Technology Enhanced Learning

Recommended Prerequisites

Programming.

Teaching Methods

The lectures are for the presentation of the syllabus, including the main concepts, approaches, theories, methodologies and some tools of the area.

The laboratory classes are designed to carry out practical work that includes the analysis of some educational applications, the training with some tools, support for pedagogical design and development of prototypes for educational applications and the design and development of an e-learning course.

Learning Outcomes

It is intended with this course that the student knows the different ways of using Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Training. It includes techniques, methodologies and tools for this particular use, as well as it should promote the building of skills to software and e-learning courses design and delivery and other educational scenarios.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

INTRODUCTION: General considerations on the use of information and communications technologies in education and training.

EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS: Types; underlying learning theories and models, contexts and strategies of use.

DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS: Classical methodologies and constructivist methodologies, tools to support its development.

DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTATIONAL THINKING (CT):

What is CT. Tools to support its development.

DISTANCE LEARNING: Introduction, Advantages and disadvantages; Adaptation to different audiences; platforms to support distance learning.

MORE RECENT TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS: m-learning and sensors; Virtual and augmented reality applied to education/training.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Synthesis work: 25.0%
Practical assignments: 25.0%
Project: 50.0%

Bibliography

Websites com ebooks gratuitos/Websites with free ebooks:

https://edtechbooks.org/

https://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=600

 

REVISTAS/JOURNALS:

Computers in Education

Educational Technology Research and Development

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia

Computers in Human Behavior

Education and Information Technologies

Innovations in Education and Training International.