My Contribution to Instructional Technology for the 21st Century

How do I see my role as an educational technologist in this century? A conservative response would be to say that I will just continue to do my best and use as much technology as I can in the classroom and then I would have fulfilled my role as an instructional technologist.

But who wants to be conservative? As part of the master’s degree pilot program between UOG and SJS, all members of this cohort should contribute proactively in the development of instructional technology for the 21^st century. We could be technology leaders in the school for starters. Passion can be very contagious. We could move on and be instructional technology leaders for Guam. We could speak on Guam’s behalf to different technology specialists and see how we stand nationally. And why stop at the national level? Why not go international and see how the United States stands in comparison to the rest of the world with respect to instructional technology. And so on and so forth…..

But like the old Chinese adage says, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.” It is alright to be conservative as long as I am consistent and I have a clear vision of what and how I wish to see myself ten or twenty years from now as an instructional technologist. I can begin small and start with using technology in the classroom. I can build up from there and start collaborating with my SJS colleagues on how together, we could become technology leaders. There might be forks in the road of my technological journey but it is a journey that I am excited about. And now for my first step….