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Hi All:
I am at a BU internal conference in which various faculty are talking about their innovative teaching techniques. And I wish the community of Duxbury could see how technology is being integrated into instruction - right now. The use of tablets for instruction along with on-line tools - and the use of tablets and these on-line tools by students to learn is happening on college campuses. The advantages that these technical tools provide that enhances interactive, personalized learning is incredibly significant.
It is too bad that you could have invited one of these professors to one of the information meetings, just so they can demonstrate. At the main campus and the medical campus, professors are using it to make their teaching connect with their students much more effectively. It is a matter of time (and not very much) before these teaching tools reach the primary and secondary school levels.
What some in the community might identify as "bells and whistles" - they are not understanding this is not about "nice to have", this is about essential changes to the learning environment to allow our teaching force to adequately prepare our students for what is already headed their way. And for our students to be able to arm themselves with the tools they will need.
I am not a techno-geek. Just ask my kids. We are one of the most unwired homes with kids in Duxbury. And yet as I sit here listening to these presentations, I think - I need to buy my kids a tablet. They are going to need one. They need to master these learning applications before they get to college. The tablet is not a toy - it's the paper notepad and pen in one. They will need to take notes with it, they will need to receive information from their teachers with it, and they will need to study using it. Forget getting them ready for the workforce, this is about getting them ready for college.
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