Topic #2: Why do you think educators are so resistant to change, especially when it comes to technology? How do other institutions, such as business, deal with technological change?
Educators are resistant to change due to fear. Humans in general react to change this way. There is fear and anxiety in the unknown. Especially with technology because some educators see the computers as a distraction rather than the tool they really are. Other factors are comfort level with the technology and possibly cost and time to learn.
It seems as though other businesses grab ahold of technology sooner for the most part. Take the grocery store for instance. Here is a business where inventory was done by a person counting and cross checking lists, and checkout was done by a single register or by hand. Now both of these tasks are done simultaneously through a scan and consumers can even scan and check out on their own. Cell phones, texting, and conference calls are all a regular occurrence in the work place, yet forbidden in the school.
PS I tried to add some photos of old tech equipment, but they were too afraid to show up here tonight:-)
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