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MASIKT-ALM01 General didactic profile 1

Course description for academic year 2017/2018

Contents and structure

The course is intended to give insight into educational work in kindergartens and schools, with the focus on ICT in learning.

Theme group 1: ICT in learning activities

The following themes are central:

  • Digital childhood and youth
  • Digital learning environments and digital upbringing
  • The school's digital situation
  • Digital bullying

Theme group 2: Design of digital learning processes

The following themes are central:

  • Pupil and teacher roles in digital learning environments
  • Structures and mechanisms in social media
  • Social media in learning activities
  • ICT and pupil evaluation
  • Curricular theory

Learning Outcome

Knowledge

The student

  • has detailed knowledge about children's and young people's upbringing and learning in the media society
  • has detailed knowledge of the use of social media

 

Skills

The student

  • can analyse new challenges that children and young people encounter in the media society
  • can analyse and evaluate digital learning resources for use in kindergartens and schools

General competence

The student

  • can reflect on and consider the use of ICT in a holistic educational context
  • displays an ability for independent critical evaluation and professional ethical reflection in relation to ICT in learning
  • can develop and strengthen collaboration in the development of a good learning environment for children and young people

Entry requirements

None

Recommended previous knowledge

None

Teaching methods

Work methods: Lectures, meetings, individual and collective guidance, internet-based resources, work on folder assignments and collaboration.

Compulsory learning activities

Participation in meetings and gatherings (see semester plan).

Assessment

Assignment

Examination support material

All written and printed aids permitted

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