Desperately Seeking ‘catch all’ buzz name to replace ‘EdTech’
Posted by achayefsky on May 29, 2008
I have not liked the term EdTech for quite some time, but have not encountered nor devised a suitable alternative that is still fairly intuitive, so playing with this one: DigiTech, sounds a bit too much like DigiMon, hmm!
I think we still need to lose that ‘Tech’ term, helps administrators and educators to keep on thinking of technology as ‘other’ as ‘separate’, not integrated, it seems limiting. For me digital means, the electronic world, but also the global community that is now accessible digitally – this ease of access is changing EVERYTHING!!!!
DigiTech – not there yet – but I shall keep trying. If you encounter a great term to replace edTech, that captures the bullet points below: add it to the wiki! (think I will throw this onto my blog)
- Anytime, Anywhere Computing
- Ubiquitous Computing
- 21st Century Skills, 21st Century Literacies, Digital Literacy
Wiki: Learning @ the Speed of Light
If you have never encountered this video, have a look see.
Shift Happens – Here as a clear reminder of what the above bullet points represent!
