Abstract
Has Technology Really Changed Education?
Track: Lightning Talk - Teaching
Authors: jerry prince
Many of the current technologically inclined tools are simply different ways of doing the same thing. For example, a word processor is a different way of writing, PowerPoint is a different way of providing illustrations for speech, E-Books are still books, Movies are still audio and video. When these areas and others have added a great deal to the experience, the truth is, the experience is basically the same. Tools like GIS can ADVANCE our education. Tools like GIS can present students with situations, provide experiences, and get them thinking like no up-to-date primitive technology can. Hear me out - I love tech stuff. But it can be a flash in the pan unless something _else_ is done with it. It has to take me somewhere that I can't go without it. THEN technology can greatly influence the experience which is what brings positive change in education.