68014 - Educational Technology Laboratory (G.F)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student: - knows the main computer applications; - will be able to use the new computer and telematic technologies to find, evaluate, store, produce, present and exchange information as well as to communicate and participate in collaborative networks via the Internet; - will be able to critically and systematically analyze and evaluate both the tools and technologies in support of teaching and the knowledge found online, ascertaining their relevance and distinguishing the real from the virtual while recognizing their correlations; - will be able to use technologies to support critical thinking, creativity and innovation; - use the main information and communication technologies to plan, document, monitor and evaluate teaching activities.

Course contents

During the laboratory, students will have the opportunity to first-hand explore the characteristics of some of the main digital platforms for creating educational content. Real examples of the application of these platforms in daily teaching will be shown, both in primary school and in kindergarten, with particular attention to the balanced and effective integration between teaching technologies and "traditional" teaching strategies. It will also be shown how to incorporate the platforms together, so that they can be used in relation to each other. Students will learn how to:


- digital books


- interactive educational games


- interactive educational videos


- lessons, infographics and interactive images


- printable and interactive exercises


- personal and shared educational sites





GENERAL INDICATIONS


The Laboratory completes the teaching of Educational innovation and educational technologies: the laboratory, in fact, allows students to apply the knowledge acquired during teaching, to reflect critically on the use of technologies in teaching practice, to analyze educational actions and good practices in the use of educational technologies in kindergarten and primary school.




You must register using Almaesami. In order to enroll, you must be in good standing with the payment of university fees. The laboratory timetables are published on the web page with the 4th year lesson timetables.
Students are required to enroll in only one laboratory and to attend all the lessons scheduled for the chosen laboratory (attendance is compulsory). It is advisable to read the workshop program BEFORE enrolling!
Only for serious and justified reasons will absences be allowed for a maximum of 6 hours (25% of the total). In case of absences, it will be mandatory to carry out some recovery activities.



IMPORTANT: Students who do not show up at the first laboratory meeting, to confirm their presence to the conductor, will automatically be excluded from the laboratory itself.



Those who believe they cannot be present at the first workshop meeting are required to de-register (before the lists close).
This in order to:
- leave the place free for other students;
- have the opportunity to enroll in another laboratory (simultaneous enrollment in more than one laboratory will be inhibited).

Erasmus and exchange students are required to contact prof. Elena Pacetti (elena.pacetti@unibo.it) to verify the possibility to add this lab to their learning agreement.

Readings/Bibliography

Texts/Bibliography


The materials used will be provided during the lessons (in digital format).


The main reference of the laboratory is the European framework DigCompEdu:


Bocconi, S., Earp, J., and Panesi S. (2018). DigCompEdu. The European reference framework on teachers' digital competences. Institute for Educational Technologies, National Research Council (CNR). DOI: https://doi.org/10.17471/54008


The materials used during the workshop will be uploaded to Virtuale.

Teaching methods

The course is organized in a practical, laboratory and collaborative way. There are both practical tests evaluated by the teacher during the meetings, and tests / papers to be presented or delivered to the teacher at the end of the meetings or at the beginning of the next meeting.


The entire course includes participation in a virtual classroom in order to offer an environment for sharing personal work, reflections and ideas.


In consideration of the type of activity and the teaching methods adopted, the attendance of this training activity requires the prior participation of all students in modules 1 and 2 of training on safety in the places of study, [https://elearning-sicurezza.unibo.it/] in e-learning mode.


The course participates in the University's didactic experimentation project.

Assessment methods

The Laboratory of didactic innovation and educational technologies (code 93608) active from the A.Y. 2023/2024 (students enrolled in the current 4th year) provides for an evaluation out of thirty, which is used to calculate the weighted average together with the evaluation of the course Teaching innovation and educational technologies.


The Educational Technologies Laboratory (code 68014) (students in debt of the laboratory enrolled in the fifth year and following) has an evaluation that is expressed as suitability, accompanied by a qualitative evaluation (sufficient, good, excellent, with honors) on the basis of:


- active participation in the laboratory;


- behavior of the student;
- punctuality in the delivery of papers, exercises, artifacts;
- quality of the works produced according to specific criteria shared in the classroom by the laboratory teacher.


To obtain eligibility, the student must attend the lessons by actively participating in the activities offered in presence; deliver all the provided exercises respecting the deadlines.


For all laboratories (93608 and 68014):


Please note that each 3-credit laboratory includes 24 hours of face-to-face lessons (8 hours per credit) and 51 hours of individual study (each credit is 25 hours in total). Therefore it will not be enough to attend the laboratory to obtain the evaluation, it will instead be necessary to do all the required exercises.


The evaluation rubrics of the laboratories are published in the Virtual space of the laboratory itself and of the teaching Innovation teaching and educational technologies.

Teaching tools

Lessons usually take place in the computer lab with a PC station per student, video projector, interactive whiteboard. Web based programs will be used.


For the meeting that will take place in another classroom, it is recommended to bring a personal device with you.


It is recommended that each student has the possibility of using a pc/laptop also for individual study hours

Office hours

See the website of Mariapaola Cirelli