tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164400845780458490.post1486087012710785511..comments2024-02-22T04:00:47.480-05:00Comments on EdTech Workshop: Lame Excuses and Bad HabitsAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10630103304646424890noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164400845780458490.post-13383374622682465002008-05-30T04:58:00.000-04:002008-05-30T04:58:00.000-04:00@Joaquin - It is working well with Firefox.Ka kite...@Joaquin - It is working well with Firefox.<BR/><BR/>Ka kiteBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164400845780458490.post-76534501335505343072008-05-29T21:02:00.000-04:002008-05-29T21:02:00.000-04:00Hi,Wanted to check in with you and see if cocommen...Hi,<BR/>Wanted to check in with you and see if cocomment is working well with Firefoxjoaquinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961751985728422721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164400845780458490.post-5347759352853554722008-05-08T07:45:00.000-04:002008-05-08T07:45:00.000-04:00Thanks BrittAbout a comment on your site, I'll see...Thanks Britt<BR/><BR/>About a comment on your site, I'll see what I can do!<BR/><BR/>Ka kite anoBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164400845780458490.post-73760636368916405312008-05-06T16:15:00.000-04:002008-05-06T16:15:00.000-04:00In response to @Ka kitefrom Middle-earth:I would g...In response to @Ka kite<BR/>from Middle-earth:<BR/><BR/>I would gladly accept comments of ANY length over on my blog! Your meaty response simply indicated to me some substantive thought being given...and there is nothing wrong with that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164400845780458490.post-86688314682915282302008-05-06T14:06:00.000-04:002008-05-06T14:06:00.000-04:00Hi again Andrea!I've thought long and hard about y...Hi again Andrea!<BR/><BR/>I've thought long and hard about your <A HREF="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2107060758629396184&postID=3157585190859181343&pli=1" REL="nofollow">comment</A> on my blog about the length of the above comment, that it was "a blog post in itself!"<BR/><BR/>When does a comment become too long and should be relegated to a post on the commenters blog site?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps this is a topic brewing for a post.<BR/><BR/>Ka kite<BR/>from Middle-earthBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164400845780458490.post-6071420786165807302008-05-05T08:03:00.000-04:002008-05-05T08:03:00.000-04:00Thanks for this thought provoking post Andrea.I’ve...Thanks for this thought provoking post Andrea.<BR/><BR/>I’ve been in teaching a long time and have less than a handful of years to go before I retire. My experiences of observing teachers brings me to agree absolutely with what you say about them resisting change.<BR/><BR/>My feeling is that it is a human instinct to resist change, especially change into the unknown. Perhaps it’s genetic, something that has evolved over the thousands of years of human existence, as a behaviour to protect the species.<BR/><BR/>There is a security in the ‘know’, comfort zone stuff that perhaps also contributes to the <A HREF="http://michelemartin.typepad.com/thebambooprojectblog//2008/04/challenging-hom.html" REL="nofollow">homophily that Michele spoke of</A> in one of her recent posts. This is a social behaviour (of society as a complexity system) that tends to resist change of a sort.<BR/><BR/>Belief is a very powerful emotion. It drives some people to do great things. All the great leaders followed a belief – “I have a dream!” Teachers are very human people. They know what they know, and they believe they know what works, or at least what works for them.<BR/><BR/>No one would doubt the changes within society that have taken place in the last 50 years. Even since the start of the 21st century, change, especially in the way knowledge is looked upon, has moved faster than it has ever done.<BR/><BR/>Teachers foster their thoughts about knowledge, especially experienced teachers, for they have lived through a time when knowledge was believed to be everything. Well, we now know that there are huge differences of opinion among educators on this topic called knowledge.<BR/><BR/>But can we blame experienced teachers for resisting change that may be seen as impacting on their very reason for being?<BR/><BR/>Sorry about the length of this comment :-)<BR/><BR/>Ka kite<BR/>from Middle-earthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164400845780458490.post-66426664079522391602008-05-05T03:47:00.000-04:002008-05-05T03:47:00.000-04:00"Old habits die hard!" This is me at the moment. ..."Old habits die hard!" This is me at the moment. I have an interactive whiteboard in my room, but the majority of the time I use as a normal whiteboard. Yet today, a teacher aide came into the room to work with a group of students and her comment to me later was "WOW what a great way to teach and learn with the students" Maybe my old habits are gradually being changed.tasteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18131783079315671847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164400845780458490.post-43209306704374212992008-05-04T22:38:00.000-04:002008-05-04T22:38:00.000-04:00Hi Andrealove that quote about the illiterate of t...Hi Andrea<BR/>love that quote about the illiterate of the 21st century. What scares me is that judging by the 'lame excuses' quotient, many of them are my colleagues! I'm in higher ed. Scary!<BR/>Thanks for dropping by my blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6164400845780458490.post-61484164073507958662008-05-04T18:35:00.000-04:002008-05-04T18:35:00.000-04:00Excellent post and analysis. If there was one wor...Excellent post and analysis. If there was one word that jumped out at me, it was "passion." Just as lack of passion for learning is a core problem, igniting passion in learning through our students might be part of the solution!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com