Technology in
Professional
Development:
TechKnowLogia
Aslı Lidice Gokturk asli.saglam@ozyegin.edu.tr
http://aslisaglam.edublogs.org
27.05.2012
TEACHER KNOWLEDGE
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Think about factors that make up our knowledge.
You may have more than one answer but prioritise...
Tell us the most important one 
Nature of teachers’ knowledge & learning
(Fisher et.al. 2006)
How do teachers know?
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Shulman and Shulman’s Model (2004)
 Vision
 Motivation
 Capability
 Understanding
 Practice
 Reflection
 Community
= «being ready, willing and able»
(Fisher et. al. 2006; Chen, 2012)
What do teachers know?
Shulman’s Categorization(1987)
 Content knowledge
 General Pedagogical knowledge
 Curriculum knowledge
 Pedagogical content knowledge
 Knowledge of learners & their characteristics
 Knowledge of educational contexts
 Knowledge of educational purposes, values and
aims
EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGY??
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How do you think technology affects teacher
knowledge?
VOXOPOP (an online
message board)
Do you use web tools in your teaching?
How did you learn about them? Did you receive any training?
Pre-service? In-service? Others???
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http://www.voxopop.com/topic/cb455b6f-5f81-4bf7-ba6ecd91b9842b41
Effect of Technology : Brief description of constructs in the
'TPACK framework from Mishra and Koehler (2006) in Graham,
2011.
Technological
knowledge
knowledge of operating systems and computer hardware, and
the ability to use standard sets of software tools such as word
processors, spreadsheets, browsers,...etc.)
Technological
pedagogical
knowledge
knowledge of how teaching might change as the result of using
particular technologies
Technological
Content Knowledge
knowledge about how technology and content are related.
Technological
pedagogical
content knowledge
the basis of good teaching with technology
• teach content
• how technology can help readress some of the problems that
students face
• knowledge of students’ prior knowledge
• and knowledge of how technologies can be used to build on
existing knowledge and to develop new methods or
strengthen old ones.” (p. 1029)
TPCK
What do teachers know?
Strongly
agree
Agree
Neither
agree or
Disagree
Disagree
The purpose of this section is to gather information
about combining technology, pedagogy and content
knowledge in the teaching and learning process. For
each item choose only one option that best describes
you.
1
I can use technology to develop activities based on
students needs to enrich the teaching and learning
process.
2
I can implement effective classroom management in
the teaching and learning process in which
technology is used.
3
I can use technology for implementing educational
activities such as homework, projects, etc.
4
I can use technology based communication tools (
blog, froum, chat, e-mail, etc. ) in the teaching
process.
5
I can use innovative technologies ( facebook, blogs,
twitter, podcastingi etc.) to support the teaching and
learning process.
6
I can use technology to update my knowledge and
skilss in the area that I will teach.
7
I can troubleshoot problems that could be
encountered with online educational environments
( Moodle, Web CT, etc)
8
I can use technology in every phase of the teaching
and learning process by considering the copyright
issues(e.g. licence) Ican become a leader in spreading
the use of technological innovations in my future
teaching community.
Strongly
disagree
A technological pedagogical content knowledge scale
(Yurdakul et.al. 2012)
TPACK is:
Knowing how to present the subject matter with technology in
pedagocially sound ways
So & Kim, 2009
A teacher’s knowledge of how to coordinate and combine the use
of subject-specific activities and topic-specific activities using
emerging technologies to facilitate student learning
Cox&Graham ,2009
TPACK is not simply:
....adding technology to existing teaching and content...
Yurdakul et al,2011
INTERACTION BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL
TECH & TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
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The “new” models of staff development
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study groups,
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teacher networks,
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mentoring relationships,
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committee or task force,
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internship,
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individual research project,
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or teacher resource center
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(Alberta Commission on Learning, 2006; Birman et al., 2000; Sikora &
Alexander, 2004).
INTERACTION BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL TECH &
TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
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Other promising adult learning
environments include
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exchange of information,
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collaborative work,
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critical thinking,
active/exploratory/inquiry-based learning, informed decisionmaking,
and authentic, real-world context (ISTE &Thomas, 2007).
Clusters of Purposeful Activity with Digital
Technologies in Professional Development
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Knowledge Building
Distributed Cognition
Community and Communication
Engagement
Knowledge building: http://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/
You can start your own blog 
blogging and copyrights issues
...and reflect your intake;
http://aslisaglam.edublogs.org/2011/01/29/how-do-bloggers-make-use-of-images/
OR you can start a class blog
Spice up your class with a blog;
http://sallgood.edublogs.org/
Input from teacher challange; how to embed media
http://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/2011/01/27/
kick-start-activity-6-%e2%80%93-beginner%e2%80%93-enhancing-posts-by-embeddingmedia/
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Hands on experience in my class blog;
http://ourupperintclass.edublogs.org/
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Are you familiar with these?
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CoP
WIA
Web 2.0 tools
EVO
Worldbridges
Secondlife
Virtual round table
WEBHEADS
Online Community of Practice of Teachers and Educators
Practicing Peace and Professional Development through Web 2.0 and
Computer Mediated Communication
HOW DOES WEBHEADS WORK?
COMMUNICATION PLATFORM : Yahoo
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Participants send messages about various issues,
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ask for help,
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respond to each other’s questions &
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even share important events in their lives
Webheads meet online (live) on a regular basis
( each Sunday via Wiki)
http:// learning2gether.pbworks.com
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explore the latest communications technologies,
brainstorm on how to adapt Web 2.0 & Social networking tools.
Webheadsinaction.org
TESOL CALL Interest Section
Electronic Village Online (EVO) Sessions
more social scaffolding:
collaborative spirit of WIA
EVO &WORLDBRIDGES
online discussions &workshops varying from
simple discussions to virtual hands-on workshops,
discussion of an issue in the field of teaching language to
experiments with and pedagogy of new technology tools
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Provides invaluable service to teachers all over the globe,
Brings the convention to those who cannot travel..
The sessions are again free and open to all interested parties.
An example; a course on digital story telling
Syllabus:
http://digitalstorytelling4kids.pbworks.com/w/page/
45606035/Syllabus%29
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Tasks:
http://digitalstorytelling4kids.pbworks.com/w/pag
e/47970204/Week1
http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/
Resources about the effective integration
of technology with ELT teachers
Virtual Round Table E-Conference
http://www.virtual-round-table.com/page/vrtwebconprogram
an annual web conference for language learning
Technologies
Virtual Round Table E-Conference
http://www.virtual-round-table.com
http://www.scoop.it/t/learning-technology
& explore Web 2.0 Tools
http://quickshout.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/on-surface-of-it-justword-looks-just.html
TEACHING ENGLISH
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/asligokturk/wikisworking-interactively-a-kool-way-i-nternet
TEACHING ENGLISH
Facebook Groups
Free on-line videos for teacher training: Blogging
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/newBlogger/i
ndex.html
 Elecronic Village Online; Mentoring
http://evosessions.pbworks.com/w/page/48514837
/Mentoring2012
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http://www.techknowlogia.org/tkl_active_pages2/TableOfContents/main.asp
?IssueNumber=18
TechknowLogia
Facebook Groups;
http://www.facebook.com/groups/IATEFL.TTEdSIG/
Back to effect of technology
PLN PATHS
http://davidwarlick.com/images/manypaths-20090725-074436.jpg
Back to teacher knowledge& learning;
«being ready, willing and able»
In conclusion, considering the examples,
How can digital technologies support;
1)
the development of teachers’ vision for education?
2)
teachers’ motivation to learn and develop their
practice?
3)
teachers’ professional knowledge, understanding
and practice?
4)
teachers' reflection?
5)
teachers’ learning in the community?
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