Course: Introduction to Educational Technology

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Course title Introduction to Educational Technology
Course code KPG/PTVMK
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Szotkowski René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Students are introduced to educational technology, which contribute to improving the quality of teaching at schools. Content disciplines: Means of modern didactic techniques, its principles, operation and basic maintenance. Commercial and freeware applications for educational purposes. Educational portals. Social networking in education. Method of creation and acquisition programs to the needs of kindergarten teachers.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Training in job and motor Skils
Learning outcomes
Students will learn about some modern educational technologies, which help to improve the quality of education, communication and schooling process. Hoe to use these technologies. The course focuses on the ability to create some programs for teachers at kindergartens.
After graduating disciplines, students should be able to work with modern educational technologies such as for example interactive whiteboards, tablet, visualizer, information and communication technologies etc. These technologies should then able to exploit in teaching.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of educational technology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Students master the technical as well as methodological parts of working with technologies used in teaching.
Recommended literature
  • Geschwinder, J. a kol. (1995). Metodika využití materiálních didaktických prostředků. Praha 1987.. Olomouc.
  • HOMAS, Michael a Euline Cutrim SCHMID. (2010). Interactive Whiteboards for Education: Theory, Research and Practice. USA.
  • LORENS, Roman. (2013). Nowe technologie w edukacji.. Polsko: Wydawnictwo Szkolne PWN.
  • NIKL, Jiří. (2002). Didaktické aspekty technických výukových prostředků. Liberec : Technická univerzita v Liberci.
  • RAMBOUSEK, V. (1989). Technické výukové prostředky. Praha.
  • RŮŽIČKA, E. (1998). Moderní technologie ve školství.. Olomouc.
  • Růžička, E. (2002). Technologie vzdělávání. Olomouc : UP.
  • SCHMIDT, Eric a Jared COHEN. (2013). The new digital age: reshaping the future of people, nations and business. USA.
  • SLAVÍK, M., HUSA, J., MILLER, I. (2007). Materiální didaktické prostředky a technologie jejich využívání. Praha: Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze.


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