A seasoned teacher is someone who is comfortable with their teaching pedagogy. Chalk and blackboard, fine enough, "we used it for hundreds of years, why change now?"
One example of technology is an iPod. It is a generational device. It is a piece of hardware that most Professors do not own, nor can they afford an iPod. Naturally they do not understand how it works and why most college students all have one. An iPod allows students to listen to music in a compressed format. In addition an iPod can view a TV show for only $1.99 a show without commercials. A movie can be rented or purchased on iTunes and downloaded and synchronized to an iPod. A professor can create a Podcast and then send it to his students for review. Audio ipods are easy to create. Video iPods take a little more equipment like video camera and quality microphone. If there is a major generational gap in technology it is with iPods because they are expensive and require a basis knowledge of iTunes and Computer music, videos, and audio books.
This is where the biggest challenge for change exists, iPods for students and none for professors.
8 comments:
I happen to have an iPod and an iPod Touch, at that! I've used it in my Creativity classes for listening purposes. I'm struggling to imagine how to use it as a class tool in other ways. My work in the classroom is more communal, no lectures. I can imagine, though, reminding students about an assignment - creating a podcast for that - might make more of an impression. Not sure. Would like to try that, though.
I don't have an iPod, but do have a generic mp3 player. What are the differences? - Phyllis
I have a smaller version of an iPod which is the shuffle. Last week I was trying to use the stored music from my iTunes as a background for a podcast. Am I on the right track?
I, on the other hand, have been carting off a good portion of the vinyl being given away at the library. I'm not a technophobe, just clinging to the past, to increasingly obsolete technologies. About THOSE I am nothing short of a technophile! I do think about getting a iPod, but just haven't decided which one.
I mean . . . AN iPod.
I don't have an ipod, but I do have a blog that I set up for my class.
And I made them all start blogs too.
David F.
I guess I can say I am a little 'change-phobic' especially when it comes to using technogoly in my classrooms. But being part of the T3 is pushing me to step outside of my comfort zone.
I recently recieved an iPod from a friend(how timely!). I'll see what I can do with it in my teaching.
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