Technologies and Learning

Recommended Prerequisites

Basic knowledge about Technology Enhanced Learning.

Teaching Methods

The course will be organized in weekly seminars. Some of them will be based on the analysis and discussion of relevant research papers. The remaining seminars will include the presentation and discussion of the synthesis works the students should write focusing on the state of the art in one of the course themes.

Learning Outcomes

After the course the student should have a reasonable knowledge about the state of the art concerning the different themes included in the syllabus. The student should have an in depth knowledge about one of those areas.
Acquisition of competences in research, analysis and synthesis, autonomous learning and oral and written communication.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Learning models and theories
Utilization of ICT to support learning
Development and evaluation of educational software
Distance learning
m-learning
Educational simulation and modeling
Virtual laboratories
Educational games

Head Lecturer(s)

António José Nunes Mendes

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Report of a seminar or field trip: 30.0%
Synthesis work: 70.0%

Bibliography

Teorias e modelos de aprendizagem
Utilização das TIC como suporte à aprendizagem
Criação e avaliação de software educativo
Educação a distância
m-learning
Simulação e modelação educacionais
Laboratórios virtuais
Jogos educativos

Artigos a fornecer pelos docentes de revistas científicas como / research papers indicated by the teachers from scientific journals like:
Computers in Education
Educational Technology Research and Development
Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia
Education and Information Technologies
Innovations in Education and Training International