It's all about pedagogy

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Permalink Reply by Emma Heffernan on September 17, 2007 at 1:15pm

Hi Andrew
Thanks for your input and starting this discussion. I set up this group thinking I would get back to it and populate it with some stuff, but haven't got to that point yet!
I too am a strong believer that the teaching and learning is what matters, and that the focus should not be on the ICT or the tools (rather what they can do in the hands of a great teacher). I've been grappling with a definition of digital pedagogy for a while... i initially thought that there was no such thing - that there was effective pedagogy and poor pedagogy, and that either may or may not include the use of ICT. The more I explore the notion the more I understand that there is a need for the term digital pedagogy, because it acknowledges that a different mindset and new skillset is required for teachers to fully exploit the potential of ICT in teaching, learning and the curriculum.
Ok, more later - need to get ready for work!
Great to meet you and look forward to some interesting dialogue!
Emma

Permalink Reply by Emma Heffernan on September 17, 2007 at 1:15pm

Hi Andrew
Thanks for your input and starting this discussion. I set up this group thinking I would get back to it and populate it with some stuff, but haven't got to that point yet!
I too am a strong believer that the teaching and learning is what matters, and that the focus should not be on the ICT or the tools (rather what they can do in the hands of a great teacher). I've been grappling with a definition of digital pedagogy for a while... i initially thought that there was no such thing - that there was effective pedagogy and poor pedagogy, and that either may or may not include the use of ICT. The more I explore the notion the more I understand that there is a need for the term digital pedagogy, because it acknowledges that a different mindset and new skillset is required for teachers to fully exploit the potential of ICT in teaching, learning and the curriculum.
Ok, more later - need to get ready for work!
Great to meet you and look forward to some interesting dialogue!
Emma

Permalink Reply by Edith Kennedy on September 27, 2007 at 4:56am

Hi,
I just joined this group and hope to have a stimulating discussion about a topic that interests me greatly! I am in the initial phase of my dissertation, which will be on technology, distance learning, and community colleges, specifically applications in English classes. (I told you it is the initial phase and obviously the topic needs some narrowing and honing.) But... I am really interested in the pedagogy that SHOULD drive the application of technology in classrooms. I have seen and experienced assignments that seemed to have no pedagogical purpose. It will be nice to hear the views of others and share my own ideas and experiences.

More later. I'm off to class to introduce on-line peer reviews to my freshman composition students.
Edith

Permalink Reply by Ian Carmichael on October 11, 2007 at 4:41am

Nice term - but what's its content? Is digital pedagogy using ICT to provide a different level of audience and interaction for our student's draft publications? Is digital pedagogy our use of ICT to deliver information and resources in different ways? I(and if so, what are the differences?) Is digital pedagogy our classroom's use of ICT to present new examplars of learning? I can't get a handle on it, so I'm just asking some questions! Social? - well, that can done in other modes. Collaborative? - that too. Interactive? - that too. The only new factor which I can think of is that we can draw in a wider community - contact with experts, interschool/town/state/nation/culture, so that dynamic learning is possible. For example, there's the chance that, not only can we study the book, but we can chat to the author as well. (Oh yes, and to repeat one of Will Richardson's aphorisms, with the read/write web, much of our learning comes after we publish.)
Are these two things enough to warrant a new phrase, or am I missing something deeper?
I'm keen to know, since we have a group beginning to talk about 'digital learning' and I'd like a foundation to work from. At the moment it's all rather vague.

Permalink Reply by Merle Hall on July 21, 2010 at 5:15pm

Hello Ian:
Not meaning to sound out of the loop. Could you explain the acronym ICT?

Permalink Reply by Ian Carmichael on July 21, 2010 at 6:08pm

Information and Communication(s) Technology. (People invented it to avoid using the word 'computers')