Analyzing
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Reflecting on TPCK and iPads for learning I wrote this paper in ETEC 511, Foundations of Educational Technology. It was important to me to include this paper into my ePortfolio. I wrote this paper in my first semester of MET when I was first introduced to the TPCK model, the basis for my ePortfolio. Writing this scholarly paper was critical in building my skill in analysis, as it was the first paper I wrote where I actively applied a learning/teaching theory to a real-world scenario involving technological tools. As well, this paper helped me articulate the connection between my prior experience in Information Design with Educational Technology, as TPCK looks at pedagogy, content, and learner needs, before implementing technology and/or learning solutions (Mishra and Koehler, 2006), and this practice is essential to Information Design as well. This paper was one of my first introductions to Constructivism in MET, as iPads are mobile and encourage interactivity. I later learned more about M-learning in ETEC 565M (Mobile Ed) - that mobile devices can help learners in many ways including helping them articulate their ideas in different ways (Dezuanni et al., 2015, p. 150), helping decrease the time barriers between learning (increased learning outside of classrooms) (Hu, 2011), and helping to increase learner motivation (Musti-Rao et al., 2016, p. 154). Overall this paper helped me to understand how to apply TPCK to learning environments. iPads work well in a TPCK learning environment because of the ability it offers learners to customize the tech to meet the pedagogical needs and to enhance the content being taught (Lapowsky, 2015, p. 4). However, other tech can also be effective in learning, it is important for educators to ask themselves "does this technology work well with the learning needs?" Sometimes, as I have experienced, learning environments do not allow for a perfect match between tech, students, and content. However, TPCK is still a good foundation for considering tech, and for evaluating its effectiveness in educational settings.
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AnalyzingAnalyzing, in this context, is the practice of studying, researching, and applying theory to real-world contexts, scenarios, and ideas. This aspect of educational technology is important because it is critical that proper research and learning strategies are considered in the phases of design and implementation for sound formation of ideas, learning objectives, and the addition of technology into learning contexts. PCK "...also involves knowledge of teaching strategies that incorporate conceptual representations in order to address learner difficulties and misconceptions and foster meaningful understanding" (Mishra & Koehler, 2006, p. 1027). Click here for Page References
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