Course: Education and Emerging Technologies

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Course title Education and Emerging Technologies
Course code KPG/YEET@
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
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.
  • Kopecký Kamil, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic themes: 1. Information technologies and their classification. 2. Open education. 3. Digital literacy. 4. Informatics thinking. 5. Didactic aspects of selected digital technologies. 6. Control, basic settings and maintenance of selected digital technologies. 7. Internet - characteristics, Internet as an information source. 8. Educational portals, educational social networks and LMS. 9. Commercial and freeware applications usable in the educational process. 10. Virtual and augmented reality, 3D technology, laser technology. 11. Selected interactive and programmable technology. 12. Flipped classroom. 13. Presentation programs and principles of creating presentations. 14. Computer viruses and protection against them, types of viruses according to different aspects, antivirus programs, manifestations of viruses, basics of safe work. 15. Multimedia.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Aims of the subject / students will be able to: At the end of the course students will be able to: Explain the concept of information and communication technologies Characterize open education, digital literacy, IT thinking Describe and characterize didactic aspects of the selected digital technologies Control and perform basic setup and maintenance of selected digital technologies Assess the development of the Internet and its impact on education in the information society Use the capabilities of the Internet, Internet browsers and web search engines Use educational portals, educational social networks and LMS Find commercial and freeware applications usable in the educational process Describe and characterize virtual and augmented reality, 3D technologies, laser technologies Describe, characterize and use selected interactive and programmable techniques Use mobile touch devices in education Create materials for the interactive presentations Practically apply the principles of safe work with PC

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Full-time study: didactic test, interactive presentation (that will be presented by individual students in front of other students), self-study - continuous preparation for seminars, self-study - preparation for credit (didactic test).
Recommended literature
  • Bates, A. W. (2015). Teaching in a digital age. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia. Available at: http://tecfa.unige.ch/guides/e-books/Bates-Teaching-in-a-Digital-Age-compressed.pdf.
  • Edwards, A. (2012). New technology and education (Contemporary issues in education studies). London, UK: Bloomsbury Academic..
  • Hess, M. F., & Saxberg, B. (2013). Breakthrough leadership in the digital age: Using learning science to reboot schooling. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE..
  • Lepuschitz, W., Merdan, M., Koppensteiner, G., Balogh, R., & Obdržálek, D. (Eds.). (2018). Robotics in Education. Methods and applications for teaching and learning. Basel, Switzerland: Springer..
  • Reich, J., & Daccord, T. (2015). Best ideas for teaching with technology: A practical guide for teachers, by teachers. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Taffe, W. S., & Gwinn, B. C. (2007). Integrating literacy and technology effective practice for grades K-6. London, UK: The Guilford Press..
  • Wan, N. (2015). New digital technology in education: conceptualizing professional learning for educators. Basel, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Research and Development in Educational Studies (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter