In the words of Paulo Freire: “There is no such thing as a neutral educational process.” ~ Pedagogy of the Oppressed. In today's quick and ever-changing society, it is necessary to a adapt to new practices and adopt new strategies, especially regarding teaching.
As (future) educator, it is important that we know all we can and use any available resources to facilitate a learning environment where out students can feel welcome, safe and intellectually challenged. Pedagogy; the profession (or ART) of teaching is one of extreme importance. You can kill someone's love for a subject or awaken the passion for studying. We must take not and integrate the best methods to use to teach.
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Remember: Teaching does not mean the students learnt anything.
Through the use of the many digital resources available to us, we can transform the classroom and the students' learning experience into something challenging (for both parties). The days of the only entertainment being the blackboard with three different coloured chalk sticks are numbered over. If we devices like an interactive whiteboard available, use it. If you can play videos in class via a projector; use it. If you can upload material to the Cloud or the Google Drive; USE IT.
(NOTE: I clearly have a lot to learn when it comes to especially the digital part or "Digital Pedagogy".)
Digital pedagogy is thus utilizing any or all available digital devices to further the teaching and learning of students. It is to find a style of teaching you are comfortable with, one where you integrate something the students can relate to: create a Facebook Group where people can post queries. Start a Trend on Twitter. Spike their interest to use the internet not only as a place to post selfies on their 100 pages of social media.
Digital Pedagogy is thus modern-day teaching where we integrate ease of access to information with how to further your knowledge on a specific subject; adapting our teaching style to accommodate students.
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