ICT – ENHANCED RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Introduction

ICT – ENHANCED RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT has been designed as an instrument of support for the participants in their attempt for including extra ICT competences and skills in their workplace. The continuing development of ICT skills among teachers is crucial to promoting positive educational outcomes for pupils / students. The knowledge of when, where, how and why to make use of the new technologies in teaching is crucial. ICT will become inextricably linked, integrated and embedded into all aspects of education and training and have a positive impact on learning processes and outcomes.

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course, students/teachers will better understand the research process and the rules that guide it, including the identification of a topic, planning a lesson, preparation of a research proposal and final research report.

The course has been divided into four parts that provide a simple and effective strategy for finding information for a research activity and documenting the sources you find. Depending on the topic and the familiarity with the library, the participant may need to rearrange or recycle the steps proposed during the course

Preliminary requirements:

Some knowledge and insight into Information and Communication Technology in Education and the workplace. Read: How to Write a Good Paper in Computer Science and How Will It Be Measured by ISI Web of Knowledge[1]

Finishing Course Requirements:

1. Obligatory activities on the Moodle / Internet platform: 75% [Participation in online discussion forums. Participants to the course will be expected to post comments and responses to an online forum]

2. Final work: 25% [Participants will be expected to write a research paper and make a Power Point presentation and post it in Olarex Moodle platform.

[1] http://journal.univagora.ro/download/pdf/425.pdf [16.11.2012]

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