I recently had the opportunity to participate in a focus group providing advice to the refining of a policy that will have significant impact on my journey. Whilst one specific discussion ensued, it caused me to think;

How am I developing digital pedagogy capabilities in my colleagues?

I believe at this stage of my journey, this is a significant consideration. It’s not about what I do, but how I do it. I conduct a few short sessions on particular ICT tools, exposing teachers to the options available. In these short sessions I don’t emphasize pedagogy. In my mind their purpose is exposure, however should I be requiring my learners to do more than be exposed?

I have also begun mentoring a group of staff through independent submission of the Smart Classrooms ICT Pedagogical License, the focus here is the pedagogy. This group needs to justify selection of ICT tools and processes based soundly in pedagogy.

Perhaps there needs to be a middle ground. How do I change my practice to continue the short sessions for exposure (so teachers know what is an option) yet increase the importance of pedagogy on the process? Is the face to face session ideal for exposure?

Questions I hope I can answer.

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Firstly, recognition of Toni Twiss who has posted using a similar title.  I liked it so much I’ve remixed and re-used.  Also recognition to Jarrod Robinson and Jonathan Nalder who explore mobile learning and blog about their experiences.  They’ve each provided inspiration for me.

I recently conducted a professional development session where mobile phones was a focus of mLearning.  I blogged about this here. To encourage particpants to explore the possibilities further I created a Web jog (using Jog The Web).  In my original post I did not provide a link to this, with apologies I post it here now.

Possible uses of mobile phones in education.