educational Technology of Computer Science

Educational Technology of Computer Science 173304 (4 cu)

(Tietotekniikan opetusteknologia 173304 (4 ov))

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 the point of educational technology
to become acquainted with different teaching and learning methods of educational technology
to become acquainted with different teaching and learning tools, software and instruments of educational technology
to become acquainted with different possibilities of educational technology
to become acquainted with 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.

Demo groups:

Obligatiory 24 hours, part of them are web-based (Sirpa Torvinen, Mikko Vesisenaho)

Schedule

The course will start on Monday, January 26th with lectures at 14-18, room T/B 247 (presence essential).

Lectures will be on Mondays and on Wednesdays as follows:

Week	Lecture	Item / chapters of the course book (Modern Learning...)	Exercise group 1 On Thursdays, at 8.30-10.00 T/B179	Exercise group 2, on Fridays at 12-14 T/B179
5	Monday 26.1. at 14-18, T/B 247 Wednesday 28.1. at 8-10, T/B 181 and at 10-12, T/D 106	Start with WebCT 1.1-1.2 1.3 1.4	Thursday 29.1. WebCT Cognitive tool / Mindmanager	Friday 30.1. WebCT Cognitive tool / Mindmanager
6	Monday 2.2. at 14-18, T/B 181 Wednesday 4.2. at 8-12, T/D 106	At 14-15 Visiting lecture: Hidemi Iguchj / EK Japan Co. Ltd. in Louhela auditorium 1.5-1.6.: at 15-18, T/B 181 2.1-2.2.	Thursday 5.2./ Counseling hour -> demo: all in group 2	Friday 6.2. Different Methods in Teaching and Learning
7	Web-lectures	3.1-3.2	Thursday 12.2. / Counseling hour -> demo: all in group 2	Friday 13.2. Instructions
8	Monday 16.2. 14-16 Lecture, otherwise web-lectures	3.3-3.4	Thursday 19.2. Exploratiory Programming	Friday 20.2. Exploratiory Programming
9	Web-lectures	3.5-3.6	Thursday 26.2. Jeliot Programming	Friday 27.2. Jeliot Programming
10	Web-lectures	3.7-3.8	Thursday 4.3. Counseling hour -> demo: all in group 2	Friday 5.3. Exercises / Educational Softwares
11	Monday 8.3. at 14-18, T/B 181 Wednesday 10.3. at 8-12, T/D 106	Instructional Festivals / group presentations, 4.1-4.2	Thursday 11.3 Counseling hour -> demo: all in group 2	Friday 12.3. Learning platforms
12	Monday 15.3. at 14-18, T/B 181 Wednesday 17.3. at 10-12, T/D 106	4.3-4.4, 4.5	Thursday 18.3. Counseling hour -> demo: all in group 2	Friday 19.3. Videoconference (?)
13	Monday 22.3. at 14-18, T/B 181 Wednesday 24.3. at 10-12, T/D 106	5.1-5.2 5.3	Thursday 25.3. Counseling hour -> demo: all in group 2	Friday 26.3. Educational Web Material Evaluation / Ethics
14	No lectures	Group project	web-based	web-based
15	No lectures	Group project	web-based	web-based
16	Easter
17	No lectures	Group project
18	Monday 26.4. at 14-18, T/B 181 Wednesday 28.4. at 10-12, T/D 106 (only if needed)	Group project presentations

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 1/3,
group projects and presentations 1/3, and
learning portfolio 1/3

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.

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.
Proceedings of the 34th SIGCSE, technical symposium on Computer science education citation 2003, Reno, Navada, USA, February 19 - 23, 2003 (the link working inside the campus)
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),
Sirpa Torvinen, storvine@NOSPAMcs.joensuu.fi
Mikko Vesisenaho, mvaho@NOSPAMcs.joensuu.fi

Last updated: 12.3.2004

Sirpa Torvinen, Mikko Vesisenaho, firstname.lastname@cs.joensuu.fi