Or TEL for short. Yes,
I’m into that and in my current post I’m the TEL champion which means I’m
supposed to encourage my colleagues to use “technology” in their teaching. The
broad interpretation of this is that everyone should be doing whizzy things
with computers. The day to day reality is that I’m often asked to explain the
mechanics of Blackboard, our Virtual Learning Environment or trouble-shoot
problems with Turnitin, the platform through which our students submit their
work
TEL champions want to drop the ‘T’
We recently had a day when a group of TEL champions worked
together. In the first half we were give a presentation on the newest features
of Blackboard. In the second half we worked in groups, discussed certain matters
and then wrote ideas on post-it notes that we attached to flip-chart sheets which
we pinned to the wall. Not a computer in
sight and very few people looking at their phones, tablets or lap-tops. It was
still a “technology” however. Sitting round a table talking quietly to a small group
of people is also a technology.
