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Publication Date: 2009
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What Is Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge?
Koehler, Matthew J.; Mishra, Punya
Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), v9 n1 p60-70 2009
This paper describes a framework for teacher knowledge for technology integration called technological pedagogical content knowledge (originally TPCK, now known as TPACK, or technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge). This framework builds on Lee Shulman's construct of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) to include technology knowledge. The development of TPACK by teachers is critical to effective teaching with technology. The paper begins with a brief introduction to the complex, ill-structured nature of teaching. The nature of technologies (both analog and digital) is considered, as well as how the inclusion of technology in pedagogy further complicates teaching. The TPACK framework for teacher knowledge is described in detail, as a complex interaction among three bodies of knowledge: Content, pedagogy, and technology. The interaction of these bodies of knowledge, both theoretically and in practice, produces the types of flexible knowledge needed to successfully integrate technology use into teaching. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Educational Practices, Barriers, Influence of Technology, Technological Literacy, Teaching Skills, Program Descriptions, Instructional Design, Teaching Models, Educational Strategies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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