1. Social Construction of Technology (SCOT)
1.1. Bijker Pinch
1.1.1. Humans are the cause of technological changes. Technology is embedded in social context.
2. TPACK
2.1. A framework that combines technology, pedagogy and subject knowledge
2.1.1. This framework does not smash three components together. These three pieces compliment each other and build off each other. Many classroom and outside factors affect how TPACK impacts my teaching
3. Media Ecology
3.1. McLuhan Postman
3.1.1. Technology controls parts of life, and has a huge impact on social change. Media can influence people and vice versa
4. Philosophy of Teachnology
4.1. Education can use technology as a bridge to new learning styles and new ways that we can understand/process information.
5. Constructivism
5.1. Vygotsky Piaget
5.1.1. New information is added to current knowledge and understanding of the world. Mixing of new information and experience creates new knowledge.
5.1.1.1. The background of my students GREATLY affects how my students understand information
6. Behaviourism
6.1. Skinner Watson
6.1.1. Uses rewards,punishments and repeated actions to learn new information.
6.1.1.1. Flash cards, lists, stickers for good behaviour
7. Cognitive Load
7.1. Sweller
7.1.1. Refers to the amount of working memory that is being used during an activity, or to learn something new.
7.1.1.1. A single task can have a different cognitive loads for different students