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"TPACK is a theoretical framework, not a practitioner framework," says Dr. Liz Kolb (Source). Find Dr. Kolb at @lkolb
"TPACK is a theoretical framework, not a practitioner framework," says Dr. Liz Kolb (Source). Find Dr. Kolb at @lkolb
TPACK was conceptualized by Dr. Joan Hughes in 1998 (then called TPCK) and further built upon by Lee Shulman. The TPACK framework provides a very different way of thinking about education technology.
TPACK is a technology integration framework that identifies three types of knowledge instructors need to combine for successful technology integration—technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge.
Rather than thinking of technology use along a hierarchy, TPACK places technology knowledge inside a larger framework of knowledge bases that teachers need to be effective in the classroom.
The TPACK framework asserts that teaching with technology is difficult to do well and requires a complex set of skills. To be effective, teachers must master:
- Content knowledge - This is the mastery of the subject that they are teaching.
- Pedagogical knowledge - This is the mastery of the practices, processes and methods of teaching, including assessment, lesson planning, classroom management and teaching strategies.
- Technology knowledge - This is the ability to work with technology tools and resources and apply those tools and resources in effective ways to the task at hand.
In the TPACK framework, these three domains all work together, and teachers should aspire to the center of the circle. Find out more about the TPACK framework at http://tpack.org/.
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