Learning Sciences

a TPACK-in-Action model to guide the design of the CALL (Computer Aided Language Learning) Workshop in helping in-service English teachers develop their TPACK proficiency and integrate CALL in their classrooms.

In the example study four teacher participate a program on technology integration that supports science as inquiry teaching. It is a longitudinal study and the data sources are multiple. Ideas for further research are presented.

We try to do this in ELT nowadays: integrating technology into English lessons via Edtech program. However, ours is a bir superficial I think, when I compare with this.

Website designed for TPACK by Punya Mishra

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En büyük sorun itibar kaybı :(

Teachers are the ones we always put blame on!!! They don't prepare students very well for the university entrance exam, they don't implement the curriculum effectively, they resist innovation, changes etc. In Turkey, teaching is mostly a profession of last choice. Losing reputation is not a problem, it is a result. Restoring it can not be done by increase in wages, providing facilities for them etc. When education becomes a prior area for all of us, teacher's reputation will be restored then, I think.

Part 1 of Series of five videos: I really enjoyed watching the video, it is a nice presentation of TPACK. Here are the links for the other videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9gB6AP3BEs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOYCmPUVFfs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_bgeohrV_k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-NhPA9yL3A

An interesting commentary from the voice of an engineer on teaching.

The survey of 501 teachers by independent pollsters ComRes for the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers, showed 47 per cent had thought about giving up teaching - while 52 per cent had wanted to quit their present job.

Try this restaurant strongly suggested :)

Interesting look on LS :) but I will definitely try it.

"OECD's PISA: A Tale of Flaws and Hubris"

I like this website as it is full of cases. I strongly recommend it as you can learn how TPACK is in practice.

"A learning platform built on a foundation of social mediated knowledge communities helps fulfill the goals of critical pedagogy to disrupt formal power imbalances between student and faculty while also tearing down the walls of the ivory tower" (Wankel, 2011, p. 349).

You can find examples for the adoption of CSCL and its benefits like enhanced course content knowledge, increased confidence in applying course knowledge and skills, stronger collaboration skills (arguing ideas, making decisions, providing solutions), greater ability to create instead of simply consume knowledge and added benefits of leadership and presentation skills

The outcomes: enhanced course content knowledge, increased confidence in applying course knowledge and skills, stronger collaboration skills (arguing ideas, making decisions, providing solutions), greater ability to create instead of simply consume knowledge, and added benefits of leadership and presentation skills, can also be applicable to our case. I think our course equips us with similar skills and outcomes.

Good example of DBR and CSCL.

more on eating :) and cooking and learning, interaction, :)

A study about two major pitfalls impeding achievement of the desired social interaction in CSCL environments which are defined as; taking social interaction in groups for granted and the lack of attention paid to the social psychological dimension of social interaction outside of the task context

This is the webpage of the international conference on CSCL. Full papers & symposia as well as short papers, panels, posters and demos are downloadable on the right side

An online platform that can be used for collaborative learning.

That may be a drawback for the teachers teaching different courses but time allocated for lessons are not enough to engage students in discussions and have every student voice their ideas. This is just an example. Teachers can use any other online platform to do this.

This can be used in the online classes. I taught several online and blended courses before. One missing element was the audio-visual cues in online discussions. I would be more inclined to use the tools that allow muli-modal interaction in an online platform.

In this study, they compared CSCL based instructions and pen and paper methodologies in Mathematics education to enhance Student learning.

This is a research on the effect of technology and collaborative style on learning. This is another discussion topic we wil cover in the classroom. This effect paradigm reveal many inconsistencies that make it difficult to draw generalizations.

Thank you for sharing this paper. Assessment is going to be a topic we will discuss about. Assessment has been a problematic area in CSCL, I suggest everyone read this as it will be very useful during in-class discussion.