I remember when I was in school how excited I was when we received our first classroom computer. It was a TRS 80 and it looked a lot like a mix between an oversized, silver egg and a television with a typewriter glued to the front of it. Those of us who were intrigued by the new machine used to line up after class and take turns writing programs that would print our names across the screen. As exciting as that phenomenon was at the time, that was the extent of the involvement of computers in our classroom. Back then computers were considered an extra-curricular oddity – something that only a few people with peculiar interests would have much use for. It was very hard for people, including myself, to envision the role computers would play in our lives just a few years ahead.
Since that time we’ve witnessed the rapid expansion of computer technology not only in the teaching process but also in many facets of our lives. We’ve seen new technologies as varied as content management systems, asynchronous course delivery systems, real time collaboration systems, and many other fascinating tools flourish allowing all of us: administrator, teacher, proctor, and student to experience new and very interesting ways in which teaching and learning have evolved. It has been exciting to witness the ways in which educators have shaped these new tools as well as to witness the ways in which these new tools have helped to shape education.
Working with an online education provider like Advanced Academics is thus a very rewarding experience because we operate on that horizon at which envisioning the possibilities in the future of education and delivering the best in education today meet. As we forge ahead I get excited thinking of the ways in which we will integrate today’s capabilities with those possibilities the future offers. While I can’t be sure exactly what that will look like, I look forward to seeing it.
How have you used technology to enhance your teaching or learning experience?
Posted By:
Steve Franklin
Information Technology Director
Advanced Academics, Inc.
1 comment:
Well said.
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