Completed interviews

I completed and transcribed eight interviews over the last few weeks and am now in the process of synthesizing those to answer some of the remaining questions I had about the framework and each of the constructs. Some of the answers for the questions I had about the overall framework are:

1. this is a framework of teacher knowledge, so teachers should be able to possess each type of knowledge.

2. the framework is currently needed separately from PCK to bring focus to the issue of the interconnectedness of technology, content, and pedagogy.

3. this is a framework for knowledge so the examples I find are evidence of that knowledge

4. we need to consider all forms of technology, not just computer technologies.

Some problems I've discovered are:

1. most examples don't provide sufficient detail to determine the teacher's knowledge.

2. no one can ever possess TPACK because it is so complex and dynamic.

3. people with different perspectives think about TPACK in different ways.

4. the current diagram may be contributing to some of the points of confusion.

So, my next steps are to

1. go through the definitions, essential features, and remaining questions for each of the constructs (TCK, TPK, and TPACK) and revise/answer them based on the interviews.

2. describe the model cases provided by the interviewees and compare them within each construct to further refine the essential features for each construct.

3. compare the model cases across constructs to illuminate the borders between constructs.

4. find borderline examples, classify them, and have others classify them to see if we all agree.

5. invent some really strong examples for each construct.

6. write, write, write.

I have scheduled an editor for the second week in June and have to have the full thing turned in June 16th prior to my June 30th defense, so it's approaching more rapidly than I care to acknowledge, but I'm getting there!