This paper discusses the implications of using a problem-centered, activity-based approach to teaching technology that addresses everyday teaching and learning problems. An overview of the course, "Technology for Teachers," is provided, and the following factors that contribute to the teaching method are outlined: creating a context for learning; teaching in the way people learn; learners entering the classroom with a variety of experience; a different view of technology; and a desire to create a "hands-on, minds-on" environment for learning technology. The theoretical foundations underlying this open-ended learning environment are also discussed. Participants, goals, objectives, course implementation and requirements are presented; and the benefits, problems, and issues of teaching in this type of learning environment are discussed in relation to the learner and the instructor. (Contains 20 references.) (AEF)