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On not assuming students’ technical skills - ProfHacker.com

As teachers, we often expect our students to be reasonably tech-savvy. We're even more likely to have this expectation when (a) we're reasonably tech-savvy ourselves, even though we have no formal training, and (b) we're old enough--or nearly old enough--to be our students' parents. Students should be able to compute circles around us, right? Maybe not., As teachers, we often expect our students... moreAs teachers, we often expect our students to be reasonably tech-savvy. We're even more likely to have this expectation when (a) we're reasonably tech-savvy ourselves, even though we have no formal training, and (b) we're old enough--or nearly old enough--to be our students' parents. Students should be able to compute circles around us, right? Maybe not., As teachers, we often expect our students to be reasonably tech-savvy. We're even more likely to have this expectation when (a) we're reasonably tech-savvy ourselves, even though we have no formal training, and (b) we're old enough--or nearly old enough--to be our students' parents. Students should be able to compute circles around us, right? Maybe not. view page