The TPACK Model

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TPACK stands for Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge. It is a theory that was developed to explain the set of knowledge that teachers need to teach their students a subject, teach effectively, and use technology.  TPACK model (Picture N°1) was written in 2006 by Punya Mishra and Matthew J. Koehler in Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Framework for Teacher Knowledge. They explain that their theory comes after five years of studying teachers at all different grade levels with design experiments to see how their classrooms operated.
Picture N°1


How Does It Impact Teaching and Learning with Technology?
Currently, technology is treated as if it is separated from teaching and learning. We have Professional Development workshops (most of them are still in process of creation) where we are instructed in the use of some particular software or app, and how to fit it into our classroom is not discussed. However, the lack of awareness of TPACK keeps technology separated and leads to some problems with using technology in the classroom.

First, there are such rapid changes in technology that it is extremely difficult to keep up with all the latest advancements and apps. The second problem is that students are learning how to use the programs and not learning the content of the class. Moreover, from the teacher’s perspective, the lesson becomes about which technology are we going to use today, what does it say, what skills does it require, instead of how can I teach my students.

We consider that the applications we used in a 4th year of a secondary school, Socrative and Kahoot,  is good because it promotes competitions between students, always taking into account the importance of teaching the content and not just simply using an app. One disadvantage of this game is that you need internet connection and in our context some students may not have cellular data in their mobile phones. What’s more most of the schools do

For a better understanding of the functions of both models, their structure and characteristics, here we attached a link to Ruben R. Puentedura’s WeBlog.
http://www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog/archives/2014/12/11/SAMRandTPCK_HandsOnApproachClassroomPractice.pdf

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