Reflections on TPACK

  

This sounds like a day at work, pitching something at the 'Average Joe' yeah good luck with that one.

Any way here goes!

TPACK is essentially is educational theory that takes into account advances in modern technologies.

PCK is the ability of a teacher to combine their knowledge of a subject, the content knowledge and their knowledge of how and what needs to be taught to a student. 

TPACK introduces this new element of Technological Knowledge into the equation. That is a teachers knowledge of technology. This used to be things like blackboards but has expanded to the internet and digital media (Mischra and Kohler, p1027). A teacher needs to know and understand not only the technology that is available to them but also what technology is available to the students and how to combine the best of both.

Bibliography:

Mischra and Kohler: Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Framework for Teacher Education; Teachers College Record Volume 108, Number 6, June 2006, pp. 1017–1054
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