Are Educators Willing to Adapt to Technology?

The Web allows forward-thinking entities to thrive while wiping out others unwilling to adapt. Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, described how a company like Google has so successfully adapted itself to the changing nature of the Web.

Citing author Paul Graham, he writes: “The Web naturally has a certain grain, and Google is aligned with it. That’s why their success seems so effortless. They’re sailing with the wind, instead of sitting becalmed praying for a business model, like the print media, or trying to tack upwind by suing their customers, like Microsoft and the record labels. Google doesn’t try to force things to happen their way. They try to figure out what’s going to happen, and arrange to be standing there when it does.”

In the knowledge age, educators must take stock of our strengths and play to them. In addition, educators have to be incredibly nimble in adjusting to change.

Listen to Chris Anderson talk about technology trends at TED.