The Nature of Digital Pedagogy

It was great to read about Bloom's taxonomy this week as my mentor teacher from last year had mentioned it to me on a few occasions. I recognise how important a knowledge of this framework will be going forward for teaching. Without previously knowing the theory, it surprised me that I could link it to my previous experiences.

I always find it a little amusing to read the theory behind something that I have believed and applied to my own life when raising children.  It gives me a glowing feeling that "I was right" all these years! Haha.  I have always urged my children to think deeply and problem solve. I have set educational experiences up for them to encourage this.   

The SAMR model I find exciting.  But also daunting!  I found it helpful to view the SAMR model with Bloom's Taxonomy together (See Kathy Schrock) .  Lining up Bloom's Taxonomy with the SAMR in this way makes me feel more confident at being able to integrate transformation into my pedagogical framework. 

I think a standout idea that makes me feel just a little more confident in having my students achieving transformation is that their products are "previously inconceivable".  When I was in school we were some of the first students to begin to present information on a program like PowerPoint.  At the time, this was "previously inconceivable".  With the amount of new apps and access to collaborative web spaces, there is always going to be new ways to garner a transformative product.... Hopefully!