Books on teaching technology?
April 1, 2008 6:54 PM Subscribe
What book(s) can I read to help me be a better teacher of technology?
I teach technology-related courses to undergrads, including VB programming, Flash, web design, Office software, basic computing skills, etc. I'm confident in my technology skills. I know how to find information on tech-related topics. I know [pretty much] what's hot and what's not in technology. There are great threads here about teaching programming and the like, which I've read through.
But, in an effort to improve my teaching skills, I want learn more teaching theory. I specifically want to learn more about how adults (college-age and older) learn technology-related subjects, and about the theories of teaching technology to adults.
So my questions are:
Which books are considered definitive works (or at least generally well-regarded) on how adults learn technology?
Which books are considered definitive works (or at least generally well-regarded) on teaching technology to adults?
I totally realize that such books may not exist, so any other resources (blogs, forums, papers, etc.) are welcome too.
I'm not so much interested in "educational technology" in terms of incorporating technology into other subjects. I'm interested in the teaching of technology itself.
I teach technology-related courses to undergrads, including VB programming, Flash, web design, Office software, basic computing skills, etc. I'm confident in my technology skills. I know how to find information on tech-related topics. I know [pretty much] what's hot and what's not in technology. There are great threads here about teaching programming and the like, which I've read through.
But, in an effort to improve my teaching skills, I want learn more teaching theory. I specifically want to learn more about how adults (college-age and older) learn technology-related subjects, and about the theories of teaching technology to adults.
So my questions are:
Which books are considered definitive works (or at least generally well-regarded) on how adults learn technology?
Which books are considered definitive works (or at least generally well-regarded) on teaching technology to adults?
I totally realize that such books may not exist, so any other resources (blogs, forums, papers, etc.) are welcome too.
I'm not so much interested in "educational technology" in terms of incorporating technology into other subjects. I'm interested in the teaching of technology itself.
Response by poster: Thanks - that used to be one of my favorite shows, but I got out of the habit of watching it. Thanks for the reminder!
posted by SuperSquirrel at 12:17 PM on April 2, 2008
posted by SuperSquirrel at 12:17 PM on April 2, 2008
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Watch a couple of episodes of his show [i]Connections[/i] to see what I mean.
Start with episode one here.
posted by munchingzombie at 8:03 PM on April 1, 2008