LEARNING THEORIES & EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE

Course Information
TitleΘΕΩΡΙΕΣ ΜΑΘΗΣΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΤΙΚΟ ΛΟΓΙΣΜΙΚΟ / LEARNING THEORIES & EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE
CodeNET-06-03
FacultySciences
SchoolInformatics
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorStavros Demetriadis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID40002951

Programme of Study: PPS-Tmīma Plīroforikīs (2019-sīmera)

Registered students: 3
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
GENIKĪ KATEUTHYNSĪYPOCΗREŌTIKO KATA EPILOGĪ635
Class Information
Academic Year2013 – 2014
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours4
Class ID
40049969
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
  • NCO-04-04 HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION
General Prerequisites
Good level of English. Good knowledge of procedural programming.
Learning Outcomes
Cognitive: Understanding of contemporary scientific learning theories and their impact on the design of educational software. Skills: Programming techniques for the development of interactive knowledge representations (either using Adobe Flash or Visual Basic).
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction to Educational Technology. Computer Aided Learning, Computer Based Training, Web Based Training, e-Learning. Leanring Theories (Behaviorism, Constructivism, Social Constructivism). (a) Learning as Information Processing and Practice (Multiple Representations & Multimedia Learning, Interactive Multimedia, Educational Hymermedia, Instructional Design Models). (b) Learning through Inquiry and Construction (Constructivist learning theories, Interaction and Cognitive Tools, Simulations, Microworlds, Modellers). Inquiry learning. (c) Learning through Communication and Collaboration (Socio-cognitive learning theories. Collaborative learning. (d) Lab work: Introduction to multimedia programming with Adobe Flash (alternatively Visual Basic).
Keywords
Learning Theory, Behaviorism, Cognitivism, Constructivism, Social Constructivism, Connectionism
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Multimedia
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Continuous and extended use of ICT: - Use of course web site to communicate with students and disseminate learning material - Multimedia programming learning - Use of web videotutorials for blended learning.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures36✓
Laboratory Work18✓✓
Written assigments16✓
Total70
Student Assessment
Description
(1) Written exams to assess basic conceptual knowledge. (2) Written essay on specific topics. (3) Programming project on multimedia programming techniques.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
>> «Εισαγωγή στις εκπαιδευτικές εφαρμογές των Τεχνολογιών της Πληροφορίας και των Επικοινωνιών», B. Κόμης, Εκδόσεις Νέων Τεχνολογιών, Αθήνα, 2004 >> Στ. Δημητριάδης, Σημειώσεις Μαθήματος
Additional bibliography for study
Κεφάλαια άλλων βιβλίων (διαθέσιμα σε ψηφιακή μορφή) και διαφάνειες μαθήματος.
Last Update
19-09-2013