Friday, July 22, 2011

Wk3-2 Discussion Board Quickies: Difficulties starting new programs/breaking the norm

Topic #2: Why do you think educators are so resistant to change, especially when it comes to technology? How do other institutions, such as business, deal with technological change?

Change is hard in any aspect. Fear of the unknown, failure and sometimes fear of success holds us back. The use of technology today by our students makes many teachers fear that the students know more about technology than they do.

Comfort is another reason teachers resist change. Teachers have become so comfortable with the way they have been doing things that they don't want to change.

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