COLLOQUY

"I work with schools when they receive an infrastructure grant or curriculum development grant..." -- Josie Petry, Project Director, e-grants, Ed.D. (posted 3/6, 12:45 p.m., E.S.T.)

"Distance Education provides non-traditional students access to the education they desire, for personal and/or professional development. I am involved in..." -- Kim Dabilis Byrne, Assistant Director/Distance Education, New Hampshire College (posted 2/25, 10:50 a.m., E.S.T.)

"The rush to the keyboard in most schools has become almost first-nature. It is hardly ever challenged by those viewing the educational process, simply because..." -- Mattiene Moustakas, M.A., Ed.M., Designer & Educator (posted 2/23, 11:05 a.m., E.S.T.)

"'Let's not rush into anything I don't understand' seems to be the issue behind this issue. Could it be those who are asking the question are the technophobics concerned with schools teaching our children things even certain adults can't grasp? If anything..." -- Daniel A. Cash, Curriculum Branch Head, U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (posted 2/20, 10:25 a.m., E.S.T.)

"There is no "pedagogical deficit," only gossip. Skeptical scholars often offer thoughtful and reflective observations about educational technology. But their descriptions rely largely on..." -- Glenn Ralston, commentator (posted 2/16, 11:35 a.m., E.S.T.)

"I agree that a child should learn the rudimentary of math, English, and the likes without the use of technology. This will insure that..." -- Earl Harewoo, Graduate Assistant, Baruch College, CUNY (posted 2/11, 10:50 a.m., E.S.T.)

"After teaching a course using distance education interactive video technology, I felt that I was less able to interact with my students. After class, discussions took place only..." -- Ilona Hansen, Service-Learning Coordinator, St. Mary's University, Winona, Mn. (posted 2/3, 3:35 p.m., E.S.T.)

"Institutions involved in assessing, planning, and designing technology implementation, need, it seems to me, opportunity to..." -- Bruce Woll, President, Walnut Solutions, Inc. (posted 2/2, 5:45 p.m., E.S.T.)

"Basically, better Plato or Moses, than Bill Gates or Lou Gerstner. Anyone (now don't get mad) can be taught to push a colored button, but better to teach someone the..." -- Shawn Madden, Director of the Library, Southeastern Baptist Seminary (posted 2/2, 5:40 p.m., E.S.T.)

"We have not been quick enough to embrace technology. For every comment regarding the "down side" someone can come up with a comment like this..." -- Gerald "Jerry" Nelson, Chair, Physical Sciences, Casper College (posted 2/1, 2 p.m., E.S.T.)

"I work in an elementary (K-8) school district that has rushed to embrace technology. Recently, we held a "yard sale" to sell off the district's home economics and industrial arts equipment. While it saddened me greatly to..." -- Marguerite Adelman, Family and Community Involvement Coordinator (posted 1/28, 4:45 p.m., E.S.T.)

"I write in support of Edward Miller and his concerns about the negative impact of computers in the learning experience. ..." -- Al Beck, Assoc. Prof. of Art, Retired. Culver-Stockton College (posted 1/23, 2:40 p.m.)

"I am a fourth year professor in the School of Health Professions at Southwest Texas State University. Over the past two years our classrooms/labs have been updated with..." -- Cheryll K. Hagus, EMBA, RRT, Assitant Professor, Southwest Texas State University (posted 1/22, 3:20 p.m., E.S.T.)

"'Are educators too quick to embrace technology?' Absolutely not! It's taken too long already. Today's academia must have enough common sense to see..." -- Daniel Cox, Technology Instructor (posted 1/20, 9:55 a.m., E.S.T.)

"Technology is useful as students construct meaning. While Dr. Dreyfus and others contend that the student-teacher relationship is..." -- Diane Walton, Ph.D. candidate University of Oregon (posted 1/19, 3:10 p.m., E.S.T.)

"What does hinder the development of children's creativity and intuition is every authoritative "only one chance" context. Therefore it does not matter, whether the only chance were..." -- Antonio Rossin, Neurologist, Family Doctor, Town Health Services of: Taglio di Po, Italy (posted 1/19, 9:10 a.m., E.S.T.)

"One overarching conceit of cyberphiles is the absurd notion that distance learning can adequately replace..." -- Daniel L. Wick, Director, Summer Sessions University of California, Davis (posted 1/19, 9 a.m., E.S.T.)

"For Dreyfus what can be more human and creative than "slander, innuendo, and gossip"? For Sloan, who obviously doesn't have a grandson who sends him email, computer technology has to be..." -- Burel Block, Program Coordinator (posted 1/16, 6 p.m., E.S.T.)

"I am not in favor of approaching issues (education or otherwise) in a climate of sensationalism. One of the frontlines in The Chronicle on the Teachers College of Columbia University conference was..." -- Kent Richards, Professor of Old Testament Iliff School of Theology and Executive Director Society of Biblical Literature (posted 1/16, 5:50 p.m., E.S.T.)

"I'm old enough to have heard the use of technology in education debated on three levels, The Radio, The Television and now The Computer. At each level there was a certain group that thought..." -- George C. Calvert Ph.D., Director of Information Services, Tulsa Technology Center (posted 1/16, 11:45 a.m., E.S.T.)

"'How should we use technology to enhance learning?' is a far more interesting question. Of course, if rushing to provide technology to classrooms causes a degeneration in..." -- Brian Alger, Director - MindWave Inc. (posted 1/16, 11:40 a.m., E.S.T.)

"Although the use of technology in schools, particularly high schools, is costly (purchasing, maintenance, upgrades, etc.), it may also be a category of tools which can lead students towards..." -- Judith Pairan, Principal, Success High School (posted 1/16, 10:30 a.m., E.S.T.)

"I am looking for a balanced approach to computers in education. ..." -- Marcene Sonneborn, Manlius Pebble Hill School (posted 1/16, 10:25 a.m., E.S.T.)

"Computers will indeed transform education, but whether that transformation is positive, negative, or something in-between is up to faculty. Right now most faculty attitudes..." -- Toni Levi, College Admissions Consultant (posted 1/16, 10:10 p.m., E.S.T.)

"With all the time and resources divested from other urgent priorities like health, education, job development, and social justice, to enable governments and businesses big or small to keep up to date in the "technological age," we can certainly question..." -- Serge Harvey, Assistant head librarian Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi library, Chicoutimi, Quebec (posted 1/16, 10:05 a.m., E.S.T.)

"The statement that 'emphasizing too early the logical skills that computers encourage may hinder the development of children's creativity and intuition' is one wholly without..." -- John Klapp, Center for Gifted Eduation, Whitworth College (posted 1/16, 10 a.m., E.S.T.)

"Are educators too quick to embrace technology? No. They are too slow. I train teachers every day on my job and find that there is a growing gap between the "cable ready" age of children and the "rabbit-ear" age of the instructors. Teachers readily want..." -- T. Underkoffler, Technology staff trainer (posted 1/15, 3 p.m., E.S.T.)

"One of the disappointing aspects of the 'technology revolution' is how much of it is only marginally adding value to the educational process. By that I mean that the vast majority of computer use at our college (and, I suspect, most other educational institutions) is devoted to uses that..." -- John F. Heinbokel, Assoc. Prof.; Director, Waters Center for System Dynamics; Trinity College of VT; Burlington, VT (posted 1/15, 2:55 p.m., E.S.T.)

"It is tempting enough to join in the currently fashionable trend of lashing back against the integration of technology into our schools. Skeptics point out legitimate concerns such as..." -- Laurence Goldberg, Director of Technology and Telecommunications, Abington School District (posted 1/15, 9:50 a.m., E.S.T.)

"Computer technology is first of all like a magnifying mirror. Is its introduction better? Better against what? There is ample evidence of national discomfort with the quality of the K-16 system where..." -- Tom Abeles, resident futurist, Sagacity, Inc. (posted 1/15, 9:45 a.m., E.S.T.)

"I support the concept of introducing computer technology into the educational curriculum. What bothers me is what I think of as the "equity problem." Many school districts refuse to..." -- Nelson A. Logan, Consulting Scientist/Engineer (posted 1/14, 4 p.m., E.S.T.)

"My association with attempts to create programs for educational uses at the Lawrence Hall of Science, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the University of Minnesota has been disappointing. Moreover, despite the fact that..." -- Robert W. Seidel, Director, Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (posted 1/14, 3:55 p.m., E.S.T.)

"'A prophet is not without honor save in his own country.' Computers are tools, not silver bullets. It is appropriate for..." -- Robert Frazier, CIO, McMurry University (posted 1/14, 12:50 p.m., E.S.T.)

"David Noble is at work on a new book, Digital Diploma Mills, which supports the criticisms of..." -- Bernd Frohmann, Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario (posted 1/14, 12:45 p.m., E.S.T.)

"The skepticism reported in this article is entirely justified, in my view. Several things at least are needed before we can say with confidence that..." -- Todd M. La Porte, Associate professor, Delft U. of Technology, the Netherlands (posted 1/12, 12:15 p.m., E.S.T.)