Digital pedagogies use digital systems to make learning more interactive, personalized, collaborative and flexible across time and place. Traditional teaching more often uses teacher-led instruction, fixed classroom schedules and common learning pathways, although effective education can combine both approaches.
This human knowledge context topic, learning and education, is shared by SL and HL.
| Feature | Digital pedagogies | Traditional teaching |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher role | Designs activities, monitors data and targets support | Main information source directing whole-class learning |
| Student role | May choose pace, pathway or media | Usually follows one teacher-selected sequence |
| Access | Extends learning beyond scheduled classrooms | Relies more on physical presence and timetables |
| Feedback | Can be immediate, automated and personalized | Usually delivered by the teacher after work |
| Evidence | Includes interaction data, multimedia and online discussion | Often emphasizes written work, discussion and tests |
System: Khan Academy's Khanmigo is a generative AI tutoring system that asks guiding questions rather than simply supplying answers. It combines artificial intelligence, algorithms and learner data.
Example specifics: Khan Academy launched a limited Khanmigo pilot in March 2023, after gaining access to GPT-4. By the end of 2023, more than 40 school districts and 28,000 students and teachers were piloting it. This postdates the 2022 textbook.
Impacts and implications: Students could receive individualized guidance while teachers gained planning and differentiation tools. Future opportunities include personalized learning; risks include inaccurate output, data privacy, unequal access and dependence on automated feedback.
Concepts: The system redistributes power among teachers, students and platform providers. It may produce intended outcomes, such as rapid feedback, and unintended consequences, such as widening the digital divide.
A common misconception is that digital pedagogy merely replaces paper with screens. It can instead change how learning is organized, delivered and assessed.
For IB exams, compare similarities and differences throughout, then explain impacts and implications for students and teachers.
