Course: Introduction to Educational Technology

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Course title Introduction to Educational Technology
Course code KPG/MPTQ
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Chudý Štefan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Szotkowski René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Means of modern teaching techniques, their principles, operation and basic maintenance. Commercial and freeware applications for pre-school education. Educational portals. Methodological aspects of selected technical educational systems, computer systems, information and communication technology, media and multimedia. Principle, operation and basic maintenance of selected technical training support. Basic user skills with modern teaching equipment. Interactive whiteboards in preschool education. Tablet in preschool education. Preparation of documents and making presentations for static and dynamic projection. Teaching presentation. Ergonomic principles at work with modern teaching equipment.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Training in job and motor Skils
  • Attendace - 14 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 12 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 14 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 14 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students should be able to: describe and characterize the didactic aspects of selected technical educational systems, computer systems, information and communication technology, media and multimedia, search for commercial and freeware applications for pre-school education, operate and perform basic maintenance of selected technical educational resources, control the interactive whiteboard and tablet in preschool education, prepare a presentation nepromítaného recording (recording surface), presentation interactive whiteboard, projection (projection) technique, a sound (auditory) technology and television technology, to choose the use of technology in education in accordance with the forms and methods teaching, to prepare the groundwork for creating presentations for static and dynamic projection, prepare lesson backed computer and internet, both static and dynamic projection.
After graduating disciplines, students should be able to work with modern educational technologies such as for example interactive whiteboards, tablet, visualizer, information and communication technologies etc. These technologies should then able to exploit in teaching.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of educational technology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Essay, Student performance

Students master the technical as well as methodological parts of working with technologies used in teaching.
Recommended literature
  • EDWARDS, A. (2012). New Technology and Education (Contemporary Issues in Education Studies).. London: Bloomsbury Academic.
  • HAUSNER, M. a kol. (2007). Výukové objekty a interaktivní vyučování. Liberec: Venkovský prostor.
  • HESS, M., SAXBERG, B. (2013). Breakthrough Leadership in the Digital Age: Using Learning Science to Reboot Schooling.. California: Corwin Press.
  • CHROMÝ, J. (2011). Materiální didaktické prostředky v informační společnosti.. Praha: Verbum.
  • Laurenčík, M. (2013). Jak na--: dokonalou prezentaci v PowerPointu. Praha: Grada.
  • Rambousek, V., Chvála, R., & Nikl, J. (1989). Technické výukové prostředky. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství.
  • SLAVÍK, M., HUSA, J., MILLER, I. (2007). Materiální didaktické prostředky a technologie jejich využívání. Praha.
  • SZOTKOWSKI, R. (2013). Od běžné školní tabule k tabuli interaktivní. Z pohledu učitele základní a střední školy.. Brno: Paido.
  • Zounek, J., & Sudický, P. (2012). E-learning: učení (se) s online technologiemi. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching kindergarten (BB17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching kindergarten (BB18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer