Pedagogy
My challenge as a future educator is to equip my learners with the knowledge and skills to prosper in our globalised, post-modern world In order to provide professional, knowledgeable and reflective pedagogy for learners, I must implement learning experiences which develop higher order thinking, are connected to the real world, enable student control, and recognise differences (Gore, 2001). Providing effective pedagogy will require me to develop an understanding of how my learners best learn as well as implementing learning experiences which are inclusive and develop complex knowledge.
Including activities which enable learners to portray their own perspectives through evaluating and creating complex responses develops deeper forms of thinking than simply recalling facts (Anderson et al., 2000). Implementing student-centred pedagogy will allow me to foster opportunities for my learners to create knowledge which encourages higher order thinking skills as opposed to passively receiving learning (UNSW, 2012). The student-centred approach identifies that what students do is more important to their learning than what I tell them (UNSW, 2012). In order to successfully employ a student-centred approach in my classroom I must have an extensive understanding of who my learners are, how they best learn and what they will be learning.
In the 21st Century, the modern classroom has been engrossed in various forms of technology which demonstrates why I must develop an understanding of digital pedagogy. In order to effectively integrate ICTs in to the classroom I must understand the relationship between content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and technological knowledge (Koehler, 2006). By developing effective digital pedagogy, ICTs will be an effective resource within my classroom.