2. Carlos Eduardo Vasco, 1990 (Colombia)
“… I consider didactics is not the very own act
of teaching; rather, the more or less well
limited section of pedagogical knowledge
specifically in charge of teaching…”
“I would say didactics is a re-construction of
communication problems amongst teachers
and students, from failures in learning and
teaching”
3. Ángel Díaz Barriga, 1998 (Mexico)
“… didactics is a theoretical, historical, and
political discipline. It is theoretical as far as it
responds to broad conceptions of
educating, society, individuals, etc; it is
historical as far as its proposals are the result
of specific historical moments… It is political
as far as its proposal is tied to a social
project…”
4. Edith Litwin, 2004 (Argentina)
“ We understand didactics as a theory dealing
with teaching practices signified into the
social-historical contexts where they are
developed.”
5. Alicia W. de Camilloni, 2004 (Argentina)
“… our discipline is a theory of teaching, heir
and debtor of many other disciplines.”
6. H. Damaris Díaz, 1998 (Venezuela)
“…critical science which guides teachers’
everyday practice and qualifies their teaching
act.”
15. So, what does didactics mean
to you?
Let’s try to put a definition together the
collaborative way…
First, put down your own definition.
Then, find someone else and put those
two/three definitions together.
And so forth, until putting together a unique
definition for the group.
Let’s put it down on the board and discuss.
16. It’s a philosophy to change
society sharing knowledge
amongst teachers and
students.
