How Children Fail” by John Holt
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3 responses to “Podcast62: Cultures of Control and Creativity in Schools”
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
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!!!!!!