Dr. Johnson

I can't help but to think about my favorite history prof. Dr. Johnson when I think about Technology in Education. He has the longest tenure of any prof. at NU and he still uses many of his old methods to teach. While I think technology is very important, Dr. Johnson is one example of an educator who can still affectively teach without the latest educational tools. I laugh inside when he rolls the overhead up and places his twenty-year-old clear outlines on the surface. While he does use power point in a coulpe of his classes, which he admitingly was not a fan of at first, his old methods of teaching still work. He loves his job and most students who take his courses learn a lot and enjoy the classes. For us new teachers, the use of technology is very important, but for some; you can't teach an old dog new tricks.