Chris Daniels
Chris Daniels
Director of IT, CTO
Office of Technology Services
“Inveniemus viam aut faciemus”
We will find a way or make a way!
Christopher Paul Daniels is the Director of Instructional Technology in the office of technology services at ABAC. He has served at ABAC since May of 2017. Prior to ABAC, Mr. Daniels has experience as the Classroom Technology Coach for a K-12 district in Georgia and as the Media Production Specialist for an Athens-based production company.
Mr. Daniels earned his Masters in Education from the University of Hawaii in 2011 and graduated from Mercer University in 2009 where he was the Eminent Archon of the Georgia Psy chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
He believes, that in a world where nearly everyone has the ability to record audio and video with technology found in their pockets, that the ability to communicate in those media is equally important as the ability to communicate with the written word.
Currently, Mr. Daniels holds CompTIA certifications A+ and Net+ for IT support as well as Google Apps for Education (GAFE) and Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) certificates.
We will find a way or make a way!
Christopher Paul Daniels is the Director of Instructional Technology in the office of technology services at ABAC. He has served at ABAC since May of 2017. Prior to ABAC, Mr. Daniels has experience as the Classroom Technology Coach for a K-12 district in Georgia and as the Media Production Specialist for an Athens-based production company.
Mr. Daniels earned his Masters in Education from the University of Hawaii in 2011 and graduated from Mercer University in 2009 where he was the Eminent Archon of the Georgia Psy chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
He believes, that in a world where nearly everyone has the ability to record audio and video with technology found in their pockets, that the ability to communicate in those media is equally important as the ability to communicate with the written word.
Currently, Mr. Daniels holds CompTIA certifications A+ and Net+ for IT support as well as Google Apps for Education (GAFE) and Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) certificates.
The education of the next generation must be an important goal of a civilization. Education ensures the survival and prosperity of the society. As the nation develops and prospers, new ideas emerge and become infused in the culture and education of the nation. When these ideas are embraced, a renaissance emerges and revitalizes the people.
The invention of the printing press revolutionized the availability of books by making them affordable and accessible to all. Many historians agree that this one, new technology was responsible for an increase in literacy and education throughout the world. This new process allowed for the dissemination of ideas and a standard way to record and retrieve knowledge from the past.
New technology has altered and enhanced the way that we can record, disseminate and retrieve information. The invention of the photograph provided a quick visual representation and was greatly enhanced when multiple shots were combined in series to create moving pictures. The ability to capture sound and convert it to an electrical signal freezes in time communications from the past for thousands to hear.
These technologies have allowed many generations to experience the history of our civilization with more of their senses. My goal in the continuation of my education is to investigate the ability of technology to provide positive social and educational revitalization. Without a doubt, it is important to use technology in meaningful ways to support and enhance the learning process, as well as to assess acquired knowledge.
In a world quickly filling its pockets with these technologies, it is apparent that they will one day, if not already, be as commonplace as pencil and paper in the market of idea dissemination. The availability of technology provides new possibilities for educators in both the way they design their lessons and the way students can respond to critical questions. This change is not only beneficial for the educational process, but is a necessary change needed to meet the ever-changing demands of our youth.
However, these technologies do not come without a price and will indubitably change the classroom environment. If left unmonitored, student use of these technologies could have detrimental effects on both learning and development. Technology implemented without a purpose becomes a distraction.
The question becomes, where can technology be implemented, and how can it enhance learning? Education of old is defined as reading, writing and arithmetic. These skills allow students to communicate purposefully in our society. As today’s society has become increasingly digital in nature, the world our students live in is now full of many types of media. Students should be taught how to produce these media types in addition to the written word.
The invention of the printing press revolutionized the availability of books by making them affordable and accessible to all. Many historians agree that this one, new technology was responsible for an increase in literacy and education throughout the world. This new process allowed for the dissemination of ideas and a standard way to record and retrieve knowledge from the past.
New technology has altered and enhanced the way that we can record, disseminate and retrieve information. The invention of the photograph provided a quick visual representation and was greatly enhanced when multiple shots were combined in series to create moving pictures. The ability to capture sound and convert it to an electrical signal freezes in time communications from the past for thousands to hear.
These technologies have allowed many generations to experience the history of our civilization with more of their senses. My goal in the continuation of my education is to investigate the ability of technology to provide positive social and educational revitalization. Without a doubt, it is important to use technology in meaningful ways to support and enhance the learning process, as well as to assess acquired knowledge.
In a world quickly filling its pockets with these technologies, it is apparent that they will one day, if not already, be as commonplace as pencil and paper in the market of idea dissemination. The availability of technology provides new possibilities for educators in both the way they design their lessons and the way students can respond to critical questions. This change is not only beneficial for the educational process, but is a necessary change needed to meet the ever-changing demands of our youth.
However, these technologies do not come without a price and will indubitably change the classroom environment. If left unmonitored, student use of these technologies could have detrimental effects on both learning and development. Technology implemented without a purpose becomes a distraction.
The question becomes, where can technology be implemented, and how can it enhance learning? Education of old is defined as reading, writing and arithmetic. These skills allow students to communicate purposefully in our society. As today’s society has become increasingly digital in nature, the world our students live in is now full of many types of media. Students should be taught how to produce these media types in addition to the written word.
University of Hawaii
2011
MEd Educational Technology
Mercer University
2009
BA Psychology
BA Communications and Theater Arts
2011
MEd Educational Technology
Mercer University
2009
BA Psychology
BA Communications and Theater Arts
