Week 6 Reflection

After creating my podcast, reading articles, and reviewing all of the different technologies that I have recently begun to use I thought about the question what are the implications for changing the way we work, teach and learn?  The only thing that I really could come up with was that it takes away from the face-to-face interaction that some people crave and need.  I know this is probably one of the most difficult things for me, and I noticed that some others feel the same way after reading their article reviews.  Many of the digital natives don't really seem to mind the absence of face-to-face, but it does seem to affect some others.  Other than this one concern of mine, I don't really seem to see any other real difficulties or problems.  Many of these new technologies I really enjoy learning about and sharing them with new people.  I get so excited when I have finished the project and feel a sense of pride that I have accomplished another challenge and have a another resource in my "toolbox" of ideas/resources.  Now with that said, some of the people that I have shared these new ideas/technologies with don't always seem to share the same excitement as I do.  They seem to employ the idea of "if it isn't broke, don't fix it".  Many people might feel like these different ways of communication, teaching, learning,etc. are more they than can handle.  I can understand this first reaction, because it is the same one I had.  I didn't think I would be able to learn them, use them or even teach them.  I have now found that the more you work/play with these technology ideas the better you get, but as I said, not everyone shares my same enthusiasm.  This to me would be a main factor for why things won't change or better yet, why people won't change.  Finally, if I could wave a magic wand and change something it would probably be the skepticism that people hold when it comes to new ideas, resources, technologies, etc.  I am most definitely included in this group of people.  If I could let go of the "I won't understand it, my way is just as good, it's just too hard", type of thinking then I think the possibilities are endless.