Week 7 Discussion

On page 31, in the last paragraph, Ertmer mentions that "some beliefs about the nature of teaching are formed over many years of experiences as a student and are resistant to change because they have been supported by strong authority and broad consensus." Do you think technology is a strong enough reason to change how we have been taught to teach? Do you think we need to change how we teach?

On page 36, Ertmer says, "While the foundations for successful technology integration finally appear to be in place, high-level technology use is still surprisingly low, suggesting that additional barriers, specifically related to teachers' pedagogical beliefs, may be at work." Do you think as a new "generation of teachers" our pedagogical beliefs are different from veteran teacher or similar? Why or why not?