The Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge framework is an updated version of the traditional Pedagogical Content Knowledge that throws technological knowledge into the mix.
The diagram above is a good example of what TPAC refers to. We can see that there are 3 separate knowledge areas; technological, pedagogical and content, with their overlapping sections forming TPAC at the center.
In short, TPAC simply states that in order to have the best student learning outcomes, teachers must have the following 3 attributes:
- We must have technical (ICT) skills.
- We must have content knowledge.
- We must know how to communicate that knowledge to our students effectively (pedagogy).
To briefly expand upon this, competent teachers will be masters of the technologies covered by this course, have rock solid content knowledge from our previous studies as an undergraduate, and a thorough, up-to-date understanding of the latest, evidence-based pedagogical practices gleaned from other courses in our GDLT program (Mishra, Koehler, 2006).
No comments:
Post a Comment