Social Technologies for Learning
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Course code
KAN6088.HR
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Course title in Estonian
Sotsiaalne tarkvara õppimise toetajana
Course title in English
Social Technologies for Learning
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
assessment
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To create opportunities for acquiring the know-how needed to use social software, including e-learning, and to support the development of knowledge and skills to use the opportunities of social software in teaching.
Brief description of the course
Topics covered on the course: the basics and principles of e-learning, social software as an opportunity for e-learning, possibilities of implementing social software to support learning, the student and learning in an e-learning environment and understanding emotions related to learning, personalised learning environments, understanding the stages of e-course study design and its application in shaping the learning process.
During the course, the student will have the opportunity to gain practical experience of the study design process. The aim of the learning design process is to create a learning experience and a supportive environment in digital learning according to the learning objectives and learning outcomes, taking advantage of the possibilities of technology and knowing its limitations.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- understands social software and the nature of e-learning;
- is aware of how to implement different possibilities of social software to support learning;
- understands the characteristics of learning in an e-learning environment;
- is an active user and developer of the various learning environments of the course.
Teacher
Veronika Tuul, MA
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