As educators dedicated to incorporating new, emerging technologies we will often be stalled by broad controls or individuals that do not yet see the value of trying new methodologies. It is important to me to understand how to use my current environment in the workplace, and still be able to try new software, or new opportunities for teaching my employees.
At home, Adobe Acrobat Professional had been installed on my personal laptop, and I have already had access to the software. I have used PDFs in many situations when I did not want my pages altered or edited. To complete this process, I perform a “Save As” and just change the “Save Account Type” to a .pdf file. I did practice the steps in the assignment, and did not encounter any problems.
At work, however, it was a completely different story. As a corporate trainer, we have situations where a .pdf file would be a great resource. My laptop has Adobe Reader installed, but our security controls limit me from downloading anything additional on my work laptop. I then made some inquiries to see how many people have full access to Adobe. It appeared it takes something similar to an “Act of Congress” to be authorized to full Adobe, which I found very surprising. So I continued to pursue some options I could use to overcome broad system controls. When I scan documents to my laptop, they automatically appear as a .pdf and I can use them with my Adobe Reader. I printed this page with my Discussion content, scanned it to my laptop, and created a .pdf document that I can use in Adobe Reader.
What challenges have you faced in the workplace trying to incorporate a new technology for educational purposes?
Brooke
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