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Date Posted: 11:30:19 11/19/01 Mon
Author: Bill Dolton
Subject: Re: Article Sharing Due November 15
In reply to: Pat Markey 's message, "Re: Article Sharing Due November 15" on 19:30:52 11/18/01 Sun

Pat,
Thanks so much for sharing this article. Attitudes are so fundamental as you indicated. To be successful, we must listen first and truely gain an understanding of the attitudes and issues most important to our colleagues. Unless we can demonstrate that we "hear" them at this level, they will be far less inclined to "hear" or try what we have to offer -- no matter how relevant or needed.
--Bill

>I found an article in the September/October issue of
>LibraryTalk, a professional journal for librarians. It
>is titled: "Faith Based Computing" and is written by
>Doug Johnson, a director of Media and Technology in
>Minnesota.
>
>It discusses teacher attitudes toward the use of
>technology and makes several good points I thought
>applied to our Tech Mentoring program. According to
>Mr. Johnson, the basic tenet of "Faith Based
>Computing" is that the more positive the user's
>attitude toward technology, the better the technology
>works for that user. He goes on to state that in order
>for a program such as ours to succeed, we must be
>aware of the attitudes of our proteges and not just
>focus on their technical skills. The article offers
>several tips on ways to improve negative attitudes and
>increase tech skills.
>
>The article is not yet available on the magazine
>website but can be accessed by using Power Library on
>our school website. Click on EBSCO and type in "Faith
>Based Learning" in the search box. I will mail you a
>copy if you are unable to find the article here.
>Pat Markey

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