{"id":133,"date":"2026-09-10T12:32:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T11:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2026-09-16T16:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:35:45","slug":"effective-use-of-digital-for-learning-teaching-and-assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/effective-use-of-digital-for-learning-teaching-and-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Effective Use of Digital for Learning, Teaching and Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"builder-section-text_113\" class=\"builder-section-first builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div id=\"builder-section-text_113-column-1\" class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<h3><strong>How Good Is Our School (HGIOS) 4th Edition (HMIe) <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/educationinspectorate.gov.scot\/media\/v5sh3dqt\/frwk2_hgios4.pdf\">view HGIOS 4 document<\/a>)<\/h3>\n<p>Section 1.5 identifies the following features of highly effective practice for the management of resources to promote equity:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The impact of new resources are carefully monitored<br \/>\nand evaluated to ensure a <strong>positive impact<\/strong> on<br \/>\nlearning [and] <strong>evidence is used<\/strong> to support future<br \/>\nresourcing<\/li>\n<li>All available resources, including digital technologies [&#8230;] are used effectively to create<br \/>\nand sustain <strong>effective learning environments<\/strong> [and] these<br \/>\nare used well to support learning<\/li>\n<li>Teachers make effective use of a range of resources,<br \/>\nincluding digital technologies, to <strong>provide appropriate<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>support and challenge<\/strong> for learners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Educator digital skills<\/h3>\n<p>Educators require digital skills in order to make effective use of technology in their setting. They must also be confident to develop these skills in children and young people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"builder-section-text_177\" class=\"builder-section-prev-text builder-section builder-section-text builder-section-next-text builder-text-columns-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-section-content\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-row\">\n<div id=\"builder-section-text_177-column-1\" class=\"builder-text-column builder-text-column-1\">\n<div class=\"builder-text-content\">\n<p>The educator toolkit documents defines the skills and knowledge required to be an educator in Scotland. These align to professional standards for the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/new-home\/improve-my-own-digital-literacy-skills\/\">The Digital Skills for Scottish Educators toolkit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Using digital skills effectively in learning, teaching and assessment<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>TPACK is a model to support the effective use of technology in learning and teaching. It splits educator knowledge and skills into three broad categories:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle\">content knowledge<br \/>\npedagogical knowledge, and<br \/>\ntechnological knowledge<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/uploads\/sites\/11135\/2026\/09\/10124503\/tpack.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-138 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/uploads\/sites\/11135\/2026\/09\/10124503\/tpack-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/uploads\/sites\/11135\/2026\/09\/10124503\/tpack-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/uploads\/sites\/11135\/2026\/09\/10124503\/tpack-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/uploads\/sites\/11135\/2026\/09\/10124503\/tpack-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/uploads\/sites\/11135\/2026\/09\/10124503\/tpack-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/uploads\/sites\/11135\/2026\/09\/10124503\/tpack-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/uploads\/sites\/11135\/2026\/09\/10124503\/tpack.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The intersection of all three categories is technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK).<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about TPACK with this link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Technological_pedagogical_content_knowledge\">TPACK page on Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical knowledge <\/strong>is defined by the Digital Skills for Scottish Educators toolkit (mentioned above): <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2025\/11\/21\/digital-skills-for-scottish-educators\/\">this is the link for the guidance on educator digital skills<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Content knowledge<\/strong>\u00a0is provided by the Experiences and Outcomes in Curriculum for Excellence:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/education.gov.scot\/curriculum-for-excellence\/experiences-and-outcomes\/\">use this link to view the Experiences and Outcomes documents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pedagogical knowledge<\/strong> can be based on Education Scotland\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/eslta\/lta-cycle\/\">learning, teaching and assessment cycle.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Within this cycle, the\u00a0<strong>seven principles of curriculum design<\/strong>\u00a0provide a comprehensive framework for teachers to design effective learning experiences. They are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Challenge and Enjoyment<\/li>\n<li>Breadth<\/li>\n<li>Progression<\/li>\n<li>Depth<\/li>\n<li>Personalization and Choice<\/li>\n<li>Coherence<\/li>\n<li>Relevance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The sections below provide examples and guidance for examples of technical and pedagogical knowledge (TPK) being combined effectively:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/2026\/09\/14\/accessibility\/\">Accessibility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/2026\/09\/14\/begin-with-learners-understanding\/\">Begin with learners&#8217; understanding<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/2026\/09\/15\/managing-the-digital-classroom\/\">Managing your online classroom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2025\/03\/27\/making-resources-for-teaching\/\">Making resources for lessons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/2025\/03\/27\/flipping-learning\/\">Flipped learning<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Pedagogical knowledge Within the TPACK model, the guidance for pedagogical knowledge is based on Education Scotland\u2019s learning, teaching and assessment cycle. Within this cycle, the seven principles of curriculum design provide a comprehensive framework for teachers to design effective learning experiences. They are: Challenge and Enjoyment Breadth Progression Depth Personalization and Choice Coherence Relevance The sections below provide examples and guidance for examples of technical and pedagogical knowledge (TPK) being combined effectively.\">Engaging and creative activities<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Good Is Our School (HGIOS) 4th Edition (HMIe) (view HGIOS 4 document) Section 1.5 identifies the following features of highly effective practice for the management of resources to promote equity: The impact of new resources are carefully monitored and evaluated to ensure a positive impact on learning [and] evidence is used to support future resourcing All available resources, including digital technologies [&#8230;] are used effectively to create and sustain<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/effective-use-of-digital-for-learning-teaching-and-assessment\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61927,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-133","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61927"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":195,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133\/revisions\/195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/technologiesandinnovationearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}