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Course Information Package

Course Unit Title	WEB-BASED EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE
Course Unit Code	ELE103
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated	4
Learning Outcomes of the course unit	By the end of the course, the students should be able to: Understand the importance of Internet use in education. Describe and explain the terms Internet 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0, their features, characteristics and differences. Describe and analyse the concept of “educational software” and “web based educational software”. Become familiar with the most popular web-based tools integrated in education. Understand and apply certain criteria in evaluating the appropriate web-based educational software to be applied in the classroom and choose the most appropriate in each situation. Apply and use the concepts, abilities, skills, theories, and educational strategies related to the integration of web-based educational software. Analyze the use, importance and value of web-based educational software in the teaching and learning practice. Develop educational material and lesson plans based on web-based educational software by synthesizing ideas and data, and come up with new methods and innovative ideas.
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Prerequisites	NONE	Co-requisites	NONE
Recommended optional program components	NONE
Course Contents	Web-based educational software, Web 1.0 2.0 and 3.0, educational benefits, importance, value, evaluation criteria, Concept Mapping, Educational Games, Avatars, Animation, Web based programming software, Screencasting, Podcasting, Educational Networking.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks	Σολομωνίδου, Χ. (2006) Εκπαιδευτική Τεχνολογία: μέσα, υλικά, διδακτική χρήση και αξιοποίηση. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη. Σιμάτου, Α. (2000) Τεχνολογία και Εκπαίδευση: επιλογή και χρήση των εποπτικών μέσων. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Πατάκη. Ζωγόπουλος, Ε.Α. (2003) Νέες Τεχνολογίες και Μέσα Επικοινωνίας στην Εκπαιδευτική Διαδικασία. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις Κλειδάριθμος. Ανδρεαδάκης κ.α. (2012). Εκπαίδευση εκπαιδευτικών: Σύγχρονες τάσεις και ζητήματα. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις ΙΩΝ Instructor’s set of class notes
References
Planned learning activities and teaching methods	Lectures Presentations Group discussion and presentations on articles reporting classroom interventions employing web-based educational software Materials posted online (e-learning)
Assessment methods and criteria	Assignment 1 20% Assignment 2 20% Assignment 3 20% Final Exam 40%
Language of instruction	Greek
Work placement(s)	NO