Don't Touch The Mouse

"Tie your arm behind your back if you have to, but try not to take over mousing... This is one of the hardest things for me to do, but also one of the most important. When people mouse they learn to do things themselves, when I do it for them they learn to watch me do it."- Liz Davis, Director of Academic Technology, Belmont Hill School, Massachusetts

Making the shift from "teaching to" to "educating" or more "student-centered learning" can be hard for some of us. And, as much as I believe in--and have learned best from being in the company of those who do this so well--I recognize more and more how my enthusiasm for what I know either a) intimidates or b) robs one of the opportunity to discover and become enthused for themselves. I see a huge growth opportunity for me to "let go of the mouse." I mean, after all, the mice keep changing...




Learning is about discovery. It is a process. And I will not let my own eagerness and excitement, all that I know, get in the way of what I can learn, and what others can learn, together. Will you?

Comments

[Dan Lloyd]

Thanks, LD, for reminding me to stop "mousing" for my students. Most of the time I do it out of time restraints, yet, I must remember that learning is doing--not telling. Dan

My favorite quote: Shall I be the sage on the stage or the guide on the side?

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