ICT instruments and applications

Empowering education: How to choose ICT instruments and applicantions for the purpose of your curriculum

This course will cover the following topics:

- Pedagogical methodological elements in the use of virtual STEM laboratories

• connectivist and constructivist approach in the pedagogy
• problem-solving learning
• options for visualisation in education
• use of simulations and quality related questions (what is a good simulation, what is not a simulation, animation)
• web 2.0 in learning/teaching (e.g. introducing wiki)

- Mobile technology applications in STEM education

• connecting the virtual and life experiments
• measuring with sensors
• options of PCs and laptops
• mobile phones, tablets, QR codes
• use of GPS and geotagging

- Use of Edmodo

- Use of Schoology

- The use of virtual laboratories in the virtual educational environments

• use of Second Life

At the end of the course you may find the list of used references and further useful sources for reading and the Glossary, list of terms used in the chapters.