Digital Pedagogy

Using technology within your lesson is not the final answer. Creating digital pedagogy takes time and practice. It asks for research, learning, creating and a curious mind-set. It is where you unlearn the traditional teaching methods or use them in a new and creative way. Technology should be incorporated with these previously used methods.

In order to use digital pedagogy in the most effective way we need to make a few changes.  It is necessary to create our own approach to digital pedagogy. As a teacher you can incorporate a few changes. These four main changes will allow the creation of a new approach to online learning.

Conversation, Creation, Correcting & Chaos

It is here where the learners can learn more about content and its context by discussing topics and working in groups to come up with examples that apply to the lesson. This will allow your learners to exchange more information than they would have with basic traditional worksheets.

There is no better way for them to learn than by creating. By changing this boring and monotonous way of learning allow your children in your classroom to let their creativity get flowing. Using exciting and innovative ways for the learners to teach themselves about a topic so that they can relate to the context it is taught in.

Like mentioned in my previous blog it is important for children to learn from their own mistakes. Allow learners to get the answers to their questions by learning through their own mistakes. Not all learners can strive in a controlled space. Some excel where chaos and creativity reigns. Remember to take this into account when preparing lessons so that all your learners can have a maximum learning experience

According to Sean Michael Morris pedagogy is about unlearning, playing and rediscovery. It is the place where philosophy and practice meets. Creating digital pedagogy is not going to happen in a wink of an eye but also not while you sitting there staring at this screen of words containing my opinion. Go and explore all there is to this wonderful platform.