TPACK

In lasts weeks class we discussed the TPACK model and we asked to blog about this. So lets talk a little bit about TPACk. TPACK is a model that helps teacher with the integration of technology into their lessons. It shows the teachers what elements they need to consider when trying to integrate technology into their class.

The T in TPACK stands for Technological knowledge, The P for pedagogical knowledge and C for content knowledge. A teacher needs to consider all these 3 knowledge types and the overlap in them. This means that he needs to look at the technological-pedagogical knowledge, The technological-content knowledge and the pedagogical-content knowledge. And last but certainly not least he must look at the technological pedagogical content knowledge or TPACK when designing a lesson with technology.

With the technological knowledge  are meant things like the skills to work wit ICT and the ability to learn about technology.

With pedagogical knowledge things are meant like students prior knowledge, classroom management, student evaluation and classroom resources.

The content knowledge encompasses knowledge about facts, theories and procedures. Also things like explanatory frameworks fall under the content knowledge.

So with technological pedagogical knowledge is meant that teachers think about how there pedagogies change because of technology. Technological content knowledge makes teacher look at how the content changes because of technology and pedagogical content knowledge makes teachers look at how there content is represented in the instruction.

The TPACK model really tries to help to teacher and other developers to take into account all these elements so that a complete lesson is developed.

Personally I think that TPACK is good model it gives the teacher the tools it needs to work with. But (there is almost always a but) teacher do need to learn how to work with the TPACK model, because as logical as it seems it is quite hard to work with the first time. I do think that with a little bit of explaining and help designing a lesson or two the teacher can work with TPACK on his own.

There are some limitations with working with the TPACK model. A teacher never knows if that what he is designing works. It will be a complete lesson but if it is a effective lesson that is another question. That is something that will only show after the lesson is given. So in the design process the effectiveness is completely judged by the teacher experience and intuition. So the conclusion for is that it is good model and that it will really help teacher but that people do need to take into account that TPACK doesn’t do everything.

the TPACK model:

 

from: http://www.frankwatching.com/archive/2010/03/04/onderwijs-2-0-heeft-docent-2-0-nodig/