Restructuring Education through Technology

- Interesting point of view how technology has changed our lives since the beginning of times.

- "Schooling is a narrow conception of education" - I think this is so true.

For education to occur there must be

1) a teacher who guides

- does not have to be direct instruction

- in my opinion, does not even have to be a human being

2) a student who intends to learn

- a student's mere presence in a classroom is no guarantee that education is occurring

- this is what I struggle with every day - students who do not intend to learn. I feel like my hands are tied.

3) content to be learned

- stuff of human thoughts, ideas, aspirations, feelings, and attitudes.

4) context or setting in which the guidance and learning occur

- broader than just schools

5) supporting environment

- safe and nurturing where students' needs come first

- if you have to fight for survival, education becomes secondary

Teacher	Student
Content	Context

Restructuring has to happen through system change. The relationships between teacher, students, content, and context must change. I personally think that teacher-student relationship is changing, at least in my classroom. For example, I use computer-based tutorials to differentiate instruction. I feel a bigger challenge for me is to change the student-content relationship. How to involve students so learning becomes more meaningful and engaging?