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.
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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.
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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
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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)
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Assessment methods and criteria | Assignment 1 | 20% | Assignment 2 | 20% | Assignment 3 | 20% | Final Exam | 40% |
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Language of instruction | Greek |
Work placement(s) | NO |