- I know nothing about technology, I have fear : The main reason for not using technology in the classroom is total fear and ignorance about the instrumentality of resources software, applications, formats and systems. Therefore prefer to continue doing things the same way as always. You can not impose the use of technology to swallow it, but you can work on projects of higher level of complegidad to go gradually adapting and generate a change in attitude ( mindware ). Start by using the operating system and some office is a good alternative to start the process of adaptation.
- I do not know how to use it in my classes : Some people use office software (MS Office ™). Bravo! But have not the slightest idea design elements of teaching resources for eLearning . I have seen presentations of 300 slides crammed with text and images. With great humility and respect I have recommended split, but some refuse to do so. Do not want to spend working, or not know how? Other educators only use email as a tool for eLearning because it is the best they manage. Many of them have no idea of \u200b\u200bconvergence between software, web services, applications, add- ons, widgets, mashups, resources, systems and formats, so they spend the triple-job creating teaching materials. A common example is when they send their content to Google mail, instead of using Google Docs, SlideShare, Box.net, Dropbox Scribd or slip as resources información.Lo same applies to those who have ventured to use Platform LMS / CMS Moodle , BlackBoard, and Chamilo Edu 2.0. Just using them as repositories of learning content to be read by students and as a means of administering standardized tests online. These practices are not intended as eLearning , but as E-reading and eTesting. Transcribe what appears in textbooks, add linear presentations in PowerPoint ™ , then pass standardized tests, is doing the same from yesterday integrating the tools of tomorrow. There are no bilateral communication, interaction, exploration, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship.
- technology we have here is poor : There are institutions with limited technology resources to the community. This creates a series of scheduling conflicts and internal struggles for the frequency of use and levels of priority. Consequently, many educators use discarded dilemmas not to enter their co-workers. There are situations where you have to move from one place to another in a hurry to print, scan images and download videos or assemble presentations.
- The Internet does not work well : Poor network infrastructure communication with the use of obsolete equipment makes a mess all attempts of structuring innovative technological experiences. This creates anxiety, malaise, discontent and contempt for technology. Sure, you lose a lot of class time waiting for pages and external links are downloaded on the screens. After all, what can not do well with technology in the room, you can do better with the blackboard, chalk, paper and textbooks.
- physical facilities are inadequate : Many institutions educational operating today have a weak electrical infrastructure. Electricity consumption for air conditioning consoles causes fluctuations of voltage and constant power outages damage equipment. Once damaged, it takes weeks and months to repadaros or replaced. This is compounded by the problems of water leakage when it rains. To make matters worse, there has been an alarming increase in the theft of resources technology in recent years. The money needed to buy paper and ink is spent on the installation of fences and locked doors.
- I have no technical / technological : Ray! With few technicians who work for a community of 200 or 300 people, how effective can provide technology support? Who provides technical support in the evening and night? Usually there is no staff at these times because it is costly to school / college maintaining a very high payroll. In the absence of specialized personnel, working in teams is a good alternative. Unfortunately, We do not encourage educators groupware for work collaboratively and establish support networks. Everyone paddles to his side. The truth is that schools and universities should recruit educational technologists and instructional designers as a resource teacher support. But at this point we have administrators who are unaware of educational technologists and instructional designers.
- available resources do not work well : In most cases, there is very little technical personnel who work in the Technology Centers Information to repair computers, give them proper maintenance and optimization. How is it possible that one or two employees attend all laboratories, computers, clerical staff, administrative and teaching? And when they spread computer viruses, let alone ... We have to wait days / weeks for the can be repaired. The truth is that there are still educators with access to computers and software versions obsolete. This significantly limits their productivity. There are places available technological equipment virtually obsolete. There's not much they can do. It's amazing to see that some teachers still use outdated versions of MS Explorer ™ on their computers without knowing how to update them and without knowing that there are other Web browsers a lot better than they have. I saw classrooms where the projection screen is installed on a Across the room, but the projector points toward the opposite side. Sometimes the projectors do not have the cable to connect to the computer, or do not see the control to turn the projector is installed above the ceiling give yourself. When you go looking for the technical staff do not find it anywhere.
- This is very complicated for me : For many educators engaging in technological projects Innovative is a headache because it increases their academic load and agrees to be more immersed in the process of student learning. But is not that the fundamental purpose of the educator? We pay for creating, designing, structuring, research, produce, manage, innovate, share and communicate. Unfortunately, there are those who are dedicated to consume what others have published extracts from copying and pasting ideas into their presentations. Then, dare to add authorship rights to their educational content. To top it off, have the gall to demand that students use APA format in their projects. Many educators have reached working full-time salaries part-time. Once dictate his lectures, collected his things and go to college. Perhaps this is to teach? We must change our mindware to do things our students comfort and suit the way we teach the classes. My educational paradigm is quite the opposite, we are educators who have to adapt to the needs of our students. If we have to spend more job creating, designing, structuring and interacting for the benefit of the students have to do it.
- I feel very comfortable @ well, why change : There are teachers who prefer to be tipilipopos (on a chalk board, books and PowerPoint) because they understand that students are interested to learn what he / she will teach in their classes. Definitely, change that paradigm and make them understand that their teaching practices are no longer attractive nineteenth century. Communication tools and learning discern today are not the same as we educators we used in our times of college. The student of today does not come to hear what is said in the textbook, is to allow him to think, express, create, explore, discover, produce and innovate what has been done for years ...
You may have heard phrases like these at some point:
- " This technology costs a lot to us " Incorporating technology in the educational context is not an expense, is a great investment. A textbook in the hands of the student provides knowledge, but a computer in the student's hands is to put the world in his hands. Those who think so have not the slightest idea of \u200b\u200bthe enormous savings that would leave the institution to reduce paper consumption, ink cartridges and photocopier. Those who do not use the most are completely unaware of anything that could reinvent. If not know nothing of technology educators consultation with experts who know the equipment necessary to undertake projects leading techno-educational.
- " Technology is a distractor " We live in a time of transmediatización environments. Today's education competes with other external elements that distract the attention of any student. "These social tools of Facebook, MySpace and Twitter distract attention from the students' , say many educators. The truth is that although there is no technology in the classroom, there are other factors that distract students' attention. Does the boy or girl @ attractiv side turns out to be a distraction?
- " If I do not pay, I will not ": There are teachers who think they deserve extra financial rewards for getting involved in technology projects. Therefore, if the university / school does not pay, just do not participate in any project. This is an additional burden that deserves to be rewarded in some way , in the opinion of some. The truth is that we pay to create innovative educational experiences to produce new results. The interest on money, extra compensation or privileges have nothing to do with the learning process of our students.
- " I got to where I had to get ": It is our duty to constantly update us as educators have to make lawyers, doctors, engineers, nurses and other professionals. Apparently, after acquiring a master's or doctoral degree, some believe that the learning process is one terminal and no longer need to learn anything else. The title acquired becomes an end. In this 21st century is no longer functional specialization. Versatility and professional transvergencia today is of vital importance to the expansion of horizons. We can not anchor ourselves in our own knowledge, because they limit our competitiveness. Learning is a continuous process and has no end.
- " I do not like losing my privacy " Many educators believe that the course is taught entirely theirs. take refuge in the academic freedom to justify inefficient and unproductive. Who monitors whether it is teaching the course with the quality indicators required? I know of cases where teachers face courses finish early, others assign the tasks and do not meet the class. The same conditions for classroom education can occur in virtual mode. Not much difference! For me, it's easier evaluate the quality of an online course that the quality of a classroom course. But some educators do not agree that they are evaluated in this type of learning because they discover the huge circle of comfort that have developed over the years. Many accrediting agencies require that academic programs have courses available on platforms of web course management (LMS), and also require that teachers have their digital identity. The professional of today must demonstrate their progress and developments throughout his career.
- " Students fear the technology ": Could it be that your students hate their methodology teaching? If you are afraid of technology, why each day there are more students log onto the WiFi on every corner. Investigates why more places like surf, what they do online, how to have fun, how they would like to learn. If your scores are poor, first investigating what happens in the course before reaching the wrong conclusions. The technology does not correlate with success or failure in the materials. Rather, they relate to processes that take place in the learning environment. The technological resources have not determined the level of student learning. It's what we do with what we have that determines whether or not any use. Many Sometimes students diagnosed with learning problems, but we do a thorough analysis to recognize that we who suffer from serious deficiencies in education.
- " I have no time to answer messages, doubts and questions outside of class time " Many questions arise out of class time. It is the responsibility of the educator to offer virtual office hours to meet the needs of their students. Socialization creates virtual environments where students interact with each other and collaborate for learning. I know teachers that do not open your emails or not regularly access their online courses to meet the needs of their students. So what the hell designed for an online course?
- " Wow, I have no Internet at home ": This is one of the cheapest excuses I've heard in my life. Today a teacher needs to be connected to the website and need a car to get to their workplace. Be connected to the web is not a luxury but a necessity that allows you to extend your level of productivity and communication skills and constant updating of knowledge. Having a computer today is not a luxury but an essential working tool with which you can do wonders. If this site is the gateway to knowledge, as a wife to an educator (generator of knowledge) remains disconnected from the world we live.
- "" Technology for what? "If I retired / retired soon! : Being close to retirement is not an impediment to learning new and productive. Being retired does not mean that education no longer need to be aware of what is happening in the world. I know fellow retirees who want to learn to use technology to contribute to society from other dimensions. Why waste your experiences? You can make as many innovative projects with people withdrawn: consulting, civics, mentoring, coaching, links comuntaria, advice, counseling / mentoring, etc..
- " time I have no time to learn to use technology when I'm engaged @ in many committees and institutional projects " I recognize that we need to make on matters relating to college / school, but we must also create a balance to keep updated on our disciplines, conduct research, create, socialize, learn new techniques and teaching strategies. We can not throw us out over all the responsibilities of the institution. Total, are full of indispensable cemeteries . When you miss it will come a new person to fill your space.
- " Bah ... that's a lot of work to correct " So we assess what is easier to teach, not what is really essential to learn. Read essays, research papers , case studies, presentations and project evaluation is tedious for some. It is therefore easier to administer a standardized test that can be corrected automatically. Have questioned whether the instructional activities are useful for their students to become creative citizens, responsible and happy. Our students need to learn or traditional Concepts declarative, processes, procedures, rules and repetitive patterns. But we also need to learn to learn, reliable information access, filtering, discern, make judgments, deconstruct, reconstruct, take risks, learn from failure, connect new knowledge, be part of global discussions and develop the skills to manage uncertainty Century 21. To educate is to promote the development of divergent thinking to solve crisis or adversity. If it is for repeat / transcribe what the texts say, anyone can be an educator today without training in pedagogy.
- " What I produce is mine and nobody else "Save what you have is to let it rot in the trunk of date. It is allowing your brain to atrophy from disuse. Many educators prefer to reinvent the wheel again and a thousand times, before using a material designed by a colleague. Some think that what they believe is a unique piece of collection sebe be kept locked in his personal museum. Too bad they do not realize that thousands of people have already created Related content much better quality. The truth is that today's mentality restricted by © ® has begun to change thanks to: Open Content, Creative Commons, OpenCourseWare, Mooca, Open Access and other movements that promote the commons. The paradigm rooted in what is already known obsoletiza learning, because in this era, knowledge is evolving. In the 20 th century knowledge was static, durable and fairly predictable. The 21 century is transmuted, transfigured and transformed. The new paradigm of openness "openess " has shown that the value of content is growing by leaps and bounds when you share what is created. I have lived this paradigm to access eBooks, PDF articles, videos, presentations, naracciones, podcasts, webinars, webconference, streaming and other learning resources wonderful. Why Why not share the little that I produce? It's more than I get what I give. I am committed to sharing what genre with the educational community without fear that I copy my ideas.
Our educational system should no longer be a center where it employs a unique way to teach, evaluate, investigate, expose, express, act, socialize, think and manage projects. Technology is the tool of student learning. They can no longer rely on their parents and teachers to clarify their doubts. They rely on your laptop, iPad, iPhone, Android, Tablet, Slate or any device connection to the Web to find what they need.
deny young people access to social networks is to limit their adaptation to the social customs and practices of the context in which they live, de-capitalized in terms of certain assets would be most useful in the future, as social and relational capital (Dolors Reig, 2010). The purpose of technology is to complement what is offered in person, not replace the teacher and the socializing power. It is a question that Conet students to participate in experiences of formal and informal learning. Interactive activities in which socialize, discuss, debate, participate in dialogic encounters, guided information search and involvement in transnational projects. Learning to pass will not guarantee success, short or long term-in the personal, professional and socio-cultural student.
Finally, if your school does not have the technology infrastructure, support, resources and social partnership, venture to learn independently. Learn to master the tools invisible cloud. See what others are doing in their digital environments, create derivative works, use others as reference designs and shows what can be done with technology to improve your teaching practice. Do not look for excuses to avoid the technology. If your students, fellow teachers and administrators are not interested in becoming, do not fret or be misled by the mainstream of immobility. Do not become an Educator 0.0. Instead, be proactive and learn to share @ network with other professionals to explore new philosophies, theories and educational paradigms that are practiced today in different environments, social collaboration.'ll See that information come to you alone.
The web has been my center of continuing education and professional studies. A learning center invisible, informal, decentralized, where he shares a huge flow of knowledge with professionals from around the world. Everything I've learned I share in educational events and virtual. Who does not want to adapt to technological change has only two options: grudgingly retraining or retirement.
