Meet The Technophobe - Arthur Preston

Meet the characters on the staff of every school who resist the move to bring technology into their classroom.
Presented at the EdTechConf Extended @ Elkanah House (30 Sept - 1 Oct 2011)

Transcript

1. Meet the Technophobes Arthur Preston @artpreston www.headthoughts.co.za
2. Technophobe : ( t kn f b) ˈ ɛ əʊˌ əʊ -n. 1. someone who is afraid of using technological devices, such as computers
3. Meet the technophobes :
4. Meet the technophobes : Fearful Fred ” … I’ll break it” ” … I don’t know how it works” ” … I’m not confident enough” ” … I don’t know what it does”
5. Meet the technophobes : Busy Bob ” … I haven’t got time to play” ” … I have exams to prepare for” ” … My pupils can try that when their work is done”
6. Meet the technophobes : Comfortable Carla ” … I’ve never had to use it before” ” … I’m too old to learn” ” … I’m happy being ignorant”
7. Meet the technophobes : Ambitious Alice ” … It’s too much to learn at once” ” … Now I haven’t any more time to teach” ” … I can’t do this all at once!”
8. Meet the technophobes : Prideful Pete ” … I can’t let anyone know I don’t know how to do this tech stuff” ” … I’m afraid of what the pupils might think” ” … I’m the teacher; I’m supposed to know”
9. Meet the technophobes : Prideful Pete Ambitious Alice Comfortable Carla Busy Bob Fearful Fred Eclectic Ethel
10. Meet the technophobes : Prideful Pete Ambitious Alice Comfortable Carla Busy Bob Fearful Fred Eclectic Ethel
11. Any growth requires a temporary loss of security – Madeline Hunter
12. Go!
13. Arthur Preston Co-founder of EdTechConf www.edtechconf.co.za Headmaster of Lanner House School www.lannerhouse.co.za Blogger www.headthoughts.co.za Columnist for Teachers' Monthly : Online Teacher column www.teachersmonthly.com @artpreston @artpreston on Twitter