Pedagogy vs Technology

Are you confused to determine which one comes first between pedagogy and technology? Just flash back to long time ago which was technology nothing. Was pedagogy also nothing? Pedagogy is study of teaching and it was born first before technology is so madly developing like today.

Nowadays technology is part of our life, isn’t it? And some people thought that they could not live without technology around them. It is so frustrated if we think about that but don’t worry because technology is not going to lose from our hands.

Now, what do you think? Which one comes first? Pedagogy or technology?

I am brave to say “Pedagogy comes first” because like what I was talking before that pedagogy has been developing before technology was born. In other way, the creativity to create the technology comes from the pedagogy it’s self. In pedagogy, there are learning theories, pedagogical approach, etc. Technology just supports teaching-learning process. Do you agree for that?

Let’s check the next topic below that could support my explanation before.

Computer interactivity and pedagogical interactivity

Between those things, what do you have in mind?

In my mind, those are two different things that could make me confused. After I joined this class, I am not really confused anymore. Because we talked very clear about it. As we know that computer is such as a cool technology because it could know everything, but do you know that the knowledge which computer does not have as rich as human have. The computer just provides pre-determined feedback. The computer is an assistant of pedagogy. The computer is one of the great technologies which could support language learning.

That’s all what I have so, what do you think about my post? Is it clear enough? Hopefully my post could give you information about that topic. See you  next post.