Thinking Creatively: Teachers as Designers of Technology, Pedagogy and Content (TPACK)

Punya Mishra & Matthew J. Koehler Photo
Punya Mishra & Matthew J. Koehler Photo
Punya Mishra & Matthew J. Koehler

Michigan State University, USA


Teaching with Technology is a WICKED problem.
Wicked Problems require CREATIVE solutions.
Teachers are the designers of the Total PACKage.




SMED TPACK

TPACK - Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge = Total PACKage.

Pedagogy, Content, and Technology

Pedagogy - How do you teach?
Content - Quality teachers transforms the content.
Technology - Web 2.0 (Creativity) - Blog, Wiki, Podcast, WebCast etc...

Educators need to live at the intersection of all three.


CREATIVITY
Novel - New and Different
Effective - Valuable and Effective
Whole - Integrated