The PST Framework

The PSTPST (pedagogical designPedagogical design, social designSocial design, and technical design)PST framework illustrates the key elements teacher designersTeacher designer need to consider when they are designing technologyTechnology”-mediated learningTechnology-mediated learning” environments. The key components include pedagogical designPedagogical design, social designSocial design, technical designTechnical design, and contextContext”. Before giving an overview of the PST framework, this chapter presents relevant concepts like interaction, affordance, and the frameworks of Community of InquiryCommunity of inquiry and TPACKTPACK. A brief description of each component of the PST framework is presented in this chapter, and more details about each component are elaborated in the following chapters.