tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27353745.post822262556382248534..comments2023-04-14T04:30:38.631-07:00Comments on Adult Education and Technology: Some Reflections on TIMACMarian Thacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09293189738664907059noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27353745.post-43999420434653599802007-05-23T17:46:00.000-07:002007-05-23T17:46:00.000-07:00Thank you, Marian, for saying that I should be pro...Thank you, Marian, for saying that I should be proud of how TIMAC activities went this year. I do have to add that I was simply following the model that you, Laurie, Paul, Susan, Sheila and other great 'TIMAC parents' created. I want to thank them all for the work they've done. I am sure we are all looking forward to what's to come in TIMAC future.Branka Marcetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00945089325629059590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27353745.post-53969882694392186202007-05-17T08:03:00.000-07:002007-05-17T08:03:00.000-07:00Thanks for your reflections, Catherine. I think yo...Thanks for your reflections, Catherine. I think you're right, it's important that the mentees be able to identify with the mentor. When I first started doing this kind of work, 5 yrs ago, a site coordinator said, "It's really good that you have gray hair, Marian. The teachers identify with you more." Haha! How often is it a professional asset to look old??Marian Thacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09293189738664907059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27353745.post-47101726738775806332007-05-16T09:56:00.000-07:002007-05-16T09:56:00.000-07:00I attended a presentation on the TIMAC model at CC...I attended a presentation on the TIMAC model at CCAE conference in Fresno in May 2007. It was simply inspirational to hear how other teachers were helping their peers and thereby overcoming a lot of resistance and fear to technology. There was nothing heavy-handed about it: the mentors were just "regular folks" with a desire to help others learn and start where the learners wanted to start. The distance between their "mentor status" and their regular "teacher status," in terms of their own knowledge and comfort with technology, was relatively short. Consequently, the mentors and mentees could pretty easily relate to each other and therefore be honest about what they didn't know, wanted to know, feared, etc. It was so impressive and gave me some insights into how to make professional development less "top-down" in approach.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503210137248914832noreply@blogger.com