Technology Statement

Technology Statement:
When it comes to teaching, I like working from principle or theory as it is shaped by practice. What follows is a handful of commitments and beliefs related to my teaching practice. Extrapolation is necessary for now… until I get that teachnology statement all finished up.

I am committed to:
-inquiry as method, process, and mediation
-critical pedagogy
-activities enacting embodied cognition
-teaching students as teachers
-destabilizing oppressive hierarchies
-dialogic problem solving
-deterring those who know too much from going too far

I believe this about learning:
-learning to teach something increases one's ability to understand it
-knowledge-making is a collective activity, not an individualistic one
-after deeply reflecting on experience and practice, the process of learning one skill or art can be translated into other skills and arts
-learning is driven by inquiry, and inquiry is driven by learning

I believe this about technology:
-a technology is only as strong as its operator’s understanding
-a technology’s applicability should outweigh its complexity
-less is more: focusing heavily on a few carefully selected processes can convey more than working with an array of lessons and mediums
-access is among the most important questions for deciding on technological application