On December 6th SIIA’s own Karen Billings went on Ed Talk Radio to discuss her recent induction into the Association of Educational Publishing Hall of Fame.
The educational publishing industry’s highest individual honor, the AEP Hall of Fame recognizes those who have dedicated their careers to the advancement of educational resources and the industry that develops and supports them.
Karen talks about her philosophy on educational technology and sound educational principles. To her, it is only the teacher who can intervene and guide students, even as educational technology continues to evolve and grow as an industry. She also discusses how new technologies like tablets and mobile technology is changing the educational technology game.
Karen says:
“Technology has come a long way since I started using it… There are a lot more choices out there…kids can do things online, they can do a lot they couldn’t do five or ten years ago. There is certainly an opportunity for students to do more types of learning on the computer. But I firmly believe it is only the teacher who can really help guide instruction, intervene, and find the materials that the kids should be using…For as much as computers can learn about you, they can’t see you face-to-face.”
Karen, called the “queen of educational technology” here, spent her first four years of elementary school in a one room schoolhouse in Iowa.
Other guests include Margery Mayer and Dick Casabonne.
For more information about the AEP Hall of Fame, visit the AEP website.
Tracy Carlin is a Communications and Public Policy Intern at SIIA. She is also a first year graduate student at Georgetown University’s Communication, Culture and Technology program where she focuses on intersections in education, video games and gender.