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Thursday, February 15, 2007
Think Small! A Beginner's Guide to Using Technology to Promote Learning - Beverly R. King, EDUCAUSE Quarterly
Technology has made available to teachers and students a broader array of tools than ever before to enhance fundamental goals of education, including critical thinking, problem solving, and communication. While some educators have enthusiastically embraced these tools and continually seek ways to enhance student learning through their use, others are more hesitant. In a recent survey of California community college faculty,1 a majority said they use e-mail and the Internet, but fewer than half reported using technology in other ways to improve teaching and learning, such as developing instructional units that require students to use the Internet, using computer tutorials, or maintaining a Web site for a class. Why don't more faculty use technology to improve teaching and learning? The two most frequently given reasons are lack of time and lack of skills.
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