Educational Technology

Year
1
Academic year
2019-2020
Code
01009601
Subject Area
Education Sciences
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
4.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The theoretical component is supported by a constructivist methology, featuring commentaries and discussion of relevant issues, in which the activity, participation and collaboration of learners are active and vital.The practical component involves the design and development by learners of thematic projects supervised by the teacher.

Learning Outcomes

The curricular unit  aims to provide students with the competences needed for understand the concept and the scope of Educanional Technology. The following learning outcomes are expected:

To know the concept of Educational Technology

To understand the  pedagogical implications of technology use

To understand the negative implications of technology misuse;

To acquire the ability to use different  technologies

To develop skills related to the  design of a research vs intervention  project concerning the use of a technological device.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Educational Technology: definitions

2. The history of Educational Technology

3. Learning about and with computers

4. Policies and ICT programs in Portugal and in the World

5. Web 1.0, 2.0, 3.0

6. Technological tools:  safe use and risk behaviors

7. Design and development of learning objects.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Teresa Ribeiro Pessoa

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Report of a seminar or field trip: 10.0%
Laboratory work or Field work: 20.0%
Project: 20.0%
Synthesis work: 50.0%

Bibliography

Area, M.(2009).Introdução Tecnologia Educativa. Manual electrónico. http://libros.metabiblioteca.org/handle/001/415
Bernardes, C. & Miranda, F.B (2003) Portefólio – uma escola de competências. Porto: Porto Editora
Blanco, E. &Silva, B.(1993) Tecnologia Educativa em Portugal: Conceito, origens, áreas de intervenção e investigação. Revista Portuguesa de Educação, 6 (3), 37-55
Carvalho, A., & Pessoa, T.(2012). Politicas Educativas TIC en Portugal. Campus Virtuales, 1 (1) (pp.93-104)
Jonassen,D.H.(2007) Computadores, Ferramentas Cognitivas. Porto:Porto Editora
Mendes, A.,Pessoa, T., Fonte, M., Neto, J. & Marcelino, M.J. (2014) Ridefor: desenho de uma plataforma de suporte à avaliação dos processos de formação de professores. In E. Cano y A. Bartolome (eds.) Evaluar la formacion es posible. Coleccion Transmedia XXI. Barcelona: Livro TRANSMEDIA
Pessoa, T,& Amado, J.(2014). Cyberbullying – questões e desafios atuais. Edmetic, Revista de Educación Mediática y TIC. Vol.3(2), 29-51