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by J. Picardo

I am becoming ever more conscious of the fact that people like me often come across as technophiles who focus on technology rather than pedagogy. By the time we realise we are giving the wrong impression it’s often too late.

No matter how we emphasise that the latter is far more important than the former – it’s not the tool that matters, it’s how you use it – people have already made up their minds: at best you’re a gullible victim of ridiculous new fads – which will never catch on anyway – and at worst you’re a condescending and contemptible person who, by extolling a certain approach to teaching and learning, is implying the inferiority of everyone else’s approach.

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