• Pedagogue

    Date: 2009.09.06 | Category: Glossary, Unit SSK12 | Tags:

    Glossary
    Unit: SSK12
    Week: 1
    Date: 06 September 2009 (Updated: 06 October 2009)

    Word: pedagogy n. pedagogically adv. pedagogue n. archaic.
    Context: Pedagogy and pedagogically appear on pages 10 and 11 of SSK12 Reader, within Krause’s (2005) essay, The changing face of the first year: Challenges for policy and practice in research led universities. Krause uses these two words in respect to building community within the research-led university.
    Definition: The Australian Oxford Dictionary (2004) defines pedagogy as “the science of teaching” derived from pedagogue which is simply defined as teacher or schoolmaster. The Queensland Government (2006) provides a succinct expansion of the word pedagogy on their Department of Education and Training website. The site defines pedagogy as “the art of teaching” and goes on to explain that effective pedagogy, or in my words, artful teaching, employs many and varied teaching methods and strategies in order to connect with a wider student audience as there is no universal method that suits every student. Pedagogically is simply an adverb used for something relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
    Word in Use: Through more productive pedagogy Australian governments hope to reach a broader range of students than can be achieved by a single method of teaching.

    Krause, Kerri-Lee. 2005. The changing face of the first year: Challenges for policy and practice in research led universities. First year experience workshop. Brisbane: University of Queensland.

    The Australian Oxford Dictionary. 2004. 2nd ed. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press.

    Queensland. Department of Education and Training. 2006. Pedagogy. http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/learning/teaching/technology/pedagogy/index.html (accessed September 06, 2009).