Скачать или смотреть Skills over software, technology education for the coming apocalypse | Kevin Dixey | TEDxWWU

As an instructional technologist my job is to teach people about technology and to show them how it fits into their lives. Technology is a tool like any other but in our rush to embrace our shiny new gadgets we often forget that the value of any tool is not the tool itself but what you do with it. Whether it's computers, smart phones, word processors or the tools that make dragons fly and space ships seem common place these technologies may seem amazing but it’s the human drive to create, build and discover that make them work.

I've managed to do enough stupid things to make my life interesting but not enough to feel like I'm done yet. I’ve spent most of my time working with technology as a designer, photographer, developer and finally a creative director. I’ve spent the past decade as an educator/instructional technologist focusing on creating learning environments that allow people the greatest opportunity to succeed. I believe education is the single greatest tool for improving any system, and will return dividends far in excess of the cost. There is nothing better than the look in a student's eyes when they suddenly understand something that was baffling moments before. Despite my love of technology I believe the pivotal moment in human history was when our earliest ancestors stood up in the tall grass and understood that they were stronger together than apart.

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