Pedagogical Principles

 

Pedagogical Principles

What are the Pedagogical Principles (defined in the Learning Materials)?
The pedagogical principles involve productive pedagogies that incorporate higher order thinking, collaboration, recognition of how students learn, linking contexts to real life problems, student direction, cultural knowledge, and active citizenship. Additionally, high end digital pedagogy incorporates ICTs that promote critical thinking, global collaboration, promotes deeper knowledge and develop new understandings, planning and organising ideas and solutions, modelling and visualising, and evaluating thinking.

What do the Pedagogocial Principles mean to you in common language?
To me the pedagogical principles of digital pedagogy is expressing the need to change and develop teaching from explicit teaching, to more student-directed and individualised learning to promote higher order and complex thinking in students.

Consider whether the Pedagogical Principles make sense to you in terms of your own experience in learning that has a) been pedagogically sound, and b) been pedagogically woeful?
During my Masters, my learning experiences have been pedagogically sound. As being a pre-service teacher in HPE and Science, it is improtant to ensure digital pedagogical principles are incorporated. These experiences haven't been pedagogically woeful but I am aware of the importance of staying up to date with ICTs that can enhance my pedagogy.

Can you recognise these pedagogies in the experiences you have identified in the sound category? Elaborate.
My pedagogical principles I have found pedagogically sound in my experiences have been incorpating powerpoint presentations, configuring online quizzes and interactive research tools to enhance understanding of concepts and using visual aids such as videos.

Beyond this, can you identify the links between Judy Willis' knowledge of the brain and learning, Sir Ken Robinson's perspective on creativity, the needs of your contemporary learners and these pedagogical principles?
Taking into consideration Judy Willis' knowledge of the brain and learning and Sir Ken Robinson perspectives on creativity, I think there is a clear link between the importance of incorporating ICTs into the classroom. Willis (2011) suggests ICTs can enhance collaborative learning experiences and the need for visual and auditory resources is essential to enhance student engagement and learning. This corresponds with Robinson as these ICTs can be presented in interactive and creative ways to encourage student engagement and this gives students the ability to apply their imagination and advance their creativity during learning.

Why is it important to engage social interaction and prior knowledge, and plan for individualised and socially supportive, valued learning?
It is important to engage social interaction as students can improve their understanding when working collaboratively with others as they can learn from one another. Prior knowledge can assist with planning as teachers have a better comprehension of how to provide and plan individualised learning tasks for their students that addresses their students learning needs.

Reflect on your experiences of pedagogy as a learner. How many of these pedagogies are you familiar with?
I am familiar with critical thinking and collaboration. I have experience with explicit teaching but am looking forward to developing my pedagogy experiences in ICTs.