Pedagogy driven by technology? - Artefact 4

• What is the relationship between technology and pedagogy?
• Why do you think so?
• What is the implication of that position for teaching?

Technology is playing an increasing role in modern learning and is forcing teachers to think carefully about their pedagogical beliefs. Prior to studying this E-Learning paper I would have said that strong pedagogy would drive effective technology use, however I now think that they are reliant on each other.

Teaching that is driven by technology without sound pedagogical knowledge is ineffective and Hannum & McCombs (2008) stated that the introduction of media and technology alone to a learning environment, will not cause any improvements in learner achievement.

Technology is here to stay and I think we all make an extra effort to make use of technology in our classrooms. I think technology has been a positive way to encourage teachers to try new things in their practice in order to make learning more interesting and engaging for students.
Using technology for the sake of it has little or no value but every new app or device builds a teachers resource bank to choose from.