Knowing and Understanding Types of Knowledge: How they effect the choice of an education technology tool?
Knowing and Understanding Types of Knowledge: How they effect the choice of an education technology tool? Date: 4th March 2020/Wednesday This blog post is interesting in the sense that it provided an opportunity to connect the ideas in the reading with the tools we use in classrooms. It was an opportunity to analyze the education technology tools we use from different angles. To begin with what are the different types of knowledge that the tool possesses and how does it benefit the user or the learner. How is knowledge represented in the tool. We all know that knowledge is a collection of facts about a particular concept gained through some sort of experience educational, vocational, technical etc. This knowledge can be divided into different types, these include conceptual knowledge, procedural knowledge, strategic knowledge and situational knowledge. One thing that needs to be understood here is that not every tool will have all types of knowledge and this may vary depending on ...