Types of Knowledge - TPACK by Mishra and Koelher
Types of Knowledge
Mishra and Koelher’s TPACK Model describes a conceptual understanding of the interaction between content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and technological knowledge required by a teacher to facilitate learning by students. (TPACK.org, 2013).
Reproduced by permission of the publisher, © 2012 by www.tpack.org
At the heart of the TPACK framework, is the complex interplay of three primary forms of knowledge: Content (CK), Pedagogy (PK), and Technology (TK). The TPACK approach goes beyond seeing these three knowledge bases in isolation. TPACK also emphasizes the new kinds of knowledge that lie at the intersections between them, representing four more knowledge bases teachers applicable to teaching with technology: Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK), Technological Content Knowledge (TCK), Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK), and the intersection of all three circles, Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK).
Effective technology integration for pedagogy around specific subject matter requires developing sensitivity to the dynamic, transactional relationship between these components of knowledge situated in unique contexts. Individual teachers, grade-level, school-specific factors, demographics, culture, and other factors ensure that every situation is unique, and no single combination of content, technology, and pedagogy will apply for every teacher, every course, or every view of teaching.
Dr. Matthew J. Koehler (http://www.tpack.org)
Further Resources
TPACK Site
What is TPACK?
http://www.ttf.edu.au/what-is-tpack/what-is-tpack.html
What Is Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge? by Matthew J. Koehler and Punya Mishra
http://www.citejournal.org/articles/v9i1general1.pdf