Educational Digital Systems
- Course Code DS-701 Type of Course Optional Major Electronic Services
- Theory/Lab Sessions 3 hours / 2 hours ECTS Credits 5
- Semester 5th Semester Faculty Demetrios Sampson
Objective
The goal of this course is to get students acquainted with the principles methods and tools of Technology-enhanced Teaching and Learning within the framework of School Education and to help them develop a set of critical competences that will enable them to design, and evaluate, develop , implement Teaching Strategies and Activities supported by Digital Systems.
Course Contents
- Technology-enhanced Learning: Theoretical Foundations; Basic Principles; a Framework for integrating Technology in School Education.
- Classification of Educational Digital Systems (Tutorials; Drill and Practice; Tests and Assessments; Problem Solving; Simulations; Modeling; Digital Games; Exploratory and Guided Discovery; Microworlds).
- Issues on Educational Design in Technology-enhanced Teaching.
- Best Practice Examples in Primary and Secondary School Education.
- Smaldino S.E., Russell J.D., Heinich R. et al. (2004): Instructional Technology and Media for Learning, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall.
- Jonassen D.H., Howland J., Moore J. & Marra R.M. (2003): Learning to Solve Problems with Technology: A Constructivist Perspective, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall.