Models of technology integration
We are introducing you to two models that will help you to understand where technology fits in to lessons when we talk about technology integration. This will not only prepare you for the rest of the lesson but also the CCTI course as a whole.
1. TPACK model
http://tpack.org; Reproduced by permission of the publisher, (C) 2012 by tpack.org
This model identifies three main areas of knowledge that come into play when we teach with technology, as shown in the diagram. The purple area of overlapping circles in the Venn diagram (Technology Knowledge and Content Knowledge overlap) refers to knowledge on how technology helps you to access and present the content of your subject. The dark pink area, which represents the overlap between the Technical and Pedagogical Knowledge circles, refers to knowledge on how technology can influence the way you teach. What the model is really wanting to communicate is that teachers should plan lessons holistically, taking all three areas of knowledge into account, so the knowledge you implement in planning and implementing the lesson represents that middle, dark green area where all three circles overlap.
Teachers will struggle to achieve this if they have a knowledge deficiency in one or more of the three knowledge areas. Most good practicing teachers experience this knowledge deficiency in the Technology Knowledge area when they first come into contact with technology. In this course we offered you an opportunity in Lesson 2 to take stock of this situation for yourself. The focus in the first four lessons is on how we can find and use technology resources for teaching (TCK). From lesson 5 onwards we expect you to plan lessons holistically (TPACK) by taking all three areas into account.
As an optional extra, you may read more about the TPACK model by clicking on the Resources menu tab at the top of the page.
2. SAMR model
Watch this video in which Dr Ruben Puentedura explains the SAMR model which he developed:
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Video: SAMR Model – Ruben Puentedura (4:07)
Perhaps a more practically applicable model for analysis of lessons is the SAMR model. Dr Ruben Puentadura explained it fully in the video above, but if you could not access the video you can read about it here: Using SAMR to Teach Above the Line.
In this course we will focus on the Substitution and Augmentation levels, looking at examples of the teacher using the technology to plan and present lessons. However, we do not exclude the Modification level.
In the courses that follow this one we will include all levels of the SAMR model because technology integration covers all levels of impact on learning and there is a rightful place for all of these in the classroom.
