The document describes the author's development with TPACK (technological pedagogical content knowledge) over the course of an education class. Initially, the author was hesitant to incorporate technology but came to understand how it could enhance learning. Through modules focusing on educational models like SAMR, the author's views changed and they began exploring more technologies for their future classroom, like blogs, eBooks and discussion apps. By the end, the author's philosophy around technology was transformed and they recognized the interconnected nature of content, pedagogy and technology.

1. Module Eleven:
Multimedia Presentation
MY TPACK DEVELOPMENT

2. My Development with TPACK
At the beginning of this course, I’ll admit I was something of
a technophobe when it came to education, even though I use
technology quite frequently and fluently at home.
For the first half of this course, I stuck to that: if I was
going to use technology in the classroom, it would be little more
than a video or PowerPoint, and it would rank fairly lowly on the
SAMR model. I didn’t think that I needed to develop each part of
TPACK because I didn’t think I would ever have a strong need for
technology in my classroom.

3. My Development with TPACK
Content
PedagogyTechnol-
ogy
I believe my original
aversion to technology was just
because I had nearly no
knowledge of how technology
could be used in a classroom;
I’d never seen it for myself.
Because I couldn’t
understand how technology
could be incorporated into the
classroom, I rejected the idea
that I should use it as often as
I would recommend using it
now.

4. The SAMR
Model
Once we started our work on
modules 5 and 6, I started to view
technology differently. The world of
technology came to life for me all
over again, and suddenly I was
dreaming up ways to brighten up my
classroom for my future students.
Suddenly, my idea of what
TPACK looked like for me changed
quite a lot. It looked something like
this…
Puentedora, R. (2006). The SAMR Model
[Picture]. Retrieved from
http://www.schrockguide.net/samr.html

5. My Revised
TPACK Model
I realized that I did have
knowledge of technology—in
fact, I’m more educated on
technology than a lot of my
peers.
The work that was ahead of
me was integrating this
existing knowledge into an
educational context, and I
have managed to do that
during my time in this
course.
Content
Pedagogy
Technology

6. I began to learn about new technologies
that could be used in my classes…
English (Secondary Level)
• WordPress/Blogger/Wix/Weebly for
keeping journals and doing
“QuickWrites.”
• eBooks, used in tandem with online
software like Evernote that could
design a full novel study course.
Social Studies (Secondary
Level)
• 10x10 as a way to start class
discussions about current events.
• Interactive lessons for mobile
devices to act as “Check Your
Understanding” quizzes for articles
handed out in class.

7. Where I am Now
My “EDU 210 journey” has taken
me all sorts of amazing places
with technology. My philosophy of
technology has completely
changed and, as a result, TPACK
is beginning to change for me.
I’m recognizing that all of this
knowledge that I have doesn’t
have to be separated, and that the
things I know are all related to
one another. I’m not where I
would like to be yet, but I’m
certainly well on my way.
Content
Pedagogy
Technology