From EdTech to PedTech: Changing the Way We Think about Digital Technology

Aimed at teachers and leaders looking to create greater impact on teaching and learning through the use of digital technology in schools, From EdTech to PedTech translates research on the effective integration of digital technology in education into relevant, accessible, and practical guidance for teachers and school leaders. This much-needed handbook bridges the gap between knowing ‘what works’ and knowing how to make it work for you and your learners.

Bringing much-needed precision, fresh insights and clarity to the thinking, planning, and integration of digital technology in teaching and learning, this practical handbook:

• guides practitioners through ‘must know’ research findings and what they mean for everyday practice
• unpacks different ideas about pedagogy and how these inform digital technology use
• introduces the Funnels of Influence model to help you understand why you think and do the things that you do
• provides practical self-audit tools that can be used individually and across teams to clearly identify pedagogical priorities
• provides structured audit and review tools to ensure that strategies are based on sound research and result in practical, impactful, actions
• provides teachers with practical guidance to ensure that precision planning and a clear focus on impact lead to lasting and meaningful teaching and learning experiences for all learners

This engaging research-informed guide is an essential resource for any school leader or classroom teacher looking to maximise the value and the learning impact of digital technology in their school.

Dr Fiona Aubrey-Smith EdD MA(Ed) MMus PGCE BA(Hons) FCCT FRSA

Named by Education Business as one of the 50 most influential people in education (2022), Dr Fiona Aubrey-Smith is an award-winning teacher and leader with a passion for supporting those who work with children and young people. As Director of One Life Learning and Founder of PedTech, Fiona provides strategic education consultancy services to schools and trusts, professional learning providers and EdTech companies. She is also an Associate Lecturer at The Open University, a Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and sits on the board of a number of multi academy and charitable trusts. Fiona also writes regular articles and columns for a number of education publications and is a regular contributor to books, panels, and papers about Education, Pedagogy and Education Technology.

@FionaAS

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionaaubreysmith/

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0137-0738

Professor Peter Twining PhD PGCE BA(Hons)

As an international thought-leader, Professor Peter Twining is passionate about enhancing education systems at scale, with a glowing record of high-level success following in his wake. Professor of Education (Innovation in Schooling & Educational Technology) at the University of Newcastle, Australia, he has formerly been the Head of the Department of Education at the Open University, and the Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology. He has also been on the Council of the British Educational Research Association, Co-Editor in Chief of Computers & Education (the leading journal in the field), an Editorial Board member of multiple international journals and has won numerous accolades and awards for his work. Armed with his significant expertise on learning, pedagogy and digital technology, Peter is focused on the purposes of education, the management of educational change and enhancing education systems.

@PeterT

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-twining/

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1001-4281

Contact the authors at PedTech@OneLifeLearning.co.uk