Time to Restructure

I made a few connections as I read "Restructuring Education Through Technology" by Theodore Frick. The first thing I really connected with is that a 'teacher is one who guides or leads. To guide does not necessarily mean to instruct directly'. Even though I deliver a great deal of direct instruction in my teaching environment, I believe that some of the best learning comes from the ability to design your instruction so that you facilitate the learning and not always directly teach it - although there is a balance to be maintained.

Another connection was the story telling section. I just read the book "A Whole New Mind" and one of the author's key ideas is to teach through stories. Stories capture interest and engage the learner. I hadn't even thought of it as a sort of technology until I read this article. When you think about what you can design around it, it really expands on the possibilities.