ICT in education

Course title

ICT in education

Code

F18L2S051

Study programme

Computer education (4 years)

Organizer of the study programme (unit, institute, department)

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

Degree level (first, second, third cycle)

First cycle

Academic year / semester

4 / Summer

Number of ECTS credits

Teacher

—

Prerequisites for enrolling in the course

ИТ системи за учење

10.

Course objectives (competences)

By studying the basic concepts of e-learning, m-learning, e-learning 2.0, an examination of challenges in introducing ICT into education worldwide, and current examples of ICT adoption in education in developed and developing countries, students will gain a broader and more comprehensive perspective on the topic. Through examples of applications of video games, massive open online courses, remote and virtual laboratories, virtual classrooms, students will become familiar with the possibilities of using ICT to support education and with the contemporary educational principles used in the technology-supported learning process. Through hands-on work, students will become familiar with and develop computational thinking skills.

11.

Course content

Program content: Basic concepts of e-learning, m-learning, e-learning 2.0. Review of challenges in introducing ICT in education worldwide, current examples of ICT implementation in education in developed and developing countries. Video games, massive open online courses, remote and virtual laboratories, virtual classrooms, social networks, and multimedia in education. Introduction to computational thinking. Using abstractions and pattern recognition to represent problems in new and different ways. Logical organization and analysis of data. Decomposition of problems into smaller parts. Tackling the problem using programming thinking techniques, such as iteration, symbolic representation, and logical operations. Online and offline tools for developing computational thinking. Computational thinking in educational digital games. Implementation of solutions in a visual programming language.

12.

Learning methods

Lectures using presentations, interactive lectures, exercises (using equipment and software packages), teamwork, case studies, guest lecturers, independent preparation and defense of a project assignment and a seminar paper.

13.

Total available time

6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours

14.

Distribution of the available time

30 + 45 + 15 + 15 + 75 = 180 hours

15.

Forms of teaching activities

15.1.	Lectures – theoretical teaching	30 hours
15.2.	Exercises (laboratory, auditory), seminars, team work	45 hours

16.

Other forms of activities

16.1.	Project assignments	15 hours
16.2.	Individual assignments	15 hours
16.3.	Home study	75 hours

17.

Grading

17.1.	Tests	0 points
17.2.	Seminar paper / project (presentation: written and oral)	15 points
17.3.	Activity and participation	35 points
17.4.	Final exam	20 points

18.

Grading criteria (points / grade)

up to 50 points	5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points	6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points	7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points	8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points	9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points	10 (ten) (A)

19.

Requirements for signature and taking the final exam

Activities 15.2 and 16.1 have been completed.

20.

Language of instruction

Macedonian and English

21.

Method of monitoring teaching quality

internal evaluation and survey mechanism

22.

Literature

22.1.	Required literature No. Author Title Publisher Year
22.2.	Additional literature No. Author Title Publisher Year