jducoeur

My job, almost explicitly, is to explore new technologies and to determine their suitability for use in pedagogy, and to train faculty in the use of these new technologies. Half of the approach, at least, is to explore on my own, and the other is to assess the instructors needs and then to find the tool that fills that need. I spend a fair amount of time exploring social networking, web 2.0, new media, etc. I do have standard 'doing' things to, like maintaining and supporting the course management and student enrollment systems, but much of the job is to be aware of what's out there, what the students are using, and to learn new things myself so the faculty don't need to spend as much of their energies doing it. I am a consolidated learner, spending my time discovering things so the faculty can spend more time on the things that matter.