Just read an interesting article in the New York Times by Janet Rae-Dupree regarding innovative thinking and the curse of knowledge. The curse of knowledge “means that once you’ve become an expert in a particular subject, it is hard to imagine not knowing what you do. Your conversations with others in the field are peppered with catch phrases and jargon that are foreign to the uninitiated.” Perhaps it is the curse of knowledge that creates the barrier when education technologists are endeavouring to share their ideas with other educators not so well versed in the art of instructional technology. We need to tap into the skills of “zero gravity thinkers” to tackle this issue so that the message can be adequately communicated and new ideas can be generated.
~ Watershed ~
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