After reading the articles by @slamteacher and @jessifer I have also come to realize that digital pedagogy is not just online teaching,
since digital pedagogy is a direction towards education that is not necessarily
predicated on the use of digital tools. Online teaching in its essence is
teaching via the use of a computer and the internet. Without these digital
tools, online teaching cannot take place. But coming back to the matter of why
every teacher is not a pedagogue. The term pedagogue at its core means “to lead
a child”. And to lead a child does not mean just providing them with all the
answers before a test, any person with knowledge, who can guide a child/
learner to obtain certain skills (life skills) can be considered a pedagogue. The
child needs to be stimulated and guided through the process of learning to
obtain knowledge, they should also be given an opportunity to figure things out
on their own.
Digital pedagogy surpasses the limits of online teaching, it
allows for combining different methods of teaching. The use of the internet,
books, slideshows or even role playing can be used in digital pedagogy, there
are also many more creative ways of teaching that can be incorporated.
Digital pedagogy breaks down the traditional paradigm of
teaching. Interaction does not solely take place between teachers and students,
students can also interact with each other, exchanging their knowledge and
different perceptions.
As @jessifer states, within the paradigm of digital pedagogy
we get to rethink the power relations between students and teachers. I feel
that learning will also be made less of a burden, since in the context of
digital pedagogy it is disguised in the process of communication with others,
for example, Blogging about your perceptions on a certain topic and then
reading other responses to it.
In essence digital pedagogy is not online teaching, it is so
much more, because it entails the use of any tools to aid individuals in
obtaining information. And being a pedagogue does not mean you have to be a
teacher by profession, learners, students or ordinary individuals can assume
the role of a pedagogue.
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