Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Action: A Case Study of a Middle School Digital Documentary Project
Mark Hofer
College of William and Mary
Kathleen Owings Swan
University of Kentucky
Abstract
In recent years researchers in educational technology have begun to look closely at the complexity
of integrating technology in K–12 classrooms. The development of the notion of Technological
Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPCK) provides a useful theoretical framework to explore the
requisite forms of teacher knowledge required to effectively integrate technology in classroom
work. This case study explores the three domains of teacher knowledge and their intersections in
a sixth grade digital documentary project. On the surface, the setting for the work (particularly
the skilled teachers with whom we worked) seemed to be the “best-case scenario” for technology
integration, and yet, challenges arose in the intersections of the domains of knowledge. This
study explores the different areas of teacher knowledge in this project and provides directions
for future work to further explore the notion of TPCK in practice.
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Contributors
Mark Hofer is an assistant professor of educational technology in the School
of Education at the College of William & Mary. He centers his research and
project work on the effective integration of technology in K–12 social studies
classrooms. He regularly publishes his work in scholarly and practitioner
journals and presents at national and international conferences.
Kathleen Owings Swan is an assistant professor of social studies education in
the School of Education at the University of Kentucky. Her research includes
examining strategies for training preservice and inservice social studies teachers
to use educational technology effectively in social studies instruction. She
regularly presents her work at national and state conferences and in a variety of
education journals.
Contact
Mark Hofer
School of Education, College of William and Mary,
PO Box 8795,
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Phone: 757.221.1713
Email: mark.hofer@wm.edu
Kathleen Owings Swan
University of Kentucky, Department of Curriculum and Instruction,
343 Dickey Hall,
Lexington, KY 40506-017
Phone: 859.257.1893
Email: kswan@uky.edu
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