Guerrilla Warfare in Education Technology is a new and different way to think about the use of technology in education. Take a moment. What characteristics do we associate with Guerrilla Warfare?
Guerrilla warfare is a method of unconventional combat by which small groups of combatants attempt to use mobile and surprise tactics (ambushes, raids, etc) to defeat a foe, often a larger, less mobile,army. Typically the smaller guerrilla army will either use its defensive status to draw its opponent into terrain which is better suited to the former or take advantage of its greater mobility by conducting surprise attacks at vulnerable targets, often deep in enemy territory.
Think about the Wikipedia definition of Guerrilla Warfare. How does this describe how teacher's teach and how students learn in school?
Which characteristics would you identify with as a teacher working with students and trying to create a richer, deeper and more fulilling experience for your students and professionally rewarding for you? Which characteristics listed in the Wikipedia definition of Guerrilla Warfare would describe the ways school districts and administrators deal with educational technology?
What goals do you have a teacher in the use of technology? How can you achieve you goals in your classroom?
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