Educational Technology of Computer Science 173304 (4 cu)

Tietotekniikan opetusteknologia 173304 (4 ov)

Contents

Teaching methods of information and communication technology (ICT), computer supported tools, useful software and supportive instruments for teaching.

Modern learning environments: ICT and creative learning; environmental architecture and learning, Components of the environment, ICT and development of teaching; and ICT and education in the future.

Goals

  • to learn how to use Information and Communication Technology from education point of view
  • to become acquainted with
    • different teaching and learning tools, software and instruments of educational technology
    • different possibilities of educational technology
    • the basic computer maintenance questions of schools

Passing the course

General
  • Prerequisites: cum laude approbatur in computer science registered before attending the course,
  • a maximum of 24 students per course,
  • students in IT Teacher Programme take priority, and
  • WebCT -learning platform will be used.

 
Lectures  Conversational lectures (Erkki Sutinen, in English, 40 hours + 8 hours web-based) are based on the course book Meisalo, V., Sutinen, E. ja Tarhio, J.: Modernit oppimisympäristöt (Modern Learning Environments, in Finnish), 2003. 

Partly web lectures using WebCT. More information and instructions will be availabe in WebCT.

 
Demo sessions   Compulsory demo sessions with a weekly theme.
Exercises   Compulsory exercises in WebCT environment. Exercises have to be returned every Tuesday in 23:35. Every submitted exercise is evaluated and assessed.
Group project work Instructional Festival project and ICT strategy project in small groups
Computer Science Education Research Workshop Pair work. Details later
Learning portfolio Every student writes an individidual learning portfolio during the course

Schedule

The course will start on Wednesday, January 19th with lectures at 12-14, room 2D/106 (presence essential).

Lectures will be held in room 2D/106 or in room 2D/309
  • Tuesdays, 14-16
  • Wednesdays, 12-14
  • exceptions are marked in the following detailed schedule
Demo sessions
  • Friday 8-10, T/B181
  • Friday 10-12, T/B181
  • some sessions are in computer room T/B178 or in room 2D309
Week
 		Lecture
 		Item / chapters of the course book (Modern Learning...)
 		Demo session
group 1
Fridays at 8-10
 Demo session
group 2
Fridays at 10-12
3

Wednesday 19.1. 
at 12-14, 2D106

Intro

No demo sessions

No demo sessions

4
 No lectures - Friday 28.1
T/B178

Introduction to WebCT. Goals and expectations of the course. Mindmanager		 Friday 28.1
T/B178

Introduction to WebCT. Goals and expectations of the course. Mindmanager
5
 Tuesday 1.2.
at 14-18, 2D106

Wednesday 2.2.
at 12-14, 2D106 		1.1-1.2 1.3 1.4 - Friday 4.2. T/B181

Instructions for Instructional Festivals

Different methods for teaching and learning		 Friday 4.2. T/B181

Instructions for Instructional Festivals

Different methods for teaching and learning
6
 Tuesday 8.2. 
at 14-16, 2D106


Wednesday 9.2. 
at 12-14, 2D106

 - Friday 11.2
2D309

Counseling hour		 -
7
 Tuesday 15.2

Wednesday 16.2
at 12-14, 2D106 		No lectures
 Friday 18.2
2D309

Lego-programming		 Friday 18.2
2D309

Lego-programming
8
 Tuesday 22.2.
at 14-18, 2D309

Wednesday 23.2
at 12-14, 2D106		 Instructional Festivals/group presentations Friday 25.2.
T/B178

Jeliot-programming		 Friday 25.2.
T/B178

Jeliot-programming
9
 Web-lectures - Friday 4.3.

Review of the weekly exercises and Instructional Festivals		 Friday 4.3.

Review of the weekly exercises and Instrucional Festivals
10
 Tuesday 8.3.
at 14-18, 2D106

Wednesday 9.3.
at 12-14, 2D106		 -
 Friday 11.3.
T/B181

Counseling hour		 -
11
 No lectures - Friday 18.3.
T/B181

Videoconference 		Friday 18.3.
T/B181

Videoconference
12
 No lectures - No demo session No demo session
13
 Friday 1.4
at 10-16, 2D106,
 Contextualized ICT, visiting lectures from North-South program




 No demo sessions No demo sessions
14
 No lectures
 Group project
 Friday 8.4
T/B181

Learning platforms and educational web-materials
 Friday 8.4
T/B181

Learning platforms and educational web-materials
15
 Wednesday 13.4
at 12-16, 2D309
 Computer Science Education Research Workshop
 Friday 15.4
T/B181

Teaching and technology		 Friday 15.4
T/B181

Teaching and technology
16
 Tuesday 19.4
at 13-16, 2D106


Wednesday 20.4.
at 12-14, 2D106
Visiting lecturer: Pekka Iivonen, from National Board of Education Friday 22.4
T/B181

Counseling hour, time 9-11 		-
17
 Tuesday 26.4.
at 14-18, 2D106
 Group project presentations
 No demo sessions No demo sessions

Evaluation

  • Active participation in lectures and exercises, given exercises, literature, group projects and learning portfolio. The evaluation will be individual.
  • Calculation the grades:
    • given exercises 2/9,
    • group projects (Instructional Festival and ICT Strategy) and presentations 1/3,
    • learning portfolio 2/9, and
    • Computer Science Education Research Workshop 2/9.
Note! In order to pass the course you have to pass all these. That means e.g. at least 48% of the total points in given exercises in WebCT.
  • The course will be grated by using scale 0-3 (3=excellent and 0=failed). If plagiarism will noticed, the course will be failed.

Deadlines

  • Preliminary plan for Instructional Festivals: Wednesday 16.2.
  • Computer Science Education Research Workshop report: Monday 11.4.
  • ICT strategy report: Friday 22.4.

Literature

  • Meisalo, V., Sutinen, E. ja Tarhio, J.: Modernit oppimisympäristöt, Tietosanoma, RT-Print Oy, Pieksämäki, 2003. (you can order the course book in the first lecture by 30 euros (normal price about 70 euros)),
  • Adelsberger, H.H., Collis, B., Pawlowski, J.M. (Eds): Handbook on Information Technologies for Education and Training, Springer, Heidelberg, 2002. 
  • Fincher, S., Petre, M. (Eds.): Computer Science Education Research, RoutledgeFalmer, London, 2004.
  • Proceedings of the 34th SIGCSE, technical symposium on Computer Science Education, February 19-23, 2003, Reno, Navada, USA. (articles availabe only in the campus network
  • Proceedings of the 35th SIGCSE, technical symbosium on Computer Science Eduacation, March 3-7, 2004, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. (aricles available only in the campus network)
  • Proceedings of the ITiCSE2004, 9th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education, June 28-30, 2004, Leeds, United Kingdom. (articles available only in the campus network)
  • Proceedings of the ITiCSE2003, 8th annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education, June 30-July 2, 2003, Thessaloniki, Greece (articles availabe only in the campus network)
  • Proceedings of FIE 2004, Frontiers in Education Conference, October 20-23, 2004, Savannah, Georgia, USA.
  • Proceedings for FIE 2003, Frontiers in Education Conference, November 5-8, 2003, Boulder, Colorado, USA.

Additional information

Erkki Sutinen, sutinen@NOSPAMcs.joensuu.fi (edit NOSPAM away when sending email),
Jarkko Suhonen, jsuhon@NOSPAMcs.joensuu.fi
Mikko Vesisenaho, mvaho@NOSPAMcs.joensuu.fi

Last updated: 15.4.2005
Jarkko Suhonen, Mikko Vesisenaho, firstname.lastname@cs.joensuu.fi