Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | TEC302 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 4 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | COM101 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | Theoretical Background (i.e. learning and design theories, pedagogical approaches, instructional design, lesson planning, philosophies of integration). Policy that governs educational technology integration Vs practice in various educational systems (i.e. Factors that influence technology integration process in schools (i.e. personal, organizational, professional, 1st and 2nd order). Open and closed educational computer applications: differences between the two categories. Learning environments enhanced with technology: design and characteristics, added value, skills and abilities developed (higher order skills: synthesis, application, evaluation). Interdisciplinarity: concepts related to the interdisciplinary approach, its added value and importance in relation to new technologies. Teacher and student role: changes in teacher and student role when new technologies are integrated. Class configuration: different classroom approaches in relation to computer number (one to one, 3-5 computers in class, computer lab). Evaluation criteria of selecting the most appropriate new technologies applications in relation the learning goals of each lesson/ unit. Word processing, Multimedia and Hypermedia, Concept Mapping and Spreadsheets tools integration within the teaching and learning practices (philosophy of integration, added value, advantages and disadvantages examples of integration). Web 2.0 tools integration within the teaching and learning process (blogs, wikis, moodle, educational networking) and even more (internet websites and searchers, chat rooms, video conferencing, etc). | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The theoretical part of the course (content of the taught concepts) is delivered by means of lectures as well as workshops following pedagogical principles, instructional design and lesson planning. Students will design and develop learning environments where new technologies are integrated as learning tools. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |