A Performatory Approach To Teaching, Learning And Technology
by Jaime E. Martinez /
2011 / English / PDF
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Even the most cursory glance at innovation in the field of
education will reveal the emerging importance that researchers
place on play, performance and collaboration in the classroom.
Concurrently policy makers and school districts are investing more
resources in promoting the development of 21st Century skills and
technology use in the classroom. A Performatory Approach to
Teaching, Learning and Technology integrates technology use in
teaching and learning and the use of a Vygotskian performance-based
pedagogy. Through the use of ethnographic vignettes and narratives
the development of the author's teaching practice is presented as
challenges and contradictions brought about by technology use and a
humanistic perspective on teaching and learning are engaged. The
performatory social therapeutic framework that the author's
teaching practice is grounded in is richly illustrated with scenes
from elementary, middle school and undergraduate classrooms. The
featured technologies include laptops, Internet-based applications,
course management systems, discussion forums, e-mail, digital
video, Wiki's and Blogs. Audience: Teachers, first year graduate
students and researchers will be interested in this book for a
practitioner's perspective on the integration of an innovative
pedagogy and technology into teaching practices.
Even the most cursory glance at innovation in the field of
education will reveal the emerging importance that researchers
place on play, performance and collaboration in the classroom.
Concurrently policy makers and school districts are investing more
resources in promoting the development of 21st Century skills and
technology use in the classroom. A Performatory Approach to
Teaching, Learning and Technology integrates technology use in
teaching and learning and the use of a Vygotskian performance-based
pedagogy. Through the use of ethnographic vignettes and narratives
the development of the author's teaching practice is presented as
challenges and contradictions brought about by technology use and a
humanistic perspective on teaching and learning are engaged. The
performatory social therapeutic framework that the author's
teaching practice is grounded in is richly illustrated with scenes
from elementary, middle school and undergraduate classrooms. The
featured technologies include laptops, Internet-based applications,
course management systems, discussion forums, e-mail, digital
video, Wiki's and Blogs. Audience: Teachers, first year graduate
students and researchers will be interested in this book for a
practitioner's perspective on the integration of an innovative
pedagogy and technology into teaching practices.