Survey Says....

Here's an interesting piece about teacher support of technology use...

Survey: 74 Percent of Educators Support the Use of Technology in Schools

Digital Learning Day

As I was developing this blog I received a weekly newsletter from the US Department of Education Regarding "Digital Learning Day"... how ironic!  Check it out:

Weekly Update: Everyday should be Digital Learning Day

Despite the growth of online learning and the developmental of technologies that are more and more user friendly, there is resistance, or at least skepticism, about the usefulness and quality of online courses, webinars, webcasts, etc.   While research shows that online learning can be an effective means of providing educational opportunities, we have all probably also experienced the flop of online experiences.   Even more so, we have all also experienced the flop of face-to-face learning, yet as a whole this method is seen as more effective.

This blog is meant to facilitate discussion about why we resist the online learning movement, and how this resistance might contribute to the sabotage the potential of online learning.

A few questions to get started...

As I continue to develop this blog I will add related resources and such, but for now I'll start with a few issues for discussion:

1. Educators have a reputation for being resistant to change.  Any thoughts about why this is?
2. What facts seem to impact the opposition to online learning?
3. What myths contribute to the distaste for online learning?
4. What characteristics do the learners bring to the experience that can facilitate the success of online learning?  What might learners do to compromise the opportunity? 
5. What strategies might improve the use of online technology in education?