TPACK - ICTEvangelist

Dec 23 2022

Will AI make us lazy and less creative?

By Mark Anderson AI, EdTech, Pedagogy, Pedagogy first, Teaching and learning No Comments

As many will know, back in my 20’s and 30’s I used to DJ in clubs and bars. I won lots of different DJing competitions too. I was known amongst my peers as Mixmaster Mark, such was my ability to blend tracks and my technical ability. I am of that…

May 02 2017

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IT’s about teaching and learning!

By Mark Anderson Pedagogy first, T & L No Comments

Earlier today I was paid a compliment by Amjad Ali who runs the 'trythisteaching' website. He said to both Abdul Chohan and I that he would love the opportunity to work with us both: https://twitter.com/ASTsupportAAli/status/859331922400608256 Whilst it's always nice to receive a compliment like this, one thing was particularly stark in…

Mar 01 2017

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The new Periodic Table of iPad Apps for Primary aged pupils

By Mark Anderson iPad No Comments

I've always enjoyed thinking of ideas about how we can utilise technology for purposeful means in the classroom. It is often we see the simplest ideas making the biggest impact on teaching and learning. I'm still asked regularly for apps for particular subjects, asking children to use devices as sources of information…

Oct 25 2015

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How to make an impact with edtech in your school or classroom

By Mark Anderson EdTech, Education 7 Comments

This post examines how to make an impact with edtech in your school or classroom. I've been playing with Adobe Slate again... I can't help myself... it is such a lovely tool to use. And so, in this post I explore more deeply the ideas originally used in this post on…

Jan 18 2015

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Remixing great lessons: Rigour

By Mark Anderson T & L 9 Comments

Great lessons have key characteristics. Many edu-bloggers have discussed the characteristics of great lessons but for me, the one person that nails it is as discussed in my introductory post to this series is Tom Sherrington. In his series he discusses the topic in some detail across ten posts. In my series I will…

Nov 15 2014

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On purposeful use of technology

By Mark Anderson T & L 29 Comments

If you haven't noticed, whilst I love technology and its propensity to enhance learning, for me it always has to be purposeful. I've written at some length about it previously but I thought a handy checklist might be, well... handy. So I made this. Please forgive the brevity of the…

May 10 2014

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#AppSmashLive – a review and write up

By Mark Anderson iPad, iPad apps 5 Comments

A few weeks ago I was talking with a few other educators on Twitter about App Smashing and ways in which iPad workflow could generate new levels of learning with iPads. It had come from a different conversation where thinking about the ways in which redefinition level learning could happen with…

Apr 14 2014

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6 Myths of Digital Technology – read this

By Mark Anderson research 16 Comments

I cannot take credit for these 6 myths of digital technology - I'm lifting them straight from what I thought was a well known and received investigation in to the impact of digital technology on education. It would appear that a lot of the research however is not well known…

Jan 06 2014

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Don’t use technology.… Do use technology.…

By Mark Anderson EdTech 12 Comments

Don’t get me wrong - given my Twitter ID it’s a given that I believe very strongly in using technology to support and enhance learning. The OED states that an evangelist is “a person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith, especially by public preaching”, so ok… I…

May 28 2013

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Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge

By Mark Anderson T & L 74 Comments

Technology, Pedagogy, & Content Knowledge model Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge The Technology, Pedagogy and Content Knowledge model or TPACK for short has been around for some time. It builds upon the work of Lee Shulman and extends his idea of Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Matthew Koehler and Punya Mishra expand…