Interactive White Boards

I am in the midst of reading Reviewing the Literature on Interactive White Boards (Higgins et al., 2007) at the moment, and I have to say that it has really made me review these magical creations! The reading does not mention TPACK, but seems to be parallel in its themes. The authors write about teachers' use of the learning technology in a 'pedagogically interactive' manner. At the back of my head, I can hear Annie Agnew's voice lecturing myself and fellow student-teachers about the importance of using learning technologies to redefine the learning experience and to use it in a PEDAGOGICALLY INFORMED MANNER! After all, what is the point of using an IWB if you are really only using it as a WB? Learning technologies have so much to offer! They aren't toys or mere classroom management motivators... they are for enhancing the learning experience. Higgins et al. agree with me as they too state, "Good teaching remains good teaching with or without the technology; the technology might enhance the pedagogy only if the teachers and pupils engaged with it and understood its potential in such a way that the technology is not seen as an end in itself but as another pedagogical means to achieve teaching and learning goals."

Reference List:

Higgins, S., Beauchamp G. & Miller, D. (2007). Reviewing the literature
on interactive whiteboards, Learning, Media and Technology, 32:3, 213-225