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Problems of

PRACTICE

TPACK stands for Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge. It is a model that helps us think about the areas of knowledge we use as teachers to make decisions regarding technology use in our teaching and content. In this course, we are working to build our knowledge and comfort in working across these domains of our knowledge as educators. TPACK, however, is not a model about making the decisions based on our knowledge across these domains. Roblyer & Doering (2013) have come up with what they call the Technology Integration Planning (TIP) Model that helps educators with a series of questions to think through as we make decisions across the intersections of TPACK, especially Technological/Pedagogical Knowledge and Content or Disciplinary Technology, etc. The chapter you read last week about technology integration in the discipline of your choice from Roblyer (2016) began with an example of an educator using TIP to make technology integration plans. This challenge is designed to assist you in beginning to think about technology integration in lesson design. Follow the steps below to complete the challenge.

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To Annotate

  1. To learn about the Technology Integration Planning (TIP) Model, read the chapter and create at least two annotations and reply to at least two of your colleagues' annotations using Hypothes.is. (Again, make sure when you make these annotations that you have chosen to post them in our class annotation group: TCH 432 Summer 2021 at the top of Hypothes.is options.) If you are annotating prior to your colleagues' posts, make sure to come back in a couple of days to engage in the conversation. 

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To Explore

  1. Explore what is meant by practice by reading "Curriculum of Practice." As you are reading, consider what problems of practice you encounter when teaching in your discipline. The chart at the end of the chapter can be particularly helpful in guiding your thinking.

  2. Learn more about TPACK by watching this video:

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To Create

Problems of practice can seem daunting, but TPACK and the TIP Model can provide one way to work through these problems. This challenge asks you to identify problems of practice when teaching in your discipline and consider different technology tools that have the potential to solve them.

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  1. Identify at least five problems of practice students have experienced while studying your discipline. Refer back to the two reading for ideas. Consider all your students. What problems do those who typically quickly pick up on concepts experience? What problems do those who process more slowly experience? What problems do students with special needs experience? What problems do marginalized students experience? 

  2. Develop a concept map using a tool such as Mindmeister, Cmap, Lucidchart, Bubbl.us, Popplet, or Spiderscribe. On your map, state your identified problems of practice. Make sure to clearly state each problem in sentence form. (See Table 2.7 on page 56 of the TIP Chapter for examples.) Then, from each of the problems, map out the following:

    1. What specific content knowledge do you and your students need to know when working through this problem of practice?​

    2. Would directive or constructive pedagogical strategies best equip students to work through this problem of practice? In other words, do students need information directly conveyed to them or would the benefit from constructing the information themselves, individually or collaboratively? How do you know?

    3. What specific technology tools can assist them in working through this problem of practice? What are the relative advantages of the tools?

  3. Create a blog post that includes links to your concept map. Provide any additional information you think others need in order to fully understand your thinking. Be sure to tag it as a Problems of Practice post. Comment on at least two of your classmates' posts.

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