Should We Have a Pedagogy of Technology for Physical Education?

• In Event: Researching Innovative Pedagogies in Physical Education

Abstract

When we are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist, using technologies that haven’t yet been invented in order to solve problems that we haven’t identified as problems (Richard Riley, former US Secretary of Education), the place of technology seems unquestionable. Yet, whilst evidence suggests that technology can strengthen attainment, learning, assessment and young people’s engagement in physical education (Castelli, 2013), at the time of ‘technological explosion’, there is little evidence as to how technology is revolutionizing physical education (Baert, 2012). Consequently, without any consideration around the pedagogy of technology, this paper argues that its use may be detrimental. Therefore, the purpose is to legitimately position the need for, and identify the elements of, a pedagogy of technology.

Author

• Ashley Casey, University of Bedfordshire