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Education (Teaching and Pedagogy)
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Read the full theory →Definition, nature, and paradigms of pedagogy
- Pedagogy: an autonomous discipline that studies education at all stages of life.
- Foundational sciences: sociology, history, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, and politics.
- Education: a permanent, unfinished, and practical process for holistic development.
- Formation: a personally undertaken project (distinct from general education).
- Legal status: regulated by UNESCO, OEI, and national laws.
- Teaching objectives: transmission of knowledge, skills, character traits, and psychomotor/affective development.
- Tacit knowledge: an aspect of pedagogy as a 'craft' that is difficult to codify scientifically.
- Areas of application: curriculum, technology, teaching, research, management, guidance, and community development.
- Educational paradigms: philosophical models that guide praxis (critical, progressive, and anarchist).
Fundamental concepts, history, and definitions of pedagogy
- Liquid pedagogy: The link between postmodernity, modernity, and premodernity
- Foundations of liquid pedagogy: Tao (vital model), New School (means), and Jacotot (ends)
- Joseph Jacotot's Principles: Autonomous learning, 'everything is in everything', capacity for achievement, and equality of intelligences
- Priority of liquid pedagogy: Being over doing in the face of AI and digital identity
- Human objectives: Deliberation, expression, creativity, respect, empathy, and collaboration
- Kant: Pedagogy as a scientific, theoretical, and practical discipline based on experimentation
- Durkheim (1902): Pedagogy as a positivist science with methodological rules
- Hegel/German Idealism: Pedagogy with transcendental status and existential meaning
- Etymology: Paidagōgeō (leading the child); the pedagogue was the slave guide in ancient Greece
- Differentiation: Pedagogue (guide) vs. Pedant (appearance of knowledge)
- Scientific definition: Science of education and teaching
- Functions of the pedagogue: Planning, executing, and evaluating educational systems
- Fields of study: School, family, work, social, and cultural
- Ultimate goal: Holistic formation of personality for life
Pedagogical tools: definition, types, and objectives
- Definition: Resources, strategies, and devices to mediate learning.
- Functions: Transmission, understanding, interaction, practice, and evaluation.
- Analog supports: Books, whiteboards, manipulatives, and board games.
- Digital supports: LMS, educational software, apps, simulators, and multimedia resources.
- Pedagogical functions: Expository, interactive, manipulative, evaluative, and organizational.
- Modalities: In-person, virtual, and hybrid/bimodal.
- Key objectives: Motivation, personalization, autonomy, and 21st-century skills.
- Selection criteria: Based on didactic planning and objectives, not on the tool as an end in itself.
- Evaluation: Evidence collection for continuous improvement and formative assessment.
Educational technology and pedagogy resources and platforms
- NTEF: offers Procomún, ICT courses, and authoring tools
- Educ.ar: resources by level, area, and video/infographic collections
- Ceibal: library of free and open resources and adaptive platforms
- EDIA Project: resources based on active methodologies and PBL
- Tecnológico de Monterrey: reports on trends and emerging technologies
- Educación 3.0: tutorials and reviews of digital tools
- UNAM Repository: source of research in pedagogy
- Key concepts: instructional design, didactics, andragogy, evidence-based education
- Pedagogical methods: Montessori, Waldorf, Decroly
Flashcard preview (6 of 20)
- 01
In pedagogy, what is the primary object of study?
Education (in the broad sense).
- 02
In the educational context, what differentiates 'training' from 'education'?
Training is a personal project, assumed personally.
- 03
From a practical perspective, what type of knowledge can pedagogy imply as a craft?
Tacit knowledge that is difficult to express in words.
- 04
What is the main objective of pedagogy when defined as the methodology of education?
The transmission of knowledge.
- 05
What is the paradigm of pedagogy (or education)?
The model (set of philosophical conceptions) under which education takes place.
- 06
In liquid pedagogy, on what vital model is its social imaginary based?
The Tao
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