Document Type
Issue Area Four
Abstract
Today, technology in the schools is causing several changes. With the advances in communications along with access to powerful computers in the world, we are seeing the role of the teacher being changed in several areas.
With high speed communications such as the Internet, students can now meet and exchange ideas instantly with others anywhere in the world. Students can now start to understand other cultures firsthand. World wide communications will create new educational materials that will allow teachers to set up "people to people" projects on the Internet. These projects could include "Keypal," the U.S. Post Office equivalent of penpals; "Global Classrooms," group to group keypals; "Electronic Appearances," where teachers host an expert in the field of study and students communicate by using the CHAT feature of the Internet; or "Impersonations," where students use e-mail to write questions to historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln, who is portrayed by a person who has intensely studied the historical figure. While students are participating in these activities, they will be gathering, sharing, and evaluating real-world data from actual sources. This process will make learning exciting and will create an atmosphere where a student uses skills gained in the classroom. As an example, students in an English speaking country could exchange ideas with Spanish-speaking students. Skills taught in a Spanish foreign language class can come alive with actual use.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
6
Issue
1
First Page
130
Last Page
133
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1996 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Smith, Raymond
(1996)
"How Will Technology Change the Teacher's Role?,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 6:
No.
1, Article 38.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol6/iss1/38
