I had a friend ask me how it is possible to keep up with all the latest technology. She wants to improve her teaching skills. I should mention that she already is a good teacher.
The problem, as I see it, is that most people’s attempts are scattered. People work with many, but dont’ master any. Choose three, really learn them, and that is enough for a year.
For me, in 2010, I would like to improve my skills with:
- SmartBoard technology. I really am not that great with a SmartBoard, but, given my job(s), I really should be. Plus it would be fun to get really good with a SmartBoard.
- Microsoft Excel. I wouldn’t say that I am the worst user of Excel out there, but I may be in the top 10! Well, not really, but I certainly should be better.
- Product that I cannot name. It is a new product that we will be among the first to use. I’m certainly not bad at it (because it does not exist yet), but I will need to spend significant time with it in 2010.
Notice that all three of the pieces of technology I chose are related to my day job and 2/3 of them are not, in theory, related to online learning. Except, of course, in my world, they are.
So what three pieces of technology are you going to learn this year?
Tags: excel, smartboard, Technology
