I wondered if I had opened a can of worms when I posted about the reality of paper/pen at work, technology at home but atleast I posted something others replied to! That seems to be the trick with online courses, synthesize quickly, apply concisely and ponder out to others.
It was refreshing to see several interesting replies to my question about what is really going on in schools.
I had reflected: " As I support information literacy development I want to jump up and down and shout "Show me the resources"! And then asked, " What is actually going on for TLS? Is there an ideal and a reality? Are there schools that are technologically up to date and have wireless laptop carts available for use by the TL?"
The responses echoed my thoughts that technology in public schools is not quite user friendly yet with regards to useable working equipment in a timely manner. Although people have repeatedly referenced Livingston in Vancouver (the smart board school) as being up to date- it might be a good field trip when I get into the system if I work at a school with resources.
I am thinking about the coursework with a bit of a different lens, I am not going to approach it as a Utopia resource rich world, that would not be helpful, so I will look for lessons that can connect students with research skills they can apply to paper or electronically. Also for Change a Teacher I will be thinking of it as Support a teacher. Change seems to imply there is something "wrong" or "can be different" with the way one is doing something, which implies time- I think support will seem a bit more approachable for the staff I work with:)
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