Technology Planning – Laws of Media and TPACK

A Philosophical and Practical Approach

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Introduction

Quick Survey(Who are you?)

The Task

Look to see what you have on your person. Take out anything that you would deem to be

technology.

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Cell Phone Users in US(in millions)

Who is this man?

Laws of Media

EnhanceEnhance

ObsolesceObsolesceRetrieveRetrieve

Reverse

EncyclopediaWhat does it ENHANCE?

What does it OBSOLESCE?

What does it RETRIEVE?

What will it REVERSE into?

Information on demand

Search Engine

Information overload

Critical analysis

Enhance

Obsolesce

Retrieve

Reverses into

The Tetrad Task

Using the tetrad on the handout or sketching your own, select a technology that you have

used in the last couple 1

McLuhan Conclusion

ContentPedagogy

Student Activity

ContentPedagogy

+ Appropriate Technology

Learning Activity Types

http://activitytypes.wmwikis.net/

TPACK Game – how to make it, where to find it

• How to make it – use index cards to write a variety of subject areas, pedagogical approaches, and technologies (I used different colours)– If you are working in a subject area, you could

become more specific and look at outcomes instead

• http://mkoehler.educ.msu.edu/tpack/the-tpack-game/

TPACK Game - Task 1

In groups of 2 or 3 or more, have 1 person select a subject area and pedagogical approach. As a

group, brainstorm a technology that would have a good fit with the other two components. Be prepared to explain it in 15 seconds or less to another group. You have 5 minutes, see how

many you can complete.

TPACK Game - Task 2

In groups of 2 or 3 select a subject area, pedagogical approach, and a technology. Devise an activity that could be used to meet all three cards. You have 5 minutes, see how many you

can complete.