Technology Integration » In the fox hole http://penobscotriver.edublogs.org Educational Technology Integration Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:56:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 “Wicked Good” Problems http://penobscotriver.edublogs.org/2008/05/29/wicked-good-problems/ http://penobscotriver.edublogs.org/2008/05/29/wicked-good-problems/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 17:30:03 +0000 Brad Edwards http://penobscotriver.edublogs.org/?p=25 A wicked problem is defined as one with a complex solution, and that the solution itself will probably open up more problems to tackle as the solver works through the original problem. The variables make the solution very hard to figure out; add to that the changing nature of technology, and you’ve got a “wicked good wicked problem.” “Wicked Good” is a common oxymoronic expression here in Maine.

This in itself is enough of a brick wall to send teachers back to their foxholes and prevent them from using technology on their own, and gets in the way of schools moving forward.

]]> http://penobscotriver.edublogs.org/2008/05/29/wicked-good-problems/feed/ 0 When soldiers retreat http://penobscotriver.edublogs.org/2008/04/16/when-soldiers-retreat/ http://penobscotriver.edublogs.org/2008/04/16/when-soldiers-retreat/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:50:35 +0000 Brad Edwards http://penobscotriver.edublogs.org/2008/04/16/when-soldiers-retreat/ Teachers will sometimes say, “But that’s one more thing on our plates.” when reacting to administration’s expectations that they “use” technology.  I just had a conversation with a high school teacher who told me that when there’s a focus on technology, that creates a black hole, negatively affects budgets, time, contracts (positions, negotiations) and that people are then pulled in different directions.       I don’t think it has to be that way. More later.

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