While I’ve been on vacation, my mind is still thinking about technology and work. I’ve been reading the book, the Tipping Point. I know not really vacation by the shore reading but I’ve been wanting to read this book for months and now I have the time. Anyway, the book says there are three situations in which a situation tips to an epidemic (the law of the few, the stickiness factor, and the power of context) and I’ve been thinking about the role technology plays within education and where is the tipping point. Actually I’ve been thinking quite a bit about it and now I need to blog about to help process my thinking even further.
For the kids technology and education the tipping point occured long ago with the advent of the Internet, that was actually pretty easy. The harder one is what will be the tipping point for teachers and administrators. I know that it hasn’t occured yet because technology funding is always questioned, teachers are not fully utilizing technology in the classroom. I’ve thought about the law of the few and realize that technology and education has pushed further but it hasn’t gotten there yet. However there are a lot of Mavens out there to help the cause.
I’m really stuck on the fact that teachers and administrators haven’t found the stickiness or used the power of context. This is where I need help. Any thoughts out there! I will way in with my thoughts when they become tangible (to my fingers at least).
