Technology

As I read Weigal, James, & Gartner's (2009) article I started thinking about technology and how it has impacted the evolution of education. Over time education has had to respond to technological advances because these advances were also changing how we function on a daily basis. This got me thinking about change in general and how our own experiences are different from our parents' and how they will also be different from our own childrens'. Every one of us feels that what we know and are interested in is vitally important for our generation, because what we know and experience is a response to our surroundings. However as Weigal, James, & Gartner (2009) have pointed out, if we want to stay relevant as teachers we should consider that, "As educators, we hope that this learning will continue to take place in educational institutions. But unless the schools are equal to the task of absorbing the new digital media, and making acute use of their potentials while guarding against their abuses, schools are likely to become as anachronistic as almshouses, teachers as anachronistic as barber-surgeons. Any culture that wishes to survive will ensure that learning takes place, but the forms and formats remain wide open."

While perusing NPR.org I came across a feature on The Jobs of Yesteryear, and it made me think about how technology has impacted aspects of life that we aren't even aware of. This blog post is simply to share this wonderful interactive feature: The Jobs of Yesteryear