Wake Up and Smell the Big Picture http://www.bytedu.com/wake-up-and-smell-the-big-picture/ Where Education and Technology Meet Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:55:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Wake Up and Smell the Big Picture http://www.bytedu.com/wake-up-and-smell-the-big-picture/#comment-6 Carl Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:54:32 +0000 http://www.bytedu.com/wake-up-and-smell-the-big-picture/#comment-6 That's an interesting perspective. I think I sometimes forget the other side of the fence. I'm naturally into change, so it comes easy to me. However, I can only imagine how some of those teachers feel. I hope to get some actual experience teaching soon. Not sure in what form it will be. That’s an interesting perspective. I think I sometimes forget the other side of the fence. I’m naturally into change, so it comes easy to me. However, I can only imagine how some of those teachers feel.

I hope to get some actual experience teaching soon. Not sure in what form it will be.

]]> Wake Up and Smell the Big Picture http://www.bytedu.com/wake-up-and-smell-the-big-picture/#comment-3 Wesley Fryer Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:02:00 +0000 http://www.bytedu.com/wake-up-and-smell-the-big-picture/#comment-3 Carl: I find this video motivational as well, but as I've shared the 1.0 version of this with different teacher groups around Oklahoma I've been surprised at some of the responses. Many teachers feel overwhelmed by all these changes and statistics, and take the video as reason to look forward even more to retirement in the near future! Of course not everyone responds that way, but I think the "overwhelm" aspect of this can play into fears people already have, and make them less willing to want to use technology and change. CHANGE is really the hard part: it's difficult to get people to change. Especially when it comes to teaching! Carl: I find this video motivational as well, but as I’ve shared the 1.0 version of this with different teacher groups around Oklahoma I’ve been surprised at some of the responses. Many teachers feel overwhelmed by all these changes and statistics, and take the video as reason to look forward even more to retirement in the near future! Of course not everyone responds that way, but I think the “overwhelm” aspect of this can play into fears people already have, and make them less willing to want to use technology and change. CHANGE is really the hard part: it’s difficult to get people to change. Especially when it comes to teaching!

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