If I've learned anything this week, it's that teachers should know and be comfortable with a mixed bag of instructional strategies! I've enjoyed reading the forums this week. Many of us, myself included, thought there would be no way we would ever defend 20th century teaching styles such as lecture. But when we were asked to think critically about it's place in modern teaching and it's ability to integrate technology, a lot of us came away with a fairly open mind. Not that our beliefs were totally changed, I still do not accept these as best practices in general, but they certainly have their place still today. And, many unpopular teaching strategies still lend well to technology integration. So it's important to consider many elements including audience, content and resources, to name a few, when deciding which strategy is best.
Technology integration may also depend on what teaching strategy is being implemented. Of course some technologies work best with certain strategies, which brings us to another good point about mixing up our teaching strategies. If we want to incorporate different technologies, then we need to be skilled in different pedagogical techniques. In general, I would suggest we plan in this order.
What do I want students to learn?
What 21st century skills can be fostered with this content?
What pedagogical techniques will best meet these needs?
What technology will enhance learning?
You will love this TED talk on student collaboration
and 21st century skills!
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