Week+4

There were so many things this week that remind me of my current job. I am the Associate Director of Career services and assist with the University Testing Coordinator. I help supervise a testing lab with 20 computers. This weeks readings talk a lot about hardware and software issues. I have read that there hasn't been much progress with teachers learning technology. I felt very connected to this weeks readings. There was so much that I did not know when helping faciliate activities in the computer labs. It is not that I felt out of touch with technology it was just that I could never grasp everything I needed to know. Not only did I have to learn how to administer every exam we offer, but then I had to learn how to fix any technical problems we had. We have an on camus IT department, however they are small and go by a priority listing. In order for our department to generate revenue and continue testing students, it is very important to keep the computers up and running. Some times we have consistent problems for an entire week and lose regular examinees. I decided that I needed to find out what to do in order to fix these problems. I have taught myself a lot in my short time in my role.

I feel that this could be a big problem in teachers not being open to learning about technoloy. This could be a very stressful situation as a teacher that needs to have technology consistantly running for 20 or more students. Welcoming technology into the classroom is not the end of all means. You will have teach yourself some new tricks but it could give you a lot of momentum in the long run. I think technology is a great way to bring students together and make learning fun. I am excited to see what the future holds.