Adult Educators and Technology: Possibly Just What the Doctor Ordered
Adult Educators and Technology: Possibly Just What the Doctor Ordered
Boulmetis, John
1999-06-01 00:00:00
PRESIDENT' S PODIU M Adult Educators and Technology: Possibly Just What the Doctor Ordered technology available to them for adults vote with their feet. ba g of teaching tricks. I t seems rather curious that all the learning activity. Finally, that Therefore whatever weapon the of education is currently abuzz technology is an appropriate tool adult educator has in their arse- Joh n Boulmetis with technology. Teachers are for the particular learning being na l to attack the learning prob- President, AAACE saying, and being told that they lem, they will use. Technology is addressed. If these assumptions need to use technology in their on e such weapon. are met, then technology ca n be classrooms. Administrators are implemente d at a more rapid I attended a recent meeting of saying that technology needs to rate in adult education than in grantees of a particular series of be infused into the curriculum a n elementary/secondary class- federal grants intended to infuse at all levels. Teacher educators room. technology into the curriculums are saying that new teachers I n education, change is slow of teacher training institutions. have to be taught with technolo- an d deliberate. People like to One of the mai n presenters posed gy so that they com e to view and ponder and discuss things to this question to the large group feel comfortable with technology of project directors from across as just another technique to use the country, "If we didn't have in their teaching. the schools that we have today, would we create the schools that Adult educators are not Adult educators are we have today?" Interestingly immun e to this movement, and technology is effecting our enough , not one person respond- not immune to this teaching and our curriculums ed to the question. He asked it movement, and with similar force. The difference several times and the response was the same. No one would seems to be that adult educators technology is effecting venture a guess that what we are not in the same state of would create today as schools, pani c as their colleagues. This is our teaching and our not to say that we are far more would be the current structure. curriculums with advanced in our utilization of I think that if you ask the technology in our teaching, or similar force. sam e question to adult educa- that we have we been using tech- tors, you may get a large num- nology for far longer. Instead, ber, even a majority who would perhaps this stems from a sense respond affirmatively, because that adult educators believe our adult educators and adult educa- teachin g (and curriculum) tion, is flexible. We will use and mak e sure that all avenues have spring from the needs of our been discussed. There is the ten- introduce whatever means learners. dency to test and retest new (includin g technology) neces- Consequently, it is muc h easi- notions before implementing sary to help our learners to er for an adult educator to use on e a wide basis. Perhaps this learn. This flexibility makes technology as a tool in helping migh t arise from the notion that adult education dynamic and evolving. Technology is viewed their learners reach their learn- teachers have kids for 12 years, as an ally, as opposed to a bother ing goals. The assumptions here so there is plenty of time to are several. First, is the assump- introduce and mak e changes. In or crutch. tion that the adult educator is adult education, change is quick Hopefully, you will find the versed in the use of technology and decisive. Adult educators articles in this issue of Adult as a learning enhancement. know that they have learners for Learnin g on Technology to be an Second that the adult educator only as long as they are meeting ally in your continuous search and/or the adult learner have the needs of their learners - for more tricks to put into your 2 A Adult Learning / TECHNOLOGY
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Adult Educators and Technology: Possibly Just What the Doctor Ordered
PRESIDENT' S PODIU M Adult Educators and Technology: Possibly Just What the Doctor Ordered technology available to them for adults vote with their feet. ba g of teaching tricks. I t seems rather curious that all the learning activity. Finally, that Therefore whatever weapon the of education is currently abuzz technology is an appropriate tool adult educator has in their arse- Joh n Boulmetis with technology. Teachers are for the particular learning being na l to attack the learning prob- President, AAACE saying, and being told that they lem, they will use. Technology is addressed. If these assumptions need to use technology in their on e such weapon. are met, then technology ca n be classrooms. Administrators are implemente d at a more rapid I attended a recent meeting of saying that technology needs to rate in adult education than in grantees of a particular series of be infused into the curriculum a n elementary/secondary class- federal grants intended to infuse at all levels. Teacher educators room. technology into the curriculums are saying that new teachers I n education, change is slow of teacher training institutions. have to be taught with technolo- an d deliberate. People like to One of the mai n presenters posed gy so that they com e to view and ponder and discuss things to this question to the large group feel comfortable with technology of project directors from across as just another technique to use the country, "If we didn't have in their teaching. the schools that we have today, would we create the schools that Adult educators are not Adult educators are we have today?" Interestingly immun e to this movement, and technology is effecting our enough , not one person respond- not immune to this teaching and our curriculums ed to the question. He asked it movement, and with similar force. The difference several times and the response was the same. No one would seems to be that adult educators technology is effecting venture a guess that what we are not in the same state of would create today as schools, pani c as their colleagues. This is our teaching and our not to say that we are far more would be the current structure. curriculums with advanced in our utilization of I think that if you ask the technology in our teaching, or similar force. sam e question to adult educa- that we have we been using tech- tors, you may get a large num- nology for far longer. Instead, ber, even a majority who would perhaps this stems from a sense respond affirmatively, because that adult educators believe our adult educators and adult educa- teachin g (and curriculum) tion, is flexible. We will use and mak e sure that all avenues have spring from the needs of our been discussed. There is the ten- introduce whatever means learners. dency to test and retest new (includin g technology) neces- Consequently, it is muc h easi- notions before implementing sary to help our learners to er for an adult educator to use on e a wide basis. Perhaps this learn. This flexibility makes technology as a tool in helping migh t arise from the notion that adult education dynamic and evolving. Technology is viewed their learners reach their learn- teachers have kids for 12 years, as an ally, as opposed to a bother ing goals. The assumptions here so there is plenty of time to are several. First, is the assump- introduce and mak e changes. In or crutch. tion that the adult educator is adult education, change is quick Hopefully, you will find the versed in the use of technology and decisive. Adult educators articles in this issue of Adult as a learning enhancement. know that they have learners for Learnin g on Technology to be an Second that the adult educator only as long as they are meeting ally in your continuous search and/or the adult learner have the needs of their learners - for more tricks to put into your 2 A Adult Learning / TECHNOLOGY
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