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Full article first appeared at AFAL Bulletin (Oct 2020)
(To cite: Goh, R. (2020). E-Pedagogy in support of AfL and AFAL: What does it do for all learners?. Assessment for All Learners (AfAL) Bulletin, October 2020. https://assessmentforall.blogspot.com/2020/10/focus.html
While various definitions of E-Ped have been offered (e.g., Baldins, 2016), I prefer the conceptualisation of E-Ped as "approaches to teaching that utilize the affordances of digital information and communication technologies” (Way, 2009). This view contrasts a narrower conception of E-Ped as an assemblage of teaching strategies for E-learning.
There is an ongoing debate about whether E-Ped is a branch of pedagogy (Baldins, 2016), understood as educational practice informed by particular learning theory (e.g., behaviorism, cognitivism, social constructivism, etc.), or is “a radically different vision of pedagogy based on soft skills and digital literacies” (Livingstone, 2012, p. 9). Beyond such a binary quandary, a more generative way in theorizing, is perhaps to consider the argument of E-Ped as reflexive pedagogy that draws on different learning theories, decisions about which is most apt flow from the judgement as to the intended learning outcomes (Kalantzis & Cope, 2020; James, 2006).
In this regard, a principled approach to E-Ped would support the ambitious views of employing E-Ped intended “to accelerate and deepen learning by making it more active and personalized” (MOE, 2020a) and “for active learning that creates a participatory, connected and reflective classroom to nurture the future-ready learner” (MOE, 2020b). If E-Ped is to be employed to deepen students’ learning, it would not be difficult to make the connection to how it hinges on supporting AfL with the ultimate goal of getting students “to take ownership by playing an active role in the process of learning in school and beyond” (Leong, Ismail, Tay, Tan, & Lin, 2019).
So, how can E-Ped support a learner-centred AfL process for all learners?
Read the bulletin for the discussion on E-Ped in support of AfL and AFAL.
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