Dearest Colleagues:
First and foremost, thank you for taking the time to read this post.
From an educational perspective, are there resources, white papers,
articles, etc., from reputable sources that either support or go aginst
the
subject of using computers in the classroom.
More specifically, I am working on a thesis of sorts whose base premise is
to first find out what has worked in education in the past, idenfitying
those things, and then using technology to improve those skills. The
common
talk around the faculty break room is that way too much is thrown at the
whole concept of having technology for the sake of having it, than using
it
as a way to improve the learning/teaching process?
I also know the internal disputes within the education field itself.
Those
on one far end say that technology is a panacea that is destined to change
the way kids learn, the way teachers teach, etc., and then there are those
who say that kids are losing their base abilities (e.g. handwriting,
reading, researching, etc.) and using computers more as a quick and dirty
way of just copying and pasting things from a myriad of pieces of articles
here and there and then putting their names on the finished work.
I stand in the middle of the fence, by background is that of an automobile
mechanic turned engineer, then turned into systems engineer, programmer,
systems engineer and, as of late, I have embraced the concept of Linux for
its potential.
Discussions on either side of this issue, links to authorities on the
subject, etc, would be most greatly appreciated.
Thank you all for your time, I very much look forward to your input with
regards to these questions.
Regards
CE
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