Bloom’s original taxonomy created in the late 50’s was updated in 2001. Leslie Wilson (2001) offers one of the best visual representations of the changes which include a shift from a noun to a verb form, create was substituted for synthesis, and the position of evaluate and create was switched.
I think that the Inverted Bloom’s taxonomy better characterizes the role that analysis, evaluation, and creation play in higher-order thinking and have posited that these three aspects of higher-order thinking lead to deeper learning and the adoptions of the learner’s mindset.
Bloom’s Taxonomy was applied to the Digital world that we all live in by Andrew Church in 2007 and many now refer to this as Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy.
While Church does a wonderful job of pointing to verbs and examples of digitally-focused activities that can be structured according to the different levels of thinking I would prefer this call this a digital application of Bloom’s taxonomy as opposed to Bloom’s digital taxonomy. I am also hesitant to limit learning to just the digital environment especially since we know that the most effective learning takes into account all aspects of the environment and does limit only to the digital space. Regardless, this is another useful tool that can be used in the design and creation of significant learning environments.
The following are a couple of organizations that implement all forms of Bloom’s taxonomy effectively and offer useful resources:
Arizona State University – Integrating Technology with Bloom’s Taxonomy
https://teachonline.asu.edu/2016/05/integrating-technology-blooms-taxonomy/
Iowa State University Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
They have an interactive version of Bloom’s taxonomy that is worth checking out
https://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/effective-teaching-practices/revised-blooms-taxonomy/
References
Churches, A. (2008). Bloom’s digital taxonomy. Australian School Library Association NSW Incorporated. http://burtonslifelearning.pbworks.com/f/BloomDigitalTaxonomy2001.pdf
Integrating Technology with Bloom’s Taxonomy. (2016, May 9). Teach Online. https://teachonline.asu.edu/2016/05/integrating-technology-blooms-taxonomy/
Revised Bloom’s taxonomy. (n.d.). Iowa State University Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. Retrieved January 6, 2021, from https://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/effective-teaching-practices/revised-blooms-taxonomy/
Wilson, L., Owen. (n.d.). Bloom’s Taxonomy Revised. The Second Principle. Retrieved January 6, 2021, from https://thesecondprinciple.com/essential-teaching-skills/blooms-taxonomy-revised/
