scholarly journals Digital Multimodal Composition and Second Language Teacher Knowledge

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
Nicole Schmidt

Before second language writing (SLW) teachers’ digital practices can be supported, their needs must first be understood. To accomplish effective technology-enhanced instruction, SLW teachers must blend their knowledge of composition theory, second language acquisition, and multimodal composition technologies. However, many teachers struggle to do this, which highlights the need for research addressing the cognitive aspects that influence digital instruction. This case study reports on an investigation of three in-service university SLW teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) during a digital reflective portfolio module. Data from an online survey, instructional content, classroom observations, and semistructured interviews were triangulated to uncover the nature of SLW teachers’ TPACK, including which factors supported and constrained their use of technology. Findings suggest that pedagogical content knowledge played a dominant role in how the teachers used technology. The teachers’ TPACK was enhanced by professional beliefs about the importance of multimodality and contextual factors involving institutional support and communities of practice. However, it was constrained by limited self-efficacy and pedagogical beliefs concerning the influence of technology on student learning and student engagement. This study contributes to a growing body of research on how to support language teachers in their digitally mediated practices. Avant de pouvoir soutenir les pratiques numériques des enseignantes et enseignants d’expression écrite en langue seconde (SLW), il faut commencer par en comprendre les besoins. Pour être à même de dispenser efficacement un enseignement enrichi par la technologie, les enseignantes et enseignants d’expression écrite en langue seconde doivent amalgamer leurs connaissances dans les domaines de la théorie de la composition, de l’acquisition d’une langue seconde et des technologies de composition multimodale. Beaucoup d’enseignantes et d’enseignants, toutefois, arrivent mal à le faire, ce qui souligne le besoin de recherches sur les facteurs cognitifs qui ont une incidence sur l’enseignement numérique. La présente étude de cas fait état de recherches menées auprès de trois enseignants (un homme et deux femmes) d’expression écrite en langue seconde en cours de service au niveau universitaire dans le cadre TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge). Des données issues d’un sondage en ligne, un contenu pédagogique, des observations faites en salle de classe et des entrevues semi-structurées ont été triangulés pour lever le voile sur la nature des connaissances des enseignantes et enseignants d’expression écrite en langue seconde dans le cadre TPACK, y compris la question de savoir quels facteurs soutiennent ou restreignent leur recours à la technologie. Les constatations suggèrent que la connaissance du contenu pédagogique joue un rôle prépondérant dans la façon dont les enseignantes et enseignants utilisent la technologie. Leurs connaissances sont par ailleurs renforcées par des convictions professionnelles concernant l’importance de l’intermodalité ainsi que par des facteurs contextuels impliquant le soutien institutionnel et les communautés de pratique. Elles se sont toutefois avérées limitées par l’auto-efficacité réduite des enseignantes et enseignants et leurs croyances pédagogiques relativement à l’influence de la technologie sur l’apprentissage et l’engagement des étudiantes et étudiants. Cette étude s’ajoute à un corpus croissant de recherches sur la façon de soutenir les professeurs de langue dans leurs pratiques numériques.

Author(s):  
Jem Cloyd M. Tanucan ◽  
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Ma. Rosita A. Hernani ◽  
Felix Diano Jr.

This study examined the Filipino physical education (PE) teachers’ technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) on remote digital teaching approach. More specifically, it looked into their preparedness on remote digital teaching using the TPACK model, the relationship between their demographics, and the seven dimensions of knowledge of TPACK model and its interrelationship using a descriptive correlational research design. The sample was composed of 1,402 PE teachers across the three major islands of the Philippines who, using online survey, answered a 19-item questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale about their TPACK on remote digital teaching. Using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Chi-Square test of Independence, the study yielded four major results: 1) PE teachers have an average level of preparedness to conduct remote digital teaching in all domains of knowledge of TPACK; 2) The preparedness level of the PE teachers to conduct remote digital teaching in all domains of knowledge of TPACK is dependent to their age, sex and teaching experience, except technological knowledge, as it is independent to their highest educational attainment; and 3). There is a significant interrelationship on the PE teachers’ preparedness to conduct remote digital teaching among all domains of knowledge of TPACK. Hence, in order to successfully navigate a paradigm in education that accentuates the utilization of technology and other digital platforms, teachers have to be equipped with the tri-relationship of knowledge – content, pedagogy, and technology – through capability-building activities that consider their demographics and background.


Author(s):  
Petrea Redmond ◽  
Jennifer Lock

Meaningful integration of digital technology into learning and teaching is ill-structured, complex, and messy. Inherent in the complexity is the interaction between the different domains of teacher knowledge. The multifaceted problem is further compounded by the diversity of learners and technology in today's dynamic classroom contexts. Pre-service teachers often feel ill-prepared to plan for effective technology integration in their classrooms. Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) has provided educators with a theoretical framework to unpack the complexity of technology integration. It sits at the heart of three interrelated components: content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and technological knowledge. These knowledge areas interact, support, and constrain each other. This study investigated secondary pre-service teachers’ perceptions of TPACK. Data were collected through an online survey and interviews. Following a brief introduction to TPACK, this article explores secondary pre-service teachers’ perceptions of TPACK and its components, along with their professional learning needs for TPACK development. Implications for teacher education programs are also provided.


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