Course code

IFI7208.DT

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Õpikeskkonnad ja -võrgustikud

Course title in English

Learning Environments and Networks

ECTS credits

4.0

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

The purpose of the course is to aqcuaint students with possibilities to analyse, create, implement and manage different learning environments and networks and to provide opportunities to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge and skills for effectively creating and managing environments and networks for learning.

Brief description of the course

A history of educational technology. The role of learning environments and networks in a learning process. Learning management systems. Personal learning environments. Using social media applications for learning environments and networks. 1:1 computing and mobile-based learning environments. Technologies and standards related to learning environments. Pedagogical foundations for learning environments and networks. Roles in different environments. Trends and future directions of learning environments and networks. Open education.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- understands the role of learning environments and networks in a learning process;
- is able to effectively organise, design and support one’s one and others learning environments;
- understands learning management systems and knows how to use them as learning environments;
- knows how to analyse affordances of different social media from the potential learning environments point of view;
- understand the role of a teacher and learner in different learning environments and networks;
- understands one’s role in developing and using personal and group’s learning environment;
- has knowledge about future trends and development directions of learning environments and networks.

Teacher

Hans Põldoja

Additional information

Arvestusele pääsemise tingimused: kõik tööd peavad olema esitatud hiljemalt 3 päeva enne arvestust.

Study programmes containing that course

Educational Technology (IFHTM/21.DT)
Teacher of Computer Science (IFIOM/21.DT)
Teacher of Computer Science (IFIOM/20.DT)
Educational Technology (IFHTM/20.DT)
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Teacher of Computer Science (IFIOM/19.DT)
Information Science (INITM/19.DT)
Teacher of Computer Science (IFIOM/18.DT)
Information Science (INITM/18.DT)
Educational Technology (IFHTM/18.DT)
Educational Technology (IFHTM/17.DT)
Information Science (INITM/17.DT)
Information Science (INITM/16.DT)
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