Two Metaphors for "Tech" Pedagogy;
Or, What's overlooked in the fascination
with Powerpoint, Distance Learning, and WebCT
 

_____ Poetic aspect, suggestive of textual design; common to writing and crafting
_____ Potentially both : tightly scripted and open ended
(Teacher as authoritative or authorizing students
_____ Embodies the continuity between the kinds of thinking and making involved in teaching and those involved in scholarship
 

2. Linking

_____ Spatial aspect, enabling active exploration and discovery
_____ Disrupts "content-delivery" and invites association, synthesis, analysis : problem-posing
_____ Bridges potentially discrete learning frames (textbook, discussion, lecture, research)