Titiro whakamuri, kokiri whakamua
Look back and reflect so we can move forward.
Eric Martini is ahead of his time. Five or six years ago Eric worked in my classroom to introduce the idea of augmented reality and the app he used was 'Aurasma'. We used it with students so that they could create mathematical treasure hunts. It was a really successful and engaging programme and then I never used it again and only a couple of students went on to select it for further work. Last night the possible uses for the app came flooding back and have left me thinking clearly about where augmented reality could be incorporated within teaching and learning next term. Which left me thinking again about Eric. who now runs 'Techspace' in Greymouth: a place where children of all ages can be introduced to computer coding, augmented and virtual reality experiences, 3-D printing, and the 'internet of things'. Why am I not utilising that resource too?
Thinking about the reading on "Conditions For Classroom Technology Innovation" I was struck by how familiar the process of implementation was even though the article was approximately fifteen years old. Which also reminded me of the 'personalities' talked about last week that seem to be ever present within organisations undergoing change and innovation. There is struggle within change, challenge within change, and a need for the critical thinkers and sceptics to be vocal so that change, if it is truly innovative and effective, can be held up to the light to show the watermark of quality and legitimacy. I would be more concerned by change that occurs in a culture of apathetic resignation; that passive reluctance could clear a path for a level of evolutionary change over which there is no control and within which we are subsumed.
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