tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21721109.post8652430768058290765..comments2023-09-24T04:29:33.445-04:00Comments on TLT-SWG: 13. Make great leaps forward in technology infrastructure (??)Steve Gilbert TLT Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07514829309387674855noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21721109.post-40765763250856439522009-11-12T05:54:59.676-05:002009-11-12T05:54:59.676-05:00I have visited many institutions where there has b...I have visited many institutions where there has been bad blood between faculty and IT administration because of some technology tool that IT has purchased and now requires faculty to use.Andre Stegplattenhttp://www.stegplatten.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21721109.post-39548990651160566172009-11-03T15:42:48.537-05:002009-11-03T15:42:48.537-05:00Hi Trent,
Steve Gilbert and I have visited many i...Hi Trent, <br />Steve Gilbert and I have visited many institutions where there has been bad blood between faculty and IT administration because of some technology tool that IT has purchased and now requires faculty to use (sometimes also denying faculty the option of getting a tool they'd prefer). <br />If you mean examples of curricular disruption caused by the disappearance of software, I was thinking mostly of curricular software I've seen over the years (some of which I helped fund while working for FIPSE and Annenberg/CPB, 1978-96): educationally successful, spread modestly for a few years, and then disappeared. Lots of versions 1.0, very few 2.0s.Steve Ehrmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960072471169560307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21721109.post-41955004933075978862009-11-02T07:49:01.941-05:002009-11-02T07:49:01.941-05:00Steve: I'd like to know what examples you hav...Steve: I'd like to know what examples you have in mind. That would help. But I also think that any technology revolution consists of 90 percent failures; what else would we expect? Faculty are not victims -- they are supposed to be out in front investigating their field and what useful new approaches are working. Our culture has moved forward; time for faculty to be adult and look around them. I'm not sure I like this new tack -- but as always, I appreciate your comments.<br />Best<br />trentTrent W. Batson, IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10482545838278860130noreply@blogger.com