The word, Technician, comes from the Greek, tékhnē, meaning

skill or craft.

The word, Scientist, comes from the Latin scientia, meaning

knowledge.

T or S?Comes in whenever he feels like itOften breaks equipmentAlways operates at the last minuteIs a bad communicatorIs a very impractical personGives me no creditThinks he’s a cut above usPretends to be working at homeOften talks a lot of rubbishThinks teaching is a waste of timeNever puts in a leave formHas no idea about the budget

T or S?Comes in whenever he feels like it SOften breaks equipment SAlways operates at the last minute SIs a bad communicator SIs a very impractical person SGives me no credit SThinks he’s a cut above us SPretends to be working at home SOften talks a lot of rubbish SThinks teaching is a waste of time SNever puts in a leave form SHas no idea about the budget S

T or S?Comes in an hour before anyone elseGoes home promptly at 10 to 5Is never there when you need herIs uncooperativeAlways takes his full leaveIs not available to assist with researchIs uneducatedSees matters as an ‘us and them’ situationIs reluctant to do menial workWill not assist with teachingRequires ‘stroking’ before he will be of serviceHas too much job security

T or S?Comes in an hour before anyone else TGoes home promptly at 10 to 5 TIs never there when you need her TIs uncooperative TAlways takes his full leave TIs not available to assist with research TIs uneducated TSees matters as an ‘us and them’ situation TIs reluctant to do menial work TWill not assist with teaching TNeeds ‘stroking’ before he will work THas too much job security T

A TECHNICIAN (Applying Knowledge):

•One who is methodical and persistent;•One who has practical knowledge and experience of scientific applications and techniques; •One who can use and maintain scientific instruments;•One who can develop new techniques and instruments based on scientific principles; •One who has the knowledge to apply and test scientific ideas; •One who develops new applications from scientific principles.

A SCIENTIST (Seeking Theory): One who seeks new ideas to explain phenomena; One who may see no immediate need for a practical application;One who is aware of serendipity;One who may value novel ideas over the truth;One who is often impractical and more interested in philosophy;One who is tolerant and playful;One who tries to test theory with elegant experiments;One who seems unworldly and unrealistic;One who is intellectually ambitious and publication-obsessed.

•Commercialisation of Technology

•Ruled by rationalist bureaucrats

•Education as a commodity for sale

•Short term vision

Celebrate Difference

Communicate

Respect and Include