tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759800831417547362.post3332174439367251339..comments2023-10-20T09:08:56.889-04:00Comments on Hurricane Maine: Does technology improve learning?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06544468563054087057noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759800831417547362.post-65127183394768075652009-06-02T04:16:28.763-04:002009-06-02T04:16:28.763-04:00Using the Web 2.0 technology is a means to an end,...Using the Web 2.0 technology is a means to an end, not the end. Thanks for reminding us about this.Elona Hartjeshttp://www.teachersatrisk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759800831417547362.post-32525015055481941432009-04-28T05:57:00.000-04:002009-04-28T05:57:00.000-04:00I definitely agree. I think that many believe tech...I definitely agree. I think that many believe technology alone can improve instruction but that is not so, rather that it liberates us from old thinking and old methods while transforming others. If the methods we use simply jump from an old medium to a new one without transformation, then it is not the best use. Do others see and accept the message however?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544468563054087057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4759800831417547362.post-79898283681147385152009-04-25T11:03:00.000-04:002009-04-25T11:03:00.000-04:00I definitely agree with your conclusion that “the ...I definitely agree with your conclusion that “the change needs to be in pedagogy and that is where we need to work”. I think Clarke (2001) is right when he argues that the medium and the instructional method need to be differentiated (“The media versus methods issue”). A medium is just a vehicle of an instructional method. New technologies, such as new media, are not identical to new instructional methods; new technologies can at best facilitate new instructional methods. In fact, I think this point of view elaborates on the classic model of communication by Shannon (1948) (“A mathematical theory of communication”), for the transmission medium and the message are two different concepts in his model. Regarding our discussion in the educational context, the instructional method can be seen as the message. What do you think?Steven Hornstra (Landgraaf, The Netherlands)noreply@blogger.com