Feeling Nutty - Cooking with TPACK

"Peanut Butter And Jelly Sandwich Backgrounds" by SKC HD wallpaper on PXFUEL is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.

Have you ever tried to spread peanut butter on bread with a bowl? I personally had not until I created a fun, virtual quickfire for my Teaching for Understanding with Technology class this week called Cooking with TPACK.

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) is essentially the overlapping of what you know, and how to teach– how to teach what you know (Candace R. 2013).

My Cooking with TPACK task started by having someone pick a bowl, plate, and cooking utensil randomly for me. I live alone so I took to Instagram. I had my followers vote on those choices. My tools were a whisk, glass bowl, and small plate. I highly recommend checking out my Youtube video Cooking with TPACK to see my process and reflection.

Throughout my experience, I had to adapt. It caused me to think about my advantages and privileges, and the disadvantages. These are all issues that come up in my position as a Residence Hall Manager. Often I want to give information to students in fun or new ways. However, the tools I know or am comfortable with may not be the best for the task. Students may not be accessible for all students.

Additionally, I did more reading from Langdon Winner’s ‘Do Artifacts Have Politics?’ and it solidified my thoughts of privilege and advantage through technology.

Let's keep the conversation going! I encourage reflection and comments by email or follow me on Twitter @kdeloachMSU.

References: Candace R. (2013, April 26). TPACK in 2 minutes. [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=FagVSQlZELY

Mishra, P., & Koehler, M. J. (2006). Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A framework for teacher knowledge. Teachers College Record, 108(6), 1017-1054.

Winner, L. (1980). Do artifacts have politics? Daedalus, 109(1), 121-136.