Benjamin OberdickSeptember 18, 2014

STRATEGICALLY INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO YOUR INSTRUCTION

What do these share in

common?

Bacon on a baked potato

Cousin Oliver on The Brady Bunch

Spoiler on car

Rust-proof undercoating on a new car

Strategic Integration of Technology

Critical to effective teaching with technology

Solves problem of technology as add-on

Purposeful decision making

Despite what some may say…

“Everybody who is incapable of

learning has taken to teaching.”

-Oscar Wilde

Teaching is Ill-Structured &

Complex

Expertise in teaching is dependent on flexible

access to and application of highly organized

systems of knowledge

Highly complex and dynamic environment

Often no known or “correct” solution

High level of variability

Adding technology brings even more

complexity

Getting Started with TPACK

TPACK framework helps the effective

integration of technology into teaching and

learning

Focuses on interplay of three primary forms of

knowledge:

Content (CK)

Pedagogy (PK)

Technology (TK)

Where does TPACK come from?

Extension of Lee Shulman’s idea of

Pedagogical Content Knowledge

2 MSU Education faculty:

Dr. Matthew Koehler

Dr. Punya Mishra

My introduction - MSU MAED program

What does TPACK look like?

7 Components of TPACK (#1-3)

Step 1: Examine each component in isolation:

Content Knowledge (CK)

Pedagogical Knowledge (PK)

Technology Knowledge (TK)

#1 Content Knowledge (CK)

Teachers’ knowledge about the subject matter

to be learned or taught

includes knowledge of the concepts, theories,

ideas, organizational frameworks in field

Foundation of TPACK

Content varies from course to course

#2 Pedagogical Knowledge (PK)

Teachers’ deep knowledge about the

processes and practices or methods of

teaching and learning

Educational purposes, values, and aims

Understanding how students learn, general

classroom management skills, lesson

planning, assessment, etc.

#3 Technology Knowledge (TK)

Knowledge about and working with technology, tools and resources

Applying technology productively

Recognizing when information technology can assist or impede the achievement of a goal

Adapting to changes in information technology

What technologies have you used in the classroom?

Individual Reflection

Identify one technology you’ve used in a class.

Why do you use that technology?

What are some pros and cons of

using that technology?

7 Components of TPACK (#4-6)

Step 2: Examine interplay of components:

Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK)

Technological Content Knowledge (TCK)

Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK)

#4 Pedagogical Content

Knowledge

Interpreting subject matter, finding multiple

ways to represent it, and adapting/tailoring

instructional materials

Covers the core business of teaching,

learning, curriculum, assessment and

reporting

conditions that promote learning

links -- curriculum, assessment, and pedagogy

#5 Technological Content

Knowledge

How technology and content influence and

constrain one another

How subject matter can be changed by

particular technologies

Matching subject matter and technology

how the content dictates or changes the

technology

#6 Technological Pedagogical

Knowledge

How teaching and learning can change when

technologies are used in particular ways

Pedagogical affordances & constraints of

technological tools as they relate to

disciplinarily and developmentally appropriate

pedagogical designs and strategies

Individual Reflection

How could I use this whiteboard when

teaching?

What could I do differently if I had multiple

white boards?

#7 Putting it all Together

Technological Pedagogical

Content Knowledge (TPACK)

TPACK

Requires an understanding of the:

pedagogical techniques that use technologies

in constructive ways to teach content

what makes concepts difficult/easy to learn &

how technology can help with problems

students face

knowledge of students’ prior knowledge

knowledge of how technologies can be used to

build on existing knowledge

Ultimate Goal of TPACK

Content Practices Tools

-- OR --

The knowledge of How, When, and Why to use

Technology!

So how can you

use TPACK in

your teaching?

Group Activity

Get in groups of 3

Complete worksheet

Pick a

card content,

any card

content

Part I: Choose an IL

topic you might

cover in class.

Pick a

pedagogy,

any pedagogy

Part II: Choose a type

of pedagogy you

might use in class.

Pick a

technology,

any

technology

Part III: Choose a type

of technology that

you might use in

class.

Think about…

How does the technology support the content

and the pedagogy?

Is there another technology/application that fits

the content and/or the pedagogy in a better

way?

If so, Which one? Why? How?

Report Out

Bibliography

Agyei, D., & Keengwe, J. (2014). Using technology

pedagogical

content knowledge development to enhance learning

outcomes. Education & Information Technologies, 19(1),

155-171.

Linton, J. (2012). TPACK as a framework for collaborative

inquiry in the learning commons. Teacher Librarian, 39(6),

25-29.

Koehler, M. J., & Mishra, P. (2008). Introducing TPACK. In

AACTE Committee on Innovation and Technology

(Eds.), Handbook of Technological Pedagogical

Content Knowledge (TPACK) for Educators (3-29). New

York: Routledge.

Koehler, M. J. (2014, April 9). TPACK. Retrieved from

http://www.tpack.org/.

For more information about

TPACK

Check out their website - tpack.org/

Resources

Bibliography

Newsletter

Also have a Mendeley group -

http://www.mendeley.com/groups/522011/tpac

k/

Questions