Dr. Ruth Reynard

Hi Richard, In fact I think you raise some very real challenges with this and other kinds of newer technology (although interactive white boards have been around for some time now). To your point about Math and the white board, I know that considerable work has been done in terms of images and tools available with current white board supporting software solutions specifically for Math teachers. Vendors would be able to give you actual demos of new developments in that regard. Language teachers also have some specific issues. As with just about any uses of newer technology, I would say… >>>

Hi Richard, I loved reading the article you linked and it reminded me of my return to higher education for graduate school in the mid-90s. When I completed my bachelor's degree in the early 80s there were library cards and in the mid-90s only computer screens. I had no idea what had happened and how I would ever find a book again :) I agree that new technlogy has affected the flow of perception and no longer does the logical flow seem linear but webbed and multilayered. I would suggest, however, that while those are changes, there is a different… >>>

Hi Richard, Yes, I agree that a certain amount of the change we're experiencing is a kind of "fall out" of increased uses of certain types of technology in various social and educational situations. However, those changes are affecting communictaion and information flow considerably and as such, have strong relevance to education. New technology is flexible, so different disciplines will use technology differently, however, the basic systems will still change. About Math...regardless of new technology...there are so many students who feel marginalized by current Math teaching strategies. Perhpas an increased use of new technology might include more students in the… >>>