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T Technological P
(Technological) nee (Pedagogical)
knowledge of PEDAGOGICAL
TECHNOLOGICAL pedagogical practices KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE based on the use
user-level knowledge of of technology knowledge of pedagogi¬
basic technology and cal practice, processes
openness to innovation and methods
TC PK Pedagogical
Technological Content
Content Knowledge
Knowledge knowledge of
technology-based pedagogical strate¬
sources and gies to make the
supplements of subject material
knowledge accessible
c
(Content)
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
knowledge of facts,
views and theories
related to the subject
Figure 15. TPCK Model according to Mishra and Koehler (2006, p. 1025),
cf. Lanszki (2018, p. 49)
The TPCK model can also be applied to higher education. The technological
competence (T) of the educator is understood to mean a user-level knowledge
of standard technological tools (both hardware and software) and an openness
to the constantly evolving and changing innovations in educational technology.
Pedagogical skills (P) can be interpreted as methodological knowledge or
knowledge of instructional design, referring to the teacher’s capability to
plan pedagogical processes and to subordinate teaching-learning activities to
pedagogical objectives, taking into account the composition and needs of the
learning group. The instructor should have a rich and varied methodological
repertoire, being familiar with several forms of learning organization. Content
knowledge (C) refers to the knowledge of the instructor in his or her field
of specialization, including knowledge of current theories and views. At the
intersection of technological knowledge and pedagogical knowledge, we
find the instructor’s ability and willingness to innovate in order to support
pedagogical situations technologically. At the intersection of pedagogical and
content knowledge is the ability to select the appropriate strategy for the given
content. The combination of technological and content knowledge means that
the instructor is able to appropriately select digital content that illustrates the
learning material (e.g., maps, diagrams, simulations, or online resources).