ICT

The course is part of the 24CFU PF pathway (area D). The main objective of this course is to enable students to acquire the basic knowledge of the field of Educational and Learning Technologies for the school environment.
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the following six (6) subject areas:
1) Interdisciplinary foundations of educational technologies in the school environment;
2) Instructional Design: theories and models of design and approaches/strategies/methods of digital didactics in schools;
3) Universal Design for Learning: assistive and inclusive technologies for the inclusive school;
4) Media/digital literacy, media education, adolescents' media consumption and issues related to young people's use of digital technologies;
5) Educational research in the field of educational technologies;
6) European and national policies on technologies and digital competences for school innovation.

Knowledge and understanding. Students demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of: educational and teaching technologies, theories of learning and design (methods/strategies) with/through technologies; assistive and inclusive technologies for schools; media/digital literacy and media education; issues of adolescent media consumption; school policies on technologies and digital skills.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding. Students demonstrate the ability to recognise, distinguish and identify the different theories, approaches and models underlying educational projects with/through technologies.

Autonomy of judgement. Students demonstrate the ability to critically elaborate and formatively evaluate learning processes implemented with/through digital/technological environments/tools.

Communicative skills. Students demonstrate mastery of the basic specialist vocabulary of the discipline in order to communicate clearly and unambiguously with the main players in the school environment (teachers, pupils, parents, school management, school counsellors, etc.).

Learning ability. Students demonstrate that they have acquired autonomy in continuing to update themselves in the field of educational technology, in order to operate in a qualified manner in future teaching and training contexts.

There are no prerequisites for this course.

1) Interdisciplinary foundations of Educational Technology for the middle and secondary school;
2) Instructional Design: theories and models of design and approaches/strategies/methods of digital didactics in schools;
3) Universal Design for Learning: assistive and inclusive technologies for the inclusive school;
4) Media/digital literacy, media education, adolescents' media consumption and issues related to young people's use of digital technologies;
5) Educational research in the field of Educational Technology;
6) European and national policies on technologies and digital competences for school innovation.

For the 6 lessons (3 onsite + ZOOM and 3 asynchronous online lessons), the study materials (written handouts + supporting PowerPoint) are available on Moodle.
For those who do not attend the lessons onsite (+Zoom), the content is available in the written handouts.
The handouts are study materials for the exam (mandatory). The PPT files support the understanding of the handouts (not compulsory).

For those who wish (i.e. it is not compulsory) to delve into some topics themselves, we recommend the following reference manual:
Le tecnologie educative, A. Calvani, G.Bonaiuti, L. Menichetti, G. Vivanet. Carocci Editore, 2017.

The course takes place in blended mode. There are six lessons in total: three onsite lessons and three online lessons (the latter in asynchronous mode).
The 3 onsite lessons, are available in synchronous mode in Zoom. Attendance at onsite lessons is not compulsory. It is compulsory to study the handouts of the onsite lessons.
The 3 asynchronous online lessons on Moodle require compulsory attendance. Attendance at the asynchronous online lessons is checked by completing the weekly online quiz (the exact deadlines for completing the quiz are communicated on the platform by the Senior Teaching Assistants). It is compulsory to study the handouts of the asynchronous lessons.
Students who are absent from the online asynchronous lessons will not be admitted to the final examination. If you are unable to attend for serious reasons, please contact your relevant Senior Teaching Assistant in good time.
Quizzes will be provided for both onsite and online lessons to give students the opportunity to practise for the final examination.


Written exam
A written test with 32 multiple-choice questions, some of which are provided during the course and some of which are new. The duration of the exam is approximately 30 minutes, after identification in synchronous mode on Zoom (with the connection during the exam always open).
The exam questions cover theoretical and practical knowledge acquired during the course.

The 6 lessons of the course are organised in blended mode:
- Three (3) lectures are onsite and available remotely via ZOOM, in synchronous mode (5 hours each for a total of 15 hours). Lectures are alternated with practical demonstrations, case studies, simulations, etc. .... The attendance at onsite lessons is not compulsory. For face-to-face classes, the following materials are provided: handouts to study (compulsory), study aids (not compulsory) and quizzes (not compulsory).
- Three (3) lessons are delivered asynchronously online (5 hours each for a total of 15 hours). Handouts are provided for study (compulsory) and quizzes (multiple-choice items) which are compulsory to complete for the certification of attendance.
In summary, the written handouts of the onsite and online lessons are to be studied for the examination.

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