Teaching through ICT

Rationalising and conceptualising the role of ICT in learning

Technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK): A theory that explains the knowledge that educators have in order to educate their students effectively through technology.

The definition of technology can be argue such as everything that is artificial or new items that were released after your birth

to appropriately use the TPACK framework teaches must incorporate and manipulate their pedagogical technique and technology

Information and communications technology = ICT

Gonski Report -Educate every child to be a 'creative, connected and engaged learner' in a world that is constantly changing

TPACK means that technologies are used in ways that enhance student learning

Teacher Professional Learning

Self regulatied learning

time management, metacognition, effort regulation, peer learning, critical thinking

Assisted technology is for all stusdents as the technologies can enhance the students capabilities such as note taking and recording

position it at the students level where they are in control of the devices

connection between professional development and professional learning

traditional approaches to professional development is conceptualised that teachers need direct instruction about how to improve their skills and strategies

Profesional developement is being done to teachers

planned by the school

another way is the teacher as pedagogical experts then they direct their professional learning - professional need and interest

not formally planned by the school

natural/serendipitous study work performed by teachers in the class that they discuss online

teacher directed approach to their professional learning

Shift in Content generation for professional learning

School based learning to online course work

Both domains are provided by an outside expert

Shift content generation to the teacher it is facilitating that role of professional learning to the teacher

teachers are generating the content

based on self-action/ inquiry into the classroom

this assists with singular teachers of a subject as it allows them to discuss and receive ideas from other teacher

this also assists in cost limitations as it allows other ideas for lesson plans

twitter, facebook, pinterest, youtube, blogs

The role of Computer Games in learning and Reading

Content specific vs content-free technology

content specific software

computer programs/games or tutors that demonstrate information incrementally with questions to be answered by the learner

Correct answers are rewarded and incorrect answers are remediated

they do not teach children

they are underpinned by Behaviourist- cognitivist- views of learning

Content- free software

Software or increments that are blank/empty and can be applied to any content/ subject domain

students have to do something in this space

Constructivist - view of learning

consideration is needed for where the technology is located

Teachers - hands

Students - hands

Basic to more complex ways to use technologies ( how?)

Ertmer's reading - role that teachers assign technology

Supplement (same same)

supplement the curriculum for productivity outcomes such as using ICT to motivate, reinforce or practise subject skills

Transform (change it)

Leverage opportunities for transformation practices with ICT where new ways of working with ICT driven by students equally with curriculum requirements

Relate to the conventions collaborate, compute, curate, create

Enrich (add to existing practise)

Augment the existing curriculum where ICT is considered a tool for teaching content, collaboration, higher order thinking

Student should learn how to use technology that is needed so daily life.

“We are still woefully short of classroom environments that permit students to engage with technology in a way that prepares them to use technology in the real world” (Ertmer, P. A., Ottenbreit-Leftwich, A. T., Sadik, O., Sendurur, E., & Sendurur, P, 2012).

Epistemic beliefs

Dualistic: right-or-wrong knowledge handed down by authority

Multiplistic: multiple views but still believe that most knowledge is certain

Relativistic: most knowledge as tentative and contextual and generated by the self;

Relativism: that knowledge is uncertain and
based on the weight of accumulated evidence

Pedagogical practices with ICT

Instructional
divides the learning activities into smaller units with use of positive/negative feedback for corrections

Revelatory activities/knowledge in order for students to discover the concept

Conjectual
enables students to manipulate ideas and hypotheses to develop knowledge

pedagogical practises

Teacher Centred/ Student Centred
Primarily- teacher centred
Mix- balanced
Primarily Student Centred

. “Almost two-thirds of students want to use digital games for learning in school…53% say they have received better grades by using technology within learning.” (p. 267, Prestridge, S & Finger, G, 2017).

Teacher centred and student centred approaches to using ICT

The questions you ask (yes/no, factual, big) can affedt the use of the ICT and pedagogy

Effective assessment is not a copy and paste activity i.e interview for a biography

Think and apply instead of copy and paste

use technology tools to activate the children learning instead copy and pasting information (passive learning) for exploring, creating, collaborative learning

Theoories of learning

Behaviourist/Cognogist

knowledge exists external to the child and could be transmitted and received

software used is a tutorial programs

follows the pedagogy direct instruction

Constructivist/Constructionist

the children put the content in and they evaluate it

Pedagogy that is needed for Constructivist approach is Projects, big questions, investigation

Software that assists the learning of the child in a constructivist learning spreadsheets, content-free, Educreation/ShowMe App

Types of Pegagogies for ICT

Student- Centred approach (working together)

Create knowledge

collaborate, exploration and knowledge (actively constructing their learning). Their choice to inquire into a subject

Teacher- Centered approach (powerpoint)

tell students or ask them to look up facts i.e looking up facts about a history event and writing and essay

Remember knowledge

What teachers believe/ theories has relationships to the type of pedagogy and to the type of tools/technology used

Technology for inclusive education

descriptors/requirements within the curriculum can be manipulated to assist learning disabilities

We can make appropriate adjustments in assessment tasks to allow the student to respond. However you need to ensure that they meet the curriculums intent

special provisions do not involve compensating for what the student does not know or cannot do.

Examples:Signing instead of speaking
Computer simulation instead of lab work
Specialised equipment (e.g. keyboard, rather than handwriting)
Additional time to complete tasks

Metacognition

metacognition is thinking about thinking and learning processes. Employing metacognition when studying includes planning, monitoring and evaluating your efforts, regularly assessing and adjusting your methods and the understanding being gained (or not gained).

4 general areas of AT…

Curriculum applications to enhance learning in a specific curriculum focus

Framework applications to cater to learning needs

Supportive technologies to improve efficiency within learning episodes

transforming content

Written content may need to be transformed before student can effectively engage with the text

Three step process:
1. Create digital copy
2. Recognize content (OCR)
3. Place digital content to an appropriate digital format for the student

Example: Print to speech: Prizmo
Handwriting recognition: Pen to Print
Print to speech pens: C-Pen

Access technologies to enable students to engage with the curriculum

Example: alternative keyboards, alternative mouses, interactive systems, virtual reality

Week 8 - Prac

Digital translators were used for international students or EALD

Siri and voice commands are used for students with dyslexia

Week 9 - Prac

Apps such as Reading eggs and Mathletics are used to practise skills they have learnt in class

In technology class they learnt coding and programming, which is becoming very important to know for their future careers and daily life