Adventures in EdTech

In an earlier post, I wrote about a personal data mine that I conducted in thinking about my digital tattoo-the imprint that I have left on the digital world, and how much information about me was truly and readily available on the internet. As the concept of digital tattoos denote, what we post and interact with online can be very difficult to erase, and almost always will leave traces (as with a tattoo, fully removing one’s past actions online can be challenging and time-consuming). I wanted to do a little bit more digging, and was turned onto this Digital Tattoo project website from the University of British Columbia. The site contains a variety of different resources, from quizzes about which aspects of one’s digital tattoo they seek to address or learn more about, to videos and articles and even teaching resources related to that creation and maintenance of a digital tattoo. Albeit a beginner’s reflection, here is what I found: Digital Tattoo Basics Overall, the articles and tuto...

TPACK , or technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge, is an educational framework that teachers can use to measure their ability to teach effectively with technology. It is a combination of three separate knowledge areas-technological knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and content knowledge, which are of equal importance and influence in terms of how well a teacher can integrate all three into his/her professional practice. Content knowledge refers to a teacher’s understanding of the subject matter being taught. This includes knowledge of the subject itself, laws, theories, ideas, knowledge progressions, etc., as well as learning standards that reflect the knowledge and skills students are proposed to acquire through their learning.  Pedagogical knowledge refers to a teacher’s knowledge of theories and practices associated with the act of teaching. This could include methods of instruction, grouping, learning environments, assessment, and any other considerations that can im...