Category Archives: Nature of technology
One Way to Improve Your Teaching
Sometimes I am asked what is the most important part of teaching effectively or what is the one thing that I’d recommend for people to try. Unfortunately, I don’t believe the question can be answered. There is no single thing … Continue reading
Face-to-Face vs. Online
I’ve been skeptical of online education for quite some time. First, putting courses online is often pursued for economic gain. Unfortunately, the infrastructue costs and low class sizes needed to make online courses effective mean the margin for profit is … Continue reading
Capture the Flag
I originally wrote this post in 2011. I fear the issue has only gotten worse. ——————- Right now, the TV is on, but Shelby and I are each working on our laptops – in the same room, but somewhere else. … Continue reading
4 Changes to Schooling without Capitalism
My main research area has morphed into thinking about how the philosophy of technology might be taught in schools. However, I often think about how philosophy of technology ideas might apply to schooling as a technological system. One of the … Continue reading
3 reasons I use technology every time I teach
I recently co-taught a graduate course for inservice teachers. One of the modules I was leading was about educational technology. So, given the limited time (about 4 instructional hours), I had to do some hard thinking about what I wanted … Continue reading
Wondering Wednesdays: Structure or no structure?
Based on my post yesterday, I had a few different conversations. One was virtual with John Spencer. John has been thinking about creativity and design thinking for quite some time, he even wrote a related book recently called “Launch“. Needless … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Technology Education, Wondering Wednesdays
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Technological Tuesdays: The design process
As I noted yesterday, I’m trying out theme days on my blog. My hope is to encourage more frequency and variation in my reflection. In sticking with my alliteration, I’m going to try to tackle technological reflections on Tuesdays. Today, … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Nature of technology, Technological Tuesdays
Tagged Design, design process, engineering
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Learning from Legos
I just finished watching the Lego “Brickumentary” on Netflix. It’s interesting how this simple toy has maintained its status over generations. Very little has changed. The first generation of bricks can be used with the newest generation of bricks. Yet, … Continue reading
Teaching is Design: Cultural Constraints
I’ve written a few posts relating teaching and design (see here, here, here, and here). If teaching is designing, then ideas about design might provide interesting insight into teaching. Last time I wrote about material constraints, but culture and society … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Nature of Learning, Nature of technology, teacher education
Tagged constraints, culture, Design, designthinking, Learning
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Critical of ALL Technology
I know I come off harsh on technology. I consider myself to be an early experimenter with technology in education. I had my students use twitter in class before they knew what twitter was (that was in 2007). While I am … Continue reading
Teaching as Dynamic 