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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D061213500-07092006><FONT face=3DAr=
ial
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I was trying to show that your response of "<SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Shift happens.
</SPAN><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You can't deny it=
or
legislate against it. Live with it. Embrace it." implies an acceptance of
whatever happens without considering whether it is a good
idea.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D061213500-07092006><FONT face=3DAr=
ial
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I know I often fe=
el
powerless in a world gone mad, but I remind myself of my responsibility to
maintain and communicate to students that faith (not fact) that individuals=
can
influence change.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D061213500-07092006><FONT face=3DAr=
ial
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT></F=
ONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN class=3D061213500-07092006><FONT face=3DAr=
ial
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">All that is neces=
sary
for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke
(1729–1797)<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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ial
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>Stephen
Digby, Learning Technology Manager <BR><A
href=3D"mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au">mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au</=
A>
<FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT></FONT><BR>Cheltenham Secondary College <A
href=3D"http://www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/">www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au</A> Ph: 613=
955
55 955 Fx: 9555
8617<BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
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If
you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?- Steven Wright
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<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Mark
Scott<BR><B>Sent:</B> 07 September 2006 09:02 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Year 12
Information Technology Processing and Management
Teachers'MailingList<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Year 12 IPM] Computer Lab
usage<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=3DSection1>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblack size=3D3><=
SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Just read this three times and still=
don’t
understand<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblack size=3D3><=
SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblack size=3D3><=
SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Do you agree with me or am I a compl=
ete
idiot?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblack size=3D3><=
SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblack size=3D3><=
SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Mark Scott<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT><=
/P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" color=3Dblack size=3D3><=
SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV>
<DIV class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=3Dcenter><FONT
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<HR tabIndex=3D-1 align=3Dcenter width=3D"100%" SIZE=3D2>
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><B><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPA=
N></FONT></B><FONT
face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">=
ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Stephen Digby<BR><B><SPA=
N
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, 7 September 2006 8:14=
AM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> 'Year 12 Informati=
on
Technology Processing and ManagementTeachers'Mailing List'<BR><B><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [Year 12 IPM] Computer L=
ab
usage</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">- the community i=
s
voting with its feet for privatized (user pays) education -
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Shift happens.
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You can't deny it=
or
legislate against it. Live with it. Embrace it.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">- the community a=
nd the
national government want student progress reports expressed as a single inde=
x
(A-F) in relation to objective benchmarks - </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial=
color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Shift happens.
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You can't deny it=
or
legislate against it. Live with it. Embrace it.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">- most school
communities want their schools to exclude students who damage the opportunit=
y or
safety of other students. Schools who don't do this (esp. government
schools) are not attractive to parents with choices -
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Shift happens.
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You can't deny it=
or
legislate against it. Live with it. Embrace it.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">- I could go
on......</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Most educators ar=
e very
selective about embracing "change". <BR>The changes that they embrace=
are
usually those that fit their personal values and their career
aspirations.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The current line=
management of educational structures has created an atmosphere where to "tal=
k
the talk" is essential to getting promotion.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thus, the hegemon=
y of
ideas from the "authorities' has come to mean the
employer.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">What I am trying=
to say is that there is more money, and therefore more "snake oil",&nbs=
p;in
IT than most areas of the curriculum. To retain some intellectual
credibility and autonomy, it is wise to ensure that the benefits of "change"=
are
evaluated in an objective sense rather than accepted as articles of faith in=
the
vision of the current politician.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>Stephen
Digby, Learning Technology Manager <BR><A
href=3D"mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au">mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au</=
A>
<BR><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Cheltenham</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Secondary</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st=3D"on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> <A
href=3D"http://www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/">www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au</A> Ph: 613=
955
55 955 Fx: 9555
8617<BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
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<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblue size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><BR>My friend=
Winnie is a procrastinator. He didn't get his birthmark until he was eight y=
ears
old.- Steven Wright </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=3Dcenter><FONT
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<HR tabIndex=3D-1 align=3Dcenter width=3D"100%" SIZE=3D2>
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><FONT face=3DTahoma si=
ze=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPA=
N></FONT></B><FONT
face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">=
ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Mark Scott<BR><B><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> 06 September 2006 08:47
PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <st1:PersonName
w:st=3D"on">Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
Teachers'Mailing List</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [Year 12 IPM] Computer L=
ab
usage</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
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<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial color=3Dblack size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Shift
happens</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You can't deny it or legislate=
against it.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Live with
it.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Embrace
it.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mark
Scott</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=3Dcenter><FONT
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<HR tabIndex=3D-1 align=3Dcenter width=3D"100%" SIZE=3D2>
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><FONT face=3DTahoma si=
ze=3D2><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPA=
N></FONT></B><FONT
face=3DTahoma size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">=
ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au on behalf of Stephen Digby<BR><B><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wed 6/09/2006 8:03 PM<BR><B><SP=
AN
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> 'Year 12 Information Technology
Processing and ManagementTeachers'Mailing List'<BR><B><SPAN
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [Year 12 IPM] Computer L=
ab
usage</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt">H=
ate to
always be the voice of reason, but I am firmly against "change". I<BR>=
am
only in favor of "improvement". The problem with many changes that
are<BR>proposed is that the case for them as improvements is not
made.<BR>Recalcitrant is a good word as it refers to the refusal to accept
authority.<BR>It is in the "unreason"able exercise of authority that
recalcitrant behavior<BR>can be a virtue - think of many issues not doubt de=
ar
to many hearts -<BR>corporal punishment, enforced numerical grading, enforce=
d
letter grades,<BR>enforced ranking reports, etc etc... Would YOU=
be
recalcitrant ?<BR><BR>Please let's focus on rational debate about what are
improvement options and<BR>why they ARE improvements, rather than on an
"authority" that tells us that<BR>some changed classroom technology or layou=
t is
an
improvement.<BR><BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>Stephen
Digby, Learning Technology Manager<BR><A
href=3D"mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au">mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au</=
A> <BR><st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Cheltenham</st1:PlaceName> <st1:Place=
Name
w:st=3D"on">Secondary</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st=3D"on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au Ph:=
613
955 55 955 Fx:<BR>9555
8617<BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR><BR><BR>All
that glisters is not gold.<BR>Shakespeare: From The Merchant of Venice (II,=
vii)
Portia is a beautiful,<BR>virtuous, wealthy woman who is being wooed by nume=
rous
suitors. She is not<BR>free to decide on her own whom she will marry because=
her
late father ...<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From:
ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au [<A
href=3D"mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au">mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.=
au</A>]
On<BR>Behalf Of <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place
w:st=3D"on">Bell</st1:place></st1:City>, Cameron P<BR>Sent: 06 September 200=
6
12:44 PM<BR>To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and
Management<BR>Teachers'MailingList<BR>Subject: RE: [Year 12 IPM] Computer La=
b
usage<BR><BR>Depends on the culture of the school too.<BR>I think wholesale=
systematic change is hardest for schools to deal with.<BR>I am sure we have=
all
had dealings with some teachers that have the "this is<BR>the way we have al=
ways
done it" attitude and fight change. They often have<BR>the loudest voice in=
meetings and have the "fear-factor" in their favour.<BR>Other schools have
leadership that encourages change and - dare I say it -<BR>"taking risks". A=
culture like this can help reduce the effect of the<BR>nay-sayers and will
provide the resources to facilitate change.<BR><BR>I have also had a few
teachers close to retirement refusing point blank to<BR>learn any new system=
s or
procedures. I have been told "I am retiring next<BR>year, I am not going to=
worry about learning something new now." On the<BR>opposite side, you have t=
hose
who just want to keep learning - regardless of<BR>their age or circumstances=
. I
really admire that, as that is exactly the<BR>attitude I would want to insti=
ll
in the students - life-long, ongoing<BR>learning.<BR><BR>So that change can=
happen, how do you encourage "recalcitrant" (for want of<BR>a better word)
teachers to accept that we must constantly change and adapt<BR>to new
circumstances so that it is not seen as a burden, but an opportunity?<BR>Wou=
ld
love any additional strategies people can
suggest.<BR><BR>Cameron<BR><BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From:
ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au [<A
href=3D"mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au">mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.=
au</A>]<BR>On
Behalf Of <st1:City w:st=3D"on"><st1:place w:st=3D"on">Murray</st1:place></s=
t1:City>
O.<BR>Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 11:17 AM<BR>To: Year 12 Informatio=
n
Technology Processing and Management<BR>Teachers'MailingList<BR>Subject: RE:=
[Year 12 IPM] Computer Lab usage<BR><BR>Mark<BR>I disagree with you.<BR>Base=
d on
my experience, I think teachers are highly adaptable to change be<BR>planned=
or
unplanned. That being said I too get frustrated at trying to<BR>facilitate
change in schools.<BR><BR>Can you tell of other professions or groups of adu=
lts
that change quickly?<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Oliver Murray<BR>Web
Developer<BR><st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Westbourne</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Grammar
School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><BR>www.westbournegrammar.com<BR><BR>-----=
Original
Message-----<BR>From: ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au [<A
href=3D"mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au">mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.=
au</A>]<BR>On
Behalf Of Mark Scott<BR>Sent: Wednesday, 6 September 2006 10:30 AM<BR>To: Ye=
ar
12 Information Technology Processing and
Management<BR>Teachers'MailingList<BR>Subject: RE: [Year 12 IPM] Computer La=
b
usage<BR><BR>We are talking teachers.<BR><BR>This is a species renown for no=
t
changing quickly.<BR><BR>Mark<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From:
ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au [<A
href=3D"mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au">mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.=
au</A>]<BR>On
Behalf Of jturner<BR>Sent: Wednesday, 6 September 2006 10:11 AM<BR>To: Year=
12
Information Technology Processing and Management<BR>Teachers'Mailing
List<BR>Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] Computer Lab usage<BR><BR>The big mistake=
people continue to make is seeing technology as the catalyst<BR>for sustaina=
ble
change in education when it should be people.<BR>Technology is invaluable
whatever its peculiarities but learner centered<BR>means people at the
center.<BR>John<BR><BR>On 05/09/2006, at 3:41 PM, Mark Scott wrote:<BR><BR>&=
gt;
I have said it before and no doubt I will say it again.<BR>><BR>> The=
biggest advantage in introducing student owned laptops into a<BR>> school=
is
that it can be used as a catalyst for change.<BR>><BR>> You can start=
to
talk about learner centred classrooms instead of<BR>> teacher centred
ones.<BR>><BR>> ... and of course this is not the only strategy you tr=
y,
just one of<BR>> several.<BR>><BR>> Mark Scott<BR>> <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Luther</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName=
w:st=3D"on">College</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><BR>><BR>> -----Origina=
l
Message-----<BR>> From: ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au [<A
href=3D"mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.au">mailto:ipm-bounces@edulists.com.=
au</A>]<BR>>
On Behalf Of Michael Walker<BR>> Sent: Tuesday, 5 September 2006 3:06
PM<BR>> To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management<BR>&=
gt;
Teachers'Mailing List<BR>> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IPM] Computer Lab
usage<BR>><BR>>>>> Laurie Savage<sav@pvgc.vic.edu.au>
09/05/06 12:07pm >>><BR>>>> And now we have a generation o=
f
people who cannot do the simplest<BR>> calculation in their
head.<BR>><BR>> Laurie<BR>><BR>>>>> Mark Scott
wrote:<BR>>> They said the same thing about calculators back in the
early<BR>> seventies.<BR>><BR>> Ah generalisations, you've got to l=
ove
them... 8^)<BR>><BR>> I would argue that with the use of calculators,=
you
don't need to do<BR>> the simplest calculation in your head. However, it=
requires a<BR>> different skill set to check that your calculator is givi=
ng
you an<BR>> accurate answer rather than no skill set at all, hence the
higher<BR>> emphasis on estimation that occurs in teaching maths now than=
when I<BR>> was at school. Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in
illis...<BR>><BR>> I would also argue that those kids I know of who ha=
ve
trouble<BR>> performing the simplest calculation aren't all that flash on=
using the<BR>> calculator either. I would suggest that a greater cause is=
lack of<BR>> interest for whatever reason from boring teaching methods in=
previous<BR>> years showing the kids how irrelevant maths is to lack of
support at<BR>> home for doing homework and school in general. Now there'=
s a
can of<BR>> worms or three...<BR>><BR>> Although I don't think lapt=
ops
are a cure for all ills, I suspect that<BR>> under some circumstances the=
y
can be a useful tool in the hands of the<BR>> right practitioner, and in=
others are a complete waste of time when<BR>the<BR>> circumstances of the=
school and students are taken into account. To<BR>> give some examples, I=
am
sure that in some laptop schools, the laptops<BR>> are an expensive pseud=
o
notebook / electronic textbook whose primary<BR>advantage<BR>> is larger=
capacity, neater handwriting (typing vs scribble) and better<BR>>
searchability. Obviously Mark's school is not one of them based on his<BR>&g=
t;
response. That's not to say schools with poor use of laptops don't<BR>>
exist, and anecdotal evidence would suggest that they do. On the other<BR>&g=
t;
hand, the same applies to schools who have changed their teaching to<BR>>=
make good use of new teaching methods available from every student<BR>>
having the tool and having been taught a proficiency with it.<BR>><BR>>=
; On
the other hand, I would suspect that there would be scenarios where<BR><BR>&=
gt;
a<BR>> $2000 laptop would be a poor use of family or school resources for=
the<BR>> perceived benefits compared to alternatives. Would a
struggling<BR>western<BR>> suburbs secondary school be able to justify ma=
king
every student buy a<BR>> laptop, even on finance? Would alternative
approaches such as good use<BR>> of Moodle with external access be more
appropriate in terms of bang<BR>for<BR>> buck?<BR>><BR>> I would
suggest that neither black nor white are correct and that<BR>> although t=
here
is a place for laptops in schools, it would be silly to<BR>> try and sugg=
est
that it would be desirable for every school in the<BR>> state and every
student in the state to have a laptop and be in a<BR>> laptop program. Or=
to
suggest that every maths student in the state<BR>> can't do simple
calculations in their head...<BR>><BR>><BR>>
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