Affiliation:
1. Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley, South Africa.
2. University of the Free State, South Africa.
Abstract
Challenges to incorporating ICT in the classroom have been debated in various literature over the last few years. It is, therefore, important to seek different strategies to mitigate these challenges. Design thinking (DT) is considered an approach that can help improve teachers’ Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK). This study therefore examined teachers’ experience when developing lessons using ICT using design thinking. This qualitative study was conducted in a primary school in South Africa. Data was collected from two social science (Geography) teachers using face-to-face interviews. Highlights from the study point to the following benefits namely, teachers can learn in collaboration, they can be supported by their peers, and they take part in high-order thinking practices to solve problems related to ICT integration. Therefore, it is recommended that a design thinking approach needs to be applied when teacher training workshops for ICT integration are offered. This study contributes to the existing literature on developing strategies to incorporate ICT in the curriculum of primary schools in South Africa.
Keywords: Design Thinking, ICT, Teacher Development, TPACK
Reference55 articles.
1. Arnold, Michael, Robert Perry, Robert Watson, Katie Minatra, and Rachel Schwartz. “The Practitioner: How Successful Principals Lead and Influence.” International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation 2, no. 1 (2007): n1.
2. Arya, Poonam, Tanya Christ, and Wen Wu. “Patterns of Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge in Preservice-Teachers’ Literacy Lesson Planning.” Journal of Education and Learning 9, no. 5 (2020): 1–14.
3. Calder, Allyson, Gisela Sole, and Hilda Mulligan. “Co-Design of an Educational Resource with Female Partners of Male Stroke Survivors to Support Physical Activity Participation.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 24 (2022): 16856.
4. Chai, Ching Sing, Joyce Hwee Ling Koh, and Chin-Chung Tsai. “A Review of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge.” Journal of Educational Technology & Society 16, no. 2 (2013): 31–51.
5. Chin, Doris B, Kristen P Blair, Rachel C Wolf, Luke D Conlin, Maria Cutumisu, Jay Pfaffman, and Daniel L Schwartz. “Educating and Measuring Choice: A Test of the Transfer of Design Thinking in Problem Solving and Learning.” Journal of the Learning Sciences 28, no. 3 (2019): 337–80.