Comments on: Immunity

By: jeffb

jeffb — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:52:15 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more that administration in many districts turn their head when new technologies or ideas come about. I feel too often that school boards and administration wait too long before purchasing new technology or providing students opportunities to use available resources to better help learning. For example, in our district of over 12,000 students, we still do not have Smartboards in many of the high school classrooms. The main response we get when we ask about getting Smartboards is “we’re working on it” or “you can write up a proposal and try to get a grant”. Unfortunately, with funding the way that it is in most states, I feel that schools will continue to fall behind in offering newer technology and resources to their teachers and students.

By: Thing #7a | Just a few thoughts...

Thing #7a | Just a few thoughts... — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:34:07 +0000

[...] Educator by Graham Wegner – I read Graham’s blog entry Immunity, and I kept laughing because of how much I related to it. His comments about educators who think [...]

By: Feed Me! — Thing 7a | To Infinity...and Beyond!

Feed Me! — Thing 7a | To Infinity...and Beyond! — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:26:43 +0000

[...] subscription that has tickled my fancy is Open Educator by Graham Wegner. In his post, Immunity, he writes about he and his principal stirring the pot in the teacher lounge with statements such [...]

By: Errin

Errin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:53:22 +0000

I do a short “Tech Corner” at monthly staff meetings to encourage colleagues to think about the changes we are facing in the field of education. I’ve had some success with a few teachers now using blogs and wikis, but I think that others just don’t get it. They don’t think changes are necessary or possible. I worry that when they realize how far behind they are, it will be too late for them to catch up. I guess I’ll just have to keep niggling, too…

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:35:38 +0000

At some point in time, the institution of “school” may disappear. What will teachers call themselves then? Where will students learn?

By: Shouldn’t Every Student have Access to a Netbook as a Minimum? | An Expat Educator in Asia

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:00:08 +0000

[...] Wegner recently reflected on this failure to move ahead in schools in a recent post he called Immunity. Whilst governments make decisions to try to find funding to put computers in front of kids in poor [...]

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:55:31 +0000

I like the thoughts.

Another I face quite often is that we shouldn’t use computers too much because students have to handwrite in their exams. But mind you I think that same argument was used by slate users arguing against that new fangled quill pen?

By: Charlie A. Roy

Charlie A. Roy — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:47:29 +0000

some starters:

Imagine a day where teachers gave authentic assessments and multiple choice questions were outlawed.

In the information age the teacher is often the biggest obstacle to learning