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Which Pedagogical Stance Should You Adopt If You Are Working in a Traditional Education System? 1

PeterTJune 7, 2026June 7, 20261 Comment

The PedTech framework, as set out in From EdTech to PedTech (Aubrey-Smith and Twining, 2024), starts with values and beliefs. Everything else - purpose, curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, and the role of digital technology - flows from there. One implication of this, which I have explored in earlier posts, is that alignment matters. Your pedagogical stance needs to be consistent with the system you are operating in, otherwise the coherence that makes a PedTech approach powerful breaks down.

However, this raises an uncomfortable question.

PedTech misconceptions: PedTech is NOT a Thing

PeterTMay 29, 2026June 7, 2026Leave a comment

The title is, on the face of it, an odd claim. PedTech clearly is a thing — there is a book about it, a series of posts on this blog unpacking its implications, and a growing body of practice around it. So what does it mean to say PedTech is not a thing?

PedTech is not a thing in the way that EdTech is a thing. It is not a tool. You cannot pick it up, deploy it, or choose between versions of it.

PedTech Misconceptions: PedTech Tools

PeterTApril 14, 2026June 7, 2026Leave a comment

The notion that you can have a 'PedTech tool' is fundamentally flawed. Let me explain why.

PedTech Misconceptions: Start with your learning intention

PeterTApril 11, 2026June 7, 2026Leave a comment

This is part of a series addressing common misconceptions about what a PedTech approach actually involves. The first post in the series includes three misconceptions:

Misconception 1 PedTech and EdTech complement each other
Misconception 2 EdTech is about 'system level' technology whilst PedTech is about 'classroom' or 'learner level' technology
Misconception 3 PedTech advocates a particular pedagogical stance

This post goes deeper — to a mistake that is easy to make precisely because it looks like good practice.

PedTech Misconceptions

PeterTMarch 11, 2026June 7, 2026Leave a comment

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A growing number of people are starting to talk and write about PedTech – a new approach to thinking about digital technology in education that Fiona Aubrey-Smith and I introduce and explain in our recent book - From EdTech to PedTech: Changing the way we think about digital technologyOpens in a new window. However, it is becoming clear that some of them have misconceptions about the PedTech approach. This post aims to realign some of these mis-understandings.