SESSION ONE

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During the first session of PDY513: Educational Technology, we started with Royal Kasho on Education Reform (113 ND) December 2020. 


This simply highlights the importance of adopting into connectivism philosophy and being a proactive educators. 

Secondly, we learned about TPACK framework, which focuses on the need for teachers to integrate technology effectively into pedagogy and content to meet diverse learners need. 



Learning should be interactive because of the following reasons:

1. Enhanced student engagement

2.  Active learning

3. Personalized Learning

4. Active Participation

5. Visualization of complex concepts 

Additionally, learned the concept TPACK (Technology, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge) Framework. 

 TPACK (Mishra & Koehler, 2006) is a model for thinking about teaching knowledge and how the different types of knowledge a teacher has about the content they are teaching, the ways they teach the content, and the tools they use to support how they teach. TPACK focuses on the overlaps and interactions between these three types of knowledge to highlight seven different types of knowledge about teaching.

Strength

  • Promotes critical thinking about teaching knowledge and how to develop teaching practice.
  • Makes the role of technologies in teaching explicit and tangible.
  • Highlights different ways to expand teaching knowledge.

Opportunities
  • Change Management – When elements of teaching change, TPACK can help to map what impacts those changes will have. Thinking about TPACK can also help in planning to teach new things.
  • Innovation – TPACK can help instructors see places where new content, a new pedagogical technique or a new technology can fit into their teaching.
  • Accessibility –TPACK can help illuminate other changes in teaching which support students’ needs better.


We also learned how to use near-pod to make our teaching interactive.

Nearpod helps educators make any lesson interactive, whether in the classroom or virtual. The concept is simple. A teacher can create interactive presentations that can contain Quizzes, Polls, Videos, Collaborate Boards, and more.  Nearpod makes teaching easier with the interactive tools, resources, and content teachers need, all in one place. 



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  1. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM

    Your write-up on TPACK is truly wonderful and incredibly helpful to me. It provides valuable insights and greatly supports my understanding of this important framework in education.

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    1. RuthJanuary 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM

      Thank you for your comment. I am happy you like it!

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