Anyone who actively promotes e-learning and the use of e-tools is an e-pioneer.
Are you a school principal? Do your best to be an e-pioneer. Even if you’re not completely e-literate, you can still take the lead in your school by encouraging your staff to make optimal use of available technology.
If you are a teacher who embraced technology as a teaching tool and are now encouraging your colleagues to do the same, you are an e-pioneer. You may be known as a computer champion, or network administrator, or computer boffin – whatever name you’re given, you can spearhead the cause of technology in your school.
There is no reason why there must be only one e-pioneer in a school – the more the merrier. There are many learners in your school who need your guidance.
Education department officials who are e-pioneers are invaluable! If you hold a post as director, curriculum advisor or planner, team leader, or technology integration facilitator, your lead in e-matters is crucial.
Who is an e-pioneer? When you promote e-learning and the use of e-tools in your environment, you are one!
Click here for food for thought for e-pioneers.
Iam an e-learner re new developments in e-technology and I am an e-EIAWB trainer and an e-Facilitator and thus I am an e-pioneer promoting e !
Albi e- with e-tools !
Do pioneers have followers or peers or does they just go about it on their own?
Sorry…that “does” does not belong there, but do does. Makes sense?
Mark, e-pioneer strive to have followers, they find comfort from their peers (other e-pioneers), they never just go about it on their own … in fact, they themselves follow others who are one or more steps ahead. Watch this space for further discussions on all these aspects of e-pioneers!
Don’t worry about followers…lead by example…the enthusiasm of your learners for your efforts in making their learning more interactive and fun will be reward enough- And hopefully your colleagues eventually will catch up because they can then no longer afford to be be left behind…
Kobus is right- there are other e-pioneers out there- so you need not be alone. Most important skill for an e-pioneer is to be an enthusiastic follower- than way you will find other willing and able mentors that can guide you, inspire you and support you.
I am an epioneer since my final major project at university to design a VLE for kids in 2000:) Yeeha.