PDAGOGICAL INNOVATION: FROM SEMANTICS TO IDEOLOGY Dalit Levy Zefat Academic College, Israel Lea Baratz Achva College, Israel Digital Learning Research Network conference - dLRN2015 Stanford, CA, October 16, 2015

An Image of Pedagogical Innovation IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUND METHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY What do you see? Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015

An Image of Pedagogical Innovation Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015

Words of Pedagogical Innovation IMAGESMOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUND METHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015

Words of Pedagogical Innovation IMAGESMOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUND METHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015

Words of Pedagogical Innovation IMAGESMOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUND METHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015 [What is Hybrid Pedagogy?] critical pedagogy digital pedagogy combines critical pedagogy and digital pedagogy to arrive at the best social and civil uses for technology and new media in education.

Words of Pedagogical Innovation IMAGESMOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUND METHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015

PURPOSE OF OUR STUDY To investigate the use of the semantic term innovation as it finds expression in teacher educators' definitions To reveal connections between ideology and the “language of innovation” of teacher educators IMAGES MOTIVATIONQUESTIONS BACKGROUND METHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015

RESEARCH QUESTIONS What is “the language of innovation” of Israeli teacher educators? In what ways does it express a new kind of educational reality? Or, is it a semantic habit that gives expression to the socio-economic trends and ideologies? IMAGES MOTIVATIONQUESTIONS BACKGROUND METHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015

THEORETICAL BACKGROUND  Language and ideology (i.e. Cameron, 2006; Eisenberg-Kenah, 2004)  Ideology of teacher educators and its influence on their attitudes (Perrotta, 2013, Baratz & Levy, in press)  Innovations – ideological trends (i.e. Rogers, 2002) IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONSBACKGROUND METHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015

THEORETICAL BACKGROUND When speaking of ideology, we assume a habitus of people sharing an environment that allows for a common understanding and interpretation of orientations and beliefs. These shared understandings direct the way people view situations and perceive reality. IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONSBACKGROUND METHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015

METHOD  A research tool was designed to collect teacher educators' stories about their experiences  The respondents were first asked to characterize elements of pedagogical innovation from their field of practice, according to the principle of a "small story" (Bamberg, 2006)  At the end, they were asked to provide a definition of pedagogical innovation IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUNDMETHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015

METHOD  A research tool was designed to collect teacher educators' stories  The respondents were first asked to characterize elements of pedagogical innovation from their field of practice, according to the principle of a "small story" (Bamberg, 2006)  At the end, the respondents were asked to provide a definition of pedagogical innovation IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUNDMETHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, Describe a situation in which you applied “Pedagogical innovation”

METHOD  A research tool was designed to collect teacher educators' stories  The respondents were first asked to characterize elements of pedagogical innovation from their field of practice, according to the principle of a "small story" (Bamberg, 2006)  At the end, the respondents were asked to provide a definition of pedagogical innovation IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUNDMETHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, Define “Pedagogical innovation” according to your own point of view.

METHOD  110 responses were collected (in a narrative form), from teacher educators in 7 colleges of education around Israel  An inductive analysis was carried out in three stages IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUNDMETHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015

METHOD " היום הדגמתי לסטודנטים כיצד ניתן לעשות שימוש בסמארטפון לשדרוג העניין וההבנה של נושא הוראתי " ( מגיב 95, ינואר 2012). IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUNDMETHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, Describe a situation in which you applied “Pedagogical innovation” “Today I demonstrated to students how a smartphone could be used to increase interest in and the understanding of a particular teaching subject”

METHOD " היום הדגמתי לסטודנטים כיצד ניתן לעשות שימוש בסמארטפון לשדרוג העניין וההבנה של נושא הוראתי " ( מגיב 95, ינואר 2012). " לדוגמא - שימוש באתר מודל בקורס. אני מעלה מערכים מפורטים לקראת כל שיעור ומבקשת מהסטודנטים לקרוא אותם על מנת לדון בהם בשיעור. האם זו חדשנות פדגוגית ? לדעתי לא. לדעת הסטודנטים שלי כן. הם טוענים שרק אני עושה זאת " ( מגיבה 85, ינואר 2012). " יישמתי חדשנות פדגוגית לפני 3 שנים, כאשר הציעו במכללה לצרף אסיסטנטית מתחום המחשבים לכל מרצה שיבחר בכך. נעניתי מיד לאתגר זה וצרפתי אותה לשיעורי המתודיקה שלי. יחד איתה יישמתי שילוב המחשב בהוראת הספרות לפי רציונל שהכנתי במיוחד עבור סיטואציה זו.... האסיסטנטית מתחום המחשב סייעה לי בכל המהלכים ובעזרתה יכלו הסטודנטיות לפתח מערכי הוראה ממוחשבים..." ( מגיבה 25, דצמבר 2010). IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUNDMETHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, Describe a situation in which you applied “Pedagogical innovation” “I used pedagogical innovation three years ago …when integrating computers in teaching literature … The assistant helped me in developing computerized lessons”.

METHOD IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUNDMETHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015 "I don’t think I innovate. I may be dusting off approaches of Rogers and other humanistic educators.“ "Innovation is no more than buzz words.” 7. Define “Pedagogical innovation” according to your own point of view.

METHOD IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUNDMETHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015 "Pedagogical innovation is to approach each learner with the 'key' that is appropriate to him/her in order to reach maximum cognitive achievements in the accepted academic framework” 7. Define “Pedagogical innovation” according to your own point of view.

METHOD IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUNDMETHOD FINDINGS SUMMARY Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015 “Pedagogical innovation is teaching and learning strategies that fulfill the requirements of current learning theories and social educational perspectives. It is a way to cope with ideas that arise in the field or from the difficulties in the field." 7. Define “Pedagogical innovation” according to your own point of view.

FINDINGS IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUND METHODFINDINGS SUMMARY TEACHER EDUCATORS’ DISCOURSE OF PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION NO INNOVATION MENTION TECHNOLOGIES 1. PRAGMATIC SUGGEST A DEFINITION 3. DOUBLE MEANING 2. IDEOLOGICAL 4. RECURSIVE Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015

FINDINGS IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUND METHODFINDINGS SUMMARY MENTION TECHNOLOGIES SUGGEST RENEWED DEFINITION 2. NOT THE MOST UPDATED APPS NO INNOVATION TEACHER EDUCATORS’ DISCOURSE OF PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION 3. FUTURE THINKING 1. GENERAL TERMS Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015

FINDINGS IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUND METHODFINDINGS SUMMARY MENTION TECHNOLOGIES SUGGEST RENEWED DEFINITION 2. NOT THE MOST UPDATED APPS NO INNOVATION TEACHER EDUCATORS’ DISCOURSE OF PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION 3. FUTURE THINKING 1. GENERAL TERMS OER OPENNESS OPEN EDUCATION Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015

SO, WHAT CHARACTERIZES COLLEGE TEACHERS’ “LANGUAGE OF INNOVATION”? IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUND METHOD FINDINGSSUMMARY Traces of skepticism: “Nothing new under the sun” Strong presence of the digital age Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015

SO, WHAT CHARACTERIZES COLLEGE TEACHERS’ “LANGUAGE OF INNOVATION”? IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUND METHOD FINDINGSSUMMARY Components of semantic habits give expression to the trends of socio-economic policy-makers Criticism with regard to having to cope with innovation (also) in the professional educational field Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015 The discussion of innovation among Israeli teacher educators seems to differ from what can be found in other professional “communities of practice” (agriculture, environment, health, high-tech, business development, science…)

SO, WHAT CHARACTERIZES COLLEGE TEACHERS’ “LANGUAGE OF INNOVATION”? IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUND METHOD FINDINGSSUMMARY Last but not least … The ideology influences the semantic use of the concept of innovation Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015 Institution- centered ideology Teacher- centered ideology Learner- centered ideology

SO, WHAT CHARACTERIZES COLLEGE TEACHERS’ “LANGUAGE OF INNOVATION”? IMAGES MOTIVATION QUESTIONS BACKGROUND METHOD FINDINGSSUMMARY Last but not least … The ideology influences the semantic use of the concept of innovation Levy & Baratz, October 16, 2015 Institution- centered ideology Teacher- centered ideology Learner- centered ideology Pedagogical innovation is defined as a path for better teaching Pedagogical innovation = tool for educating the good learner Pedagogical innovation = development of contributing citizens