7 Things You Should Know About…
While the ELI 7 Things Advisory Group is represented by various educational experts, they do not adequately represent those ‘on the ground’ as there is only member who has a full-time faculty position. As a teacher looking for expertise on teaching and learning technologies, it would be ideal to hear from those using learning technologies as a part of their professional teaching practice.
As ELI is an association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology, there needs to be more emphasis in their articles on the implications of technologies on teaching and learning. It would be ideal for links to be made between learning theory and the pedagogical uses of the learning technologies being reviewed. From a ventures point of view, making these connections will be important when marketing to both the potential “admin customers” and “teacher customers”.
I have in fact already recommended to the ELI 7 Things You Should Know About… to colleagues as several hundred of us in the system have just been issued with iPads and the 7 Things You Should Know About iPads offers the layperson a quick look at the advantages and disadvantages while remaining positive about what iPads have to offer. We are rolling out the iPads next semester with no pilot and little training. The ELI 7 Things You Should Know About… is a welcome ‘quick look’ at iPads and other technologies that, in their simplicity, offer a foundational understanding of learning technologies at a glance.
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gillian 10:08 am on May 19, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Danielle,
The links you suggest are a great idea. I also thought that it would be a great enhancement if there were hyperlinks connecting the reader to the companies fwho were featured as offering the new technologies in each brief. In my overview of some of the articles I found myself visiting the websites of the various companies to see for myself what each new technology offered which I found quite helpful.
gillian
Danielle 6:59 am on May 20, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Gillian,
I initially thought that links would be a waste of time as they are so easily broken. But as we are living ‘in the moment’ with modern tech, broken links do not matter because who is going to pay attention to yesterday’s top 10 trends – we are only interested in the here and now. That being said, I wonder if there are implications with regards to “advertising” or “endorsing” a product? Perhaps these not-for-profit groups could be accused of not remaining objective in their analyses?
Danielle
Denise 4:40 am on May 20, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
HI Danielle
Good comment about the experts not representing those “on the ground” .
I noted that all were from the US and one from Canada, not that this makes it less valuable – I really like the articles! But when I looked at the NMC reports with the 47 international members made the report seem a more robust future view for strategic planning andcontrasted the 7 things as great for an educator to get an overview and then explore.
Danielle 7:04 am on May 20, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Denise,
Great point! With the way technology works now, there is no reason why experts cannot work together on a international level. I think the borders that separate the regional markets discussed in this week’s readings are blurring on many levels.
Danielle